The Coyotes are Back....with the Full Moon.

It is so eerie.... Last night I was out with my Abbey (on the left) and don't ya know-- the Coyotes started howling at her. All the fur goes up on the back of her neck and she quickly does her business and runs back to the house. (Mind you she is on a 12' leash and it is always a bad sign when the dogs beat me back to the house!).

Then I take Riley out-- well- the boy howls right back to them! He is probably inviting them over to play! They are cousins after all.

We had the windows open all night and I heard them all night.

I hope the donkeys were not afraid. Apparently coyotes/wolves/dogs are a donkeys worst enemy. My dogs don't know the donkeys and the donkeys don't know the dogs- there is no point in upsetting either one. The donkeys are safe in the barn at night.

But we can't find one of the calves. None of the mothers were upset- generally they are beside themselves if one of their babies are missing. We hope it was just laying in the tall grass and we didn't see it. We will do a better head count tomorrow. It would be very bad if a coyote got it last night.