Santee Lakes recreational preserve is situated between residential on the east and south and wild desert land on the north and west. Wildlife (raccoons, rabbits, many species of birds and waterfowl, coyotes, snakes, etc.) roam the park and are usually more active in the dark - especially the coyotes. They hunt around our dinner time and can get very loud when they have captured/killed their prey. Karma pretty much ignores their howls, yips and barks even if she is out on her nightly "duty" walk.
Today she got an up close look at a young coyote on the run. We were driving out of the park to do some shopping when Karma got excited like she saw a dog or something. We didn't see anything and went through the gate and up the road. At the traffic light, we were in the left turn lane and stopped, waiting for the light, when she got excited again, very excited! And, then we saw the coyote running along the sidewalk on our left lickity-split south to a more wooded area. It was about the same size as Karma, running very fast. It ran straight across the busy road and luckily was not hit. While campers have seen coyote in the early morning and evening, it is unusual to see a lone one mid-day - lucky Karma and us too.
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