Friday, January 3, 2025

Out of Place


 "Watch for Coyotes in Park."  Now that's a sign I didn't expect to see by the elevator doors.  No immediate danger for me,  I don't go to the park this time of year.  {No dog.}  But I'm intrigued. This animal is far off base.  I can imagine coyotes in the forest preserves.  Maybe even at the door of one of my suburban friends.  But here?  Well, if a hungry coyote wanders over to  Sheridan Road,  there's Pizza and Mariano's down the block.  McDonald's, Chinese, and a tavern nearby.  (Do coyotes eat dogs?)  The poor predator is definitely out of place.

Mother Nature sheds another tear.

3 comments:

  1. Yes, coyotes can go after dogs, sadly. It seems rats, coyotes and cockroaches will survive anything humankind does to the planet😩. Camille

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  2. Yes, they are coming for us, Joan! The only question is whether the coyotes or the human predators will get to us first!

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  3. There are coyotes everywhere in Rogers Park. People see them all the time walking down the street, on the beach or in the small parks. This is their habitat after all. We used to have a fox family in the rocks at Albion Beach but they have since moved a little north.

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