Tuesday 12 December 2017

coyotes

i spotted a starving coyote in the park and it was also missing over half of its fur so feeding coyotes has become my charitable cause for the season. the first 3 days i dropped off a bag of dried dog food each afternoon and when i checked the next morning, it was gone. i poured the food onto the ground so  some animal had to have came and ate it, this made me happy. but when i checked this morning, almost all of the food was still there?  wtf?

the first 3 days i had dropped off high protein salmon dried dog food but yesterday i dropped off chicken/rice. are the starving animals picky?

i think the reason is they're nocturnal creatures and can smell the salmon as they forage but the chicken/rice stuff doesn't have nearly as distinctive of an aroma. this afternoon i'm going to mix in a little real beef with the chicken/rice food and see what happens.

this little adventure is working out well. not only do i get a warm feeling from feeding the wildlife, i'm ending up with a cool little high school science project. i'm pretty sure that i can rule out rats taking the food. it either has to be coyotes or raccoons.

merry feckin' xmas

billy loves you sons of bitches.
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10 comments:

  1. peppylady (Dora)12 December 2017 at 19:47

    Deer and coyote seem to survive and are most adpated aniamals.
    Coffee is on

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    1. E. Rosewater13 December 2017 at 18:20

      rip looked like a starving coyote when i adopted her so i have a soft spot for coyotes.

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  2. kylie13 December 2017 at 18:58

    the coyote probably had mange which will eventually kill it but at least it will die with a full belly

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    1. E. Rosewater14 December 2017 at 15:28

      my parents had a dog with the mange so that's what i was thinking. but maybe it's just a real bad case of worms.

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  3. silly rabbit13 December 2017 at 23:46

    You have a kind heart. A can of tuna could help them smell it. Great tune.

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    1. E. Rosewater14 December 2017 at 15:29

      i dropped off a large bag of goodies this morning and it was mostly gone this afternoon.

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  4. PipeTobacco15 December 2017 at 15:38

    I grew giant pumpkins one year, and unfortunately they require so damn much water my pumpkins did not get particularly big and they were solid through and through. So, mine were a bust. Be prepared for needing enormous amounts of water.

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    1. E. Rosewater17 December 2017 at 07:44

      i received another package of seeds in the mail and they're just as puny as the first shipment. i can't wait to plant the little buggers.

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  5. Mr. Shife15 December 2017 at 16:32

    You are one of the good ones, Mr. Rosewater. Nice job.

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    1. E. Rosewater17 December 2017 at 07:45

      thank you for your continued support mr shife.

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