O M G.......it was running down my street.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat May 30, 2009 4:50 am

I'M SHOCKED AND AMAZED!

7 A.M. IN TORONTO, IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA...........

WE DO HAVE THEM IN A PARK JUST 2 MILES FROM HERE...

I WENT OUT ON MY PORCH TO FEED MY STRAY CAT......

THERE IT WAS, RUNNING LIKE LIGHTING..........A COYOTE!:guitarist:guitarist:guitarist:guitarist:guitarist

O M G......NEVER IN MY LIFE HAVE I SEEN THIS!!!!!!!!!!:D:D

THE SPEED WAS JUST UNBELIEVABLE..........

HIS COLOURS OF LIGHT BROWNS..............

OH IF I'D ONLY HAD MY CAMERA!

I HOPE HE HAS A SAFE TRAVEL.......

hoppy · Post by **hoppy** » Sat May 30, 2009 4:58 am

Odie;1196595 wrote: I'M SHOCKED AND AMAZED!

7 A.M. IN TORONTO, IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA...........

WE DO HAVE THEM IN A PARK JUST 2 MILES FROM HERE...

I WENT OUT ON MY PORCH TO FEED MY STRAY CAT......

THERE IT WAS, RUNNING LIKE LIGHTING..........A COYOTE!:guitarist:guitarist:guitarist:guitarist:guitarist

O M G......NEVER IN MY LIFE HAVE I SEEN THIS!!!!!!!!!!:D:D

THE SPEED WAS JUST UNBELIEVABLE..........

HIS COLOURS OF LIGHT BROWNS..............

OH IF I'D ONLY HAD MY CAMERA!

I HOPE HE HAS A SAFE TRAVEL.......

That stray cat you were feeding? Coyotes eat them, and puppys as well as anything else they can get. Coyotes in or near towns are bad news.

Victoria · Post by **Victoria** » Sat May 30, 2009 5:07 am

WOW shock!

Chockygirl · Post by **Chockygirl** » Sat May 30, 2009 5:29 am

Odie;1196595 wrote:

A COYOTE!:guitarist:guitarist

YIKES!!:-3

My friend who lives in Washington State in the U.S has bear,wild turkeys and deer visit her backyard.

All we get is an occasional possum.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat May 30, 2009 5:56 am

I used to have a peacock that lived in my yard in Florida till some kids shot him with a bb gun. He was magnificent.

Post by **Sunshine** » Sat May 30, 2009 6:28 am

Odie;1196595 wrote: I'M SHOCKED AND AMAZED!

7 A.M. IN TORONTO, IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA...........

WE DO HAVE THEM IN A PARK JUST 2 MILES FROM HERE...

I WENT OUT ON MY PORCH TO FEED MY STRAY CAT......

THERE IT WAS, RUNNING LIKE LIGHTING..........A COYOTE!:guitarist:guitarist:guitarist:guitarist:guitarist

O M G......NEVER IN MY LIFE HAVE I SEEN THIS!!!!!!!!!!:D:D

THE SPEED WAS JUST UNBELIEVABLE..........

HIS COLOURS OF LIGHT BROWNS..............

OH IF I'D ONLY HAD MY CAMERA!

I HOPE HE HAS A SAFE TRAVEL.......
That must have been shocking Odie. I wonder what it was running from? They are ususally in packs as well. stay safe.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat May 30, 2009 8:15 am

hoppy;1196596 wrote: That stray cat you were feeding? Coyotes eat them, and puppys as well as anything else they can get. Coyotes in or near towns are bad news.

that farrow cat I'm feeding, would outrun a coyote......I have been feeding him for over a year..and I still can't get near him.

-you could tell it was just lost.........

Coyotes have always lived here, in parks and woodland areas of Toronto.......were not just a concrete city.:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat May 30, 2009 8:18 am

Sunshine;1196634 wrote: That must have been shocking Odie. I wonder what it was running from? They are ususally in packs as well. stay safe.

It was! never seen a coyote before! They do live here, but in parks and woodlands..............I guess he/she was lost........

you should have seen just how quickly it moved and its stride is really long.

Post by **Sunshine** » Sat May 30, 2009 8:34 am

Odie, Coyotes walk at about 13 MPH, trot at 20MPH and can run at twice that speed.

Amazing huh.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat May 30, 2009 8:36 am

Sunshine;1196714 wrote: Odie, Coyotes walk at about 13 MPH, trot at 20MPH and can run at twice that speed.

Amazing huh.

wow, just couldn't believe how fast the was running, mind you he had had long strides which helped him.

huh!:-6:-6

Post by **Sunshine** » Sat May 30, 2009 9:08 am

Odie;1196717 wrote: wow, just couldn't believe how fast the was running, mind you he had had long strides which helped him.

huh!:-6:-6

Miles per Hour Odie. MPH

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat May 30, 2009 9:16 am

Sunshine;1196758 wrote: Miles per Hour Odie. MPH

I know!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

princessladedah · Post by **princessladedah** » Sat May 30, 2009 10:05 am

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Sat May 30, 2009 10:06 am

princessladedah;1196788 wrote: Cool

We don't get coyotes around here.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sat May 30, 2009 11:56 am

Just be careful when the coyotes are out. And do watch for your outdoor critters.

In L.A. I used to take my daily walk at 5 in the morning, and at certain times of the year, the coyotes would come down out of the hills, looking for food. I carried a big stick around the blocks with me. But the critters that I noticed the most when walking-was when those skunks came out-oh phew, they were stinky.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat May 30, 2009 12:00 pm

chonsigirl;1196870 wrote: Just be careful when the coyotes are out. And do watch for your outdoor critters.

In L.A. I used to take my daily walk at 5 in the morning, and at certain times of the year, the coyotes would come down out of the hills, looking for food. I carried a big stick around the blocks with me. But the critters that I noticed the most when walking-was when those skunks came out-oh phew, they were stinky.

omg....that is scary Chonsi!

skunks here are so cute, we used to sit out back with a campfire, and they would come in and out of our feet...we knew just to freeze, they never sprayed as they didn't even realize we were there.

You seldom ever see a coyote here, as they are always in woodlands.

this one was weird........he/she would have come at least 3 miles to get to my street...........

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sat May 30, 2009 12:03 pm

That is a long way to go, it must have been very hungry to come down into an urban center like that.

I see lots of critters here-wild bunnies, foxes, even a wild turkey. Haven't seen a deer yet, but they must be around here someplace.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat May 30, 2009 12:08 pm

chonsigirl;1196880 wrote: That is a long way to go, it must have been very hungry to come down into an urban center like that.

I see lots of critters here-wild bunnies, foxes, even a wild turkey. Haven't seen a deer yet, but they must be around here someplace.

I was thinking it might be hungry.....but why run down the steet in the middle of it?

......mind you, something or someone could have spooked it.

I am just praying no one harmed or killed it......already have 3 new channels tapes for 6pm........just in case..

Oh I would just love to see bunnies!

We also have foxes, but have only had a fast glance at them.

we had 2 ducks last year....just sitting in our yard......we got pics........it was just so cool!

Post by **Sunshine** » Sat May 30, 2009 12:10 pm

chonsigirl;1196880 wrote: That is a long way to go, it must have been very hungry to come down into an urban center like that.

I see lots of critters here-wild bunnies, foxes, even a wild turkey. Haven't seen a deer yet, but they must be around here someplace.

I see a lot of deer, rabbits and racoons and a few coyotes here. Never see the coyotes in the yard but hear them late at night howling and singing in the field. My house is across from a huge field with a distant tree line so I am sure that is where they live. I think the racoons come over to garbage scavange. The deer just like the plant life. I worry about them being hit by cars though.

Dizz · Post by **Dizz** » Sat May 30, 2009 2:19 pm

That's neat. Coyotes are really skittish. They don't attack anything bigger than them unless they are sick. This guy probably lives in a park or a gully. They are known to live in cities sometimes and will mostly scavange stray cats and small dogs. I live in the desert and hear them howl almost every night. They are very cool.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat May 30, 2009 2:34 pm

Dizz;1196951 wrote: That's neat. Coyotes are really skittish. They don't attack anything bigger than them unless they are sick. This guy probably lives in a park or a gully. They are known to live in cities sometimes and will mostly scavange stray cats and small dogs. I live in the desert and hear them howl almost every night. They are very cool.

Hi Dizz, yeah it was really cool! I know how skittish they are and felt sorry for him as he was definitely lost.

Must be so cool to hear them howling every night!:guitarist:guitarist

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat May 30, 2009 5:28 pm

Odie, I think that I would have been terrified and thrilled to see such an animal running down my street. But, the only wild, land animals we have at the beach are seagulls who only poop on your property:wah: Yukky.

We have a wonderful county park just across the bridge from my town. I used to live in this area. Everynight, we'd see rabbits, raccoons and deer walking down the street.

My cousin lives in northwestern Noo Joisey, and he told me that the coyote was reintroduced into the northern part of our state. He lives in an area where deer, bears and coyote live in his backyard practically.

He can't sleep sometimes when he hears the crunching sound of an animal, wondering what tasty snack is being eaten. Even his pet dog won't go out at night when she hears the howling of the coyotes.

Oy vey....I think that I'd rather deal with the seagulls and "bay-gulls"

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat May 30, 2009 8:44 pm

Kathy Ellen;1197072 wrote: Odie, I think that I would have been terrified and thrilled to see such an animal running down my street. But, the only wild, land animals we have at the beach are seagulls who only poop on your property:wah: Yukky.

We have a wonderful county park just across the bridge from my town. I used to live in this area. Everynight, we'd see rabbits, raccoons and deer walking down the street.

My cousin lives in northwestern Noo Joisey, and he told me that the coyote was reintroduced into the northern part of our state. He lives in an area where deer, bears and coyote live in his backyard practically.

He can't sleep sometimes when he hears the crunching sound of an animal, wondering what tasty snack is being eaten. Even his pet dog won't go out at night when she hears the howling of the coyotes.

Oy vey....I think that I'd rather deal with the seagulls and "bay-gulls"

I wasn't afraid as he certainly wasn't coming my way!

its just the shock...........

I'm thinking now........maybe there is no longer food for them in the parks, and woodlands...........how sad....

Oh what I would give to see deer!

but I couldn't live the way your cousin lives......don't want bears in my backyard.....especially hearing the crunching noise?:-5:-5:-5

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat May 30, 2009 8:49 pm

Odie;1197105 wrote: I wasn't afraid as he certainly wasn't coming my way!

its just the shock...........

I'm thinking now........maybe there is no longer food for them in the parks, and woodlands...........how sad....

Oh what I would give to see deer!

but I couldn't live the way your cousin lives......don't want bears in my backyard.....especially hearing the crunching noise?:-5:-5:-5

We have deer everywhere. People buy fox urine to keep them out of their yards and its unnerving driving in remote areas at night for fear of them jumping out in front of your car. Still I always get a thrill when I see 2 or 3 of them unexpectedly.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat May 30, 2009 8:54 pm

Nomad;1197108 wrote: We have deer everywhere. People buy fox urine to keep them out of their yards and its unnerving driving in remote areas at night for fear of them jumping out in front of your car. Still I always get a thrill when I see 2 or 3 of them unexpectedly.

they buy fox urine?

I know how frightening they can be especially at night when you can't see them.

My FIL while driving to work on his motorcycle at 4am, just a few years ago.......hit one..........it just darted out.

-the deer had died and luckily my FIL only had a few broken bones.

Richard Bell · Post by **Richard Bell** » Sat May 30, 2009 9:13 pm

Odie;1196886 wrote: I was thinking it might be hungry.....but why run down the steet in the middle of it?

It was probably on it's way to Copps Coliseum in Hamilton.

Odie;1196886 wrote: ......mind you, something or someone could have spooked it.

Gary Bettman ?

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat May 30, 2009 9:25 pm

Odie;1197105 wrote: I wasn't afraid as he certainly wasn't coming my way!

its just the shock...........

I'm thinking now........maybe there is no longer food for them in the parks, and woodlands...........how sad....

Oh what I would give to see deer!

but I couldn't live the way your cousin lives......don't want bears in my backyard.....especially hearing the crunching noise?:-5:-5:-5

One November morning his wife was home alone with the kidlets. They heard a large thumping on their door. They looked out another window and saw a bear thumping against their front door trying to get the corn cob decorations off of the top of the door.

They all ran up to the 2nd floor and called the cops. The bear had managed to grab the food and then just quietly sat on their front porch eating the corn. The cops sirens scared him away with cob in hand:yh_rotfl

Guess that's what happens when we take away the animal's habitats. They have nowhere else to go except to our homes sometimes to look for food. Let's keep listening for that knock on our door.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat May 30, 2009 10:06 pm

Richard Bell;1197117 wrote: It was probably on it's way to Copps Coliseum in Hamilton.

Gary Bettman ?

to bad it wasn't to see the Toronto Maple Leafs!:-5:-5:-5:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat May 30, 2009 10:12 pm

Kathy Ellen;1197118 wrote: One November morning his wife was home alone with the kidlets. They heard a large thumping on their door. They looked out another window and saw a bear thumping against their front door trying to get the corn cob decorations off of the top of the door.

They all ran up to the 2nd floor and called the cops. The bear had managed to grab the food and then just quietly sat on their front porch eating the corn. The cops sirens scared him away with cob in hand:yh_rotfl

Guess that's what happens when we take away the animal's habitats. They have nowhere else to go except to our homes sometimes to look for food. Let's keep listening for that knock on our door.

The bears in Alaska are now doing the same, they're are patrol cars out 24/7 looking for bears......not to shoot them, just to distract them away from towns......as yhey are now repeatably breaking into peoples homes and taking their food, and bears are quite dangerous to begin with...........

this again is human error, as we quickly build new buildings, houses, etc...and run the bears away from their natural habitat for food as you said.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun May 31, 2009 4:10 am

valentine;1197145 wrote: That is really sad Nomad.

he's just joking......that's just his dry humor Valentine!

pay no attention to him!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Post by **Betty Boop** » Sun May 31, 2009 4:32 am

Odie;1197179 wrote: he's just joking......that's just his dry humor Valentine!

pay no attention to him!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Are you sure about that?

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Sun May 31, 2009 4:56 am

Betty Boop;1197192 wrote: Are you sure about that? How little is known :sneaky::sneaky:;);)

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun May 31, 2009 7:15 am

Originally Posted by valentine

That is really sad Nomad.

Odie;1197179 wrote: he's just joking......that's just his dry humor Valentine!

pay no attention to him!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

No that is true. He wasnt my peacock but he stayed in my yard and he was magnificent. One rainy day I found him on the roof full of holes. A neighbor said they saw some kids shooting at it with a bb gun. I was devastated.

Post by **Sunshine** » Sun May 31, 2009 7:17 am

Nomad;1197240 wrote: Originally Posted by valentine

That is really sad Nomad.

No that is true. He wasnt my peacock but he stayed in my yard and he was magnificent. One rainy day I found him on the roof full of holes. A neighbor said they saw some kids shooting at it with a bb gun. I was devastated.
That really is sad Nomad. Yup, kids are responsible enough to have guns. Oh don't even get me started on that again!!!!!!

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun May 31, 2009 7:21 am

Nomad;1197240 wrote: Originally Posted by valentine

That is really sad Nomad.

No that is true. He wasnt my peacock but he stayed in my yard and he was magnificent. One rainy day I found him on the roof full of holes. A neighbor said they saw some kids shooting at it with a bb gun. I was devastated.

Oh Nomad....that's worse than just sad.

damn kids never give it a second to think about hurting animals!:-5:-5

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun May 31, 2009 7:24 am

Sunshine;1197242 wrote: That really is sad Nomad. Yup, kids are responsible enough to have guns. Oh don't even get me started on that again!!!!!!

I was really stunned that someone could actually shoot this.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun May 31, 2009 7:28 am

Nomad;1197248 wrote: I was really stunned that someone could actually shoot this.

they are one of the highest classed looking birds we have......no wonder they are becoming extinct!:-1

I remember as a kid....boys had bb guns and shot at birds and squirrels....where the hell where the parents who bought these for them?:-5:-5

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sun May 31, 2009 7:30 am

Geeze Noman, how could anyone shoot such a beautiful creature

:-1 I just don't understand this behavior. How do these kids get away with this when a neighbor has seen them shoot the peacock.

I wonder if the police were called and the kids punished

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun May 31, 2009 7:35 am

Kathy Ellen;1197251 wrote: Geeze Noman, how could anyone shoot such a beautiful creature

:-1 I just don't understand this behavior. How do these kids get away with this when a neighbor has seen them shoot the peacock.

I wonder if the police were called and the kids punished

The ones that have a penchant for animal cruelty frequently end up being the Dahmers and Rollings.

Rollings decapitated a college girls head and placed it on a bookshelf.

How can that be explained ?

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun May 31, 2009 7:58 am

It was just a passing rememberance.

farmer giles · Post by **farmer giles** » Sun May 31, 2009 8:14 am

all i can say is meep meep :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

YouTube - Coyote catches Road Runner

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun May 31, 2009 8:45 am

farmer giles;1197270 wrote: all i can say is meep meep :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

YouTube - Coyote catches Road Runner

:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

I think yesterday he was chasing him!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Sun May 31, 2009 2:43 pm

I saw Jimbo running down my street today naked:sneaky: and stealing peeps newspapers....the nerve!

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Sun May 31, 2009 3:36 pm

qsducks;1197502 wrote: I saw Jimbo running down my street today naked:sneaky: and stealing peeps newspapers....the nerve!
He's been arrested for that :wah:

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Sun May 31, 2009 4:02 pm

oscar;1197526 wrote: He's been arrested for that :wah:

I think El Guapo was driving the slow moving van behind him...of course we don't know if he was nude or not

...as Jimbo was picking up the papers and throwing them at him to catch

...An inquiry is needed in this case:sneaky: For all we know it could have been Spot behind the wheel.:wah:

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Sun May 31, 2009 4:12 pm

Odie;1196595 wrote: I'M SHOCKED AND AMAZED!

7 A.M. IN TORONTO, IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA...........

WE DO HAVE THEM IN A PARK JUST 2 MILES FROM HERE...

I WENT OUT ON MY PORCH TO FEED MY STRAY CAT......

THERE IT WAS, RUNNING LIKE LIGHTING..........A COYOTE!:guitarist:guitarist:guitarist:guitarist:guitarist

O M G......NEVER IN MY LIFE HAVE I SEEN THIS!!!!!!!!!!:D:D

THE SPEED WAS JUST UNBELIEVABLE..........

HIS COLOURS OF LIGHT BROWNS..............

OH IF I'D ONLY HAD MY CAMERA!

I HOPE HE HAS A SAFE TRAVEL.......

Someone said they saw one behind my house last week. I've been told there are some around here. People seem to be seeing them more and more in and out of town.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sun May 31, 2009 7:43 pm

Originally Posted by qsducks

I saw Jimbo running down my street today naked:sneaky: and stealing peeps newspapers....the nerve!

oscar;1197526 wrote: He's been arrested for that :wah:

Oh please....whom amongst us hasnt ?

Dizz · Post by **Dizz** » Sun May 31, 2009 8:28 pm

Back on topic...

I went to my friend's house last night, which is kind of remote. We were eating outside on the picnic table when we heard some birds chirping madly. We were wondering why when I looked up. A bobcat was casually strolling by us on the other side of the short chainlink. He glanced at us and walked on by as if he were a housecat! My friends said that he's a frequent visitor and used to them. That was my first time seeing a bobcat outside of a zoo. Very cool.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 4:47 am

Dizz;1197644 wrote: Back on topic...

I went to my friend's house last night, which is kind of remote. We were eating outside on the picnic table when we heard some birds chirping madly. We were wondering why when I looked up. A bobcat was casually strolling by us on the other side of the short chainlink. He glanced at us and walked on by as if he were a housecat! My friends said that he's a frequent visitor and used to them. That was my first time seeing a bobcat outside of a zoo. Very cool.

Here in Britain, it is not unusual to see the odd Wallaby galloping around the countryside where they have escaped from zoo's and bred here. There was a lovely story in our press a few days ago of a wallaby caught on camera in a garden in Cornwall with a Joey in her pouch. We also have American Harris Hawks and Parakeets breeding in the wild here as well as scorpians. I think with global warming, we will be seeing all sorts of strange critters surviving in the wild now.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 3:13 pm

Dizz;1197644 wrote: Back on topic...

I went to my friend's house last night, which is kind of remote. We were eating outside on the picnic table when we heard some birds chirping madly. We were wondering why when I looked up. A bobcat was casually strolling by us on the other side of the short chainlink. He glanced at us and walked on by as if he were a housecat! My friends said that he's a frequent visitor and used to them. That was my first time seeing a bobcat outside of a zoo. Very cool.

yes, thank you.......back on topic.:-5:-5:-5

cool, a bobcat............excellent!:guitarist:guitarist