This coyote was (lawfully) crossing the street down by Fisherman's Wharf, a massive visitor attraction in the NE end of town, and a photographer was lucky enough to have captured his image. Pretty cool picture, but I wonder what in the Sam Hill the coyote was doing over in a part of town that doesn't have a ton of green space. Do he and his pack live at the beach? This guy is a fairly robust specimen--I've seen some scrawny ones over in the canyon near where I live--so I suppose he's living high on the hog somehow. Keep it up, Wiley, but beware the tourists!
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We went to an Open House today & were delighted to find that the place wasn't a total dump. The listing price was set so that the most eyeballs possible would see the joint. Driving to the neighborhood, streams of people all walking in the same direction clued us in to the fact that we were nearing the property. We arrived to a house that was at capacity, visitor-wise. It sort of felt like we had entered a really shit party. There were no refreshments and it was hard moving from room to room. Interestingly, what I thought would look like our current rental (same barrel front & similar floor plan), was actually a much smaller version of ours--each room just *that* much narrower. Another difference was that the back (bed)rooms were connected by a shared door. How's that for privacy?! The majority of the garage, like so many homes here in town, had been taken over by an illegal in-law unit. I'm no fireman, but the in-law bedroom looked to be a death-trap. The windows were too small to let an adult pass through. In case of fire, one could be screwed. If one did want to lawfully use the space, then it could cost a pretty penny to have renovations done, nevermind the difficulty in getting the planning permission. Having said that, the house, overall, was tidy and the neighborhood decent, so we've asked to see the disclosures. If we were to put in an offer, I'd imagine there would be stiff competition.
I suspect that coyotes, like foxes, thrive on human discards. And hope that they can not only survive but thrive.
ReplyDeleteHere if illegal alterations have been made the seller would have to reduce the price or bring the home back to code.
I think the housing market here used to function that way. Now it's a sort of 'pass along the unwarranted work' because folk seem so keen on buying property.
DeleteCoyotes have been poisoned from time to time by rather radical pet owners who feel that the hills should solely belong to them and Fido. Live and let live, I say.
Lots of lookyloos for that house! And if that coyote is hanging around Fisherman's Wharf, he could be getting fat on fish guts?
ReplyDeleteFish guts and crab legs. :) So many lookie-loos...
DeleteI thought it was a fox until I read otherwise.
ReplyDeleteOur foxes are a little more reticent.
DeleteAs I say quite a lot, there are more foxes per square mile in London than there are in the country.
ReplyDeleteOh, and I have seen a 12 foot alligator in a Florida car park.
DeleteWe had a resident fox who slept on a garden shed in our neighbor's garden in Greenwich. He almost seemed like a pet.
DeleteQuite a picture; no point and shoot camera. It's been a long time since I've owned that kind of equipment.
ReplyDeleteYes, the photographer was ready for action with his gear.
DeleteI'm astonished at how many coyotes live in proximity to cities. I've never seen them live, but I hear they're around.
ReplyDeleteI think you might want to pass on that place. It sounds like it'll be more trouble than it's worth.
You're right, Liz. One couldn't even drive into the garage way successfully. The street is both too narrow and too packed out with cars. Again, in an emergency, you're potentially quite stuck & fire trucks couldn't get down the road to save you.
DeleteWe have families of coyotes in our city, below the foothills. Only time I’ve seen them flying down our street at such a high rate of speed they’re a blur is in the wee morning hours. They’ve sure kept the stray cats down to zero. Unfortunately, small pets have disappeared, too, at any time of day or night if owners don’t pay attention. But Fisherman’s Wharf — am really surprised.
ReplyDeleteYes, there are reports via Nextdoor of pets going missing & owners are strongly advised to keep their little animals in at night. I know, it's weird to think coyotes are roaming around the Wharf.
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