Our days have been randomly punctuated by the eerie yip-yips and howls of coyotes. It sounds like a whole kennel of puppies have taken up residence directly behind our house. If I open the door and step outside, they stop making noise. They know I’m there. That’s how close they are.
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I saw one at my parents’ place late one night. Very cool, but very otherworldly. (I still argue it could have been a wolf, or one of those hybrids they say live in New England, but recognize it’s unlikely I’m correct.)
Better the coyote yips than the fishing cat screams?
The awful cry that we hear occasionally (the one that sounds like a woman being tortured to death) could be a fisher cat. It could also potentially be a fox. We’ve seen foxes here, so we know we have them. Whichever it is, I much prefer the coyotes. They make eerie but not unpleasant sounds.
You might have seen something other than a coyote. Who knows? Since you can’t be sure, feel free to call it a “wolf” when you’re in the mood for danger and drama. Call it a “coywolf” when you’re in the mood for a portmanteau. If you’re in a Western state of mind, call it a “coyote” but pronounce it “kye oat.” If you don’t want to choose, call it a “canid.” It’s hard to go wrong with that one!