2025—One Dog Day

In January, I posted about a twenty-eight dog day in Yellowstone National Park that included twenty-three members of the Wapiti Lake Pack of Gray Wolves, one Red Fox, and four Coyotes. Yesterday here in Lincoln Hills, I had a one dog day—I saw one Coyote from the Ferrari Pond Trail near the Salt Pond. But, to me, it was almost as meaningful as the twenty-eight dog day because this was right in my own backyard. A moment after I took this shot, the Coyote moved behind the taller grasses to the left where I could just barely see it leap and pounce on a vole. I’m so glad I’ve finally convinced myself to be out walking early in the morning, meeting up with friends and discovering what’s right in my own backyard. And the best part, I was outside enjoying the wildlife, I walked three miles, and I was home shortly after 8 AM. Life is good.