What a morning at the Ferrari Pond Trail yesterday! The Coyote family was out and on display, basking in the morning sun. Five pups, Mom, Dad, and two juveniles from last year——a Nine Dog day! Only three are easily visible in this image, but a fourth, a second pup, is partially visible in front of Dad on the left. While Dad’s eyes seem to be trained on me, the pup and Mom are watching at least two of the pups bounding across the meadow toward one of the juvenile helpers. Another juvenile was napping to the right of this group and one of the pups went to visit that Coyote. It was fun to watch the antics of the small pups, rolling around on top of their parents, gnawing at their siblings’ tails, and romping through the tall grass. The goats are scheduled to start eating in the open spaces here next week. I don’t know how it’s going to work out with the Coyotes who have claimed that entire space as theirs. Time will tell.