Saw four coyotes lurking on the hill above the local park this evening, eyes gleaming back at me as I swept the flashlight beam over them. I saw a pack of at least six cross the road right in front of me a couple of months ago, just brazen as hell, but otherwise it’s rare to see more than a couple at once, they’re usually loners. They know the rabbits like to forage on the lawn there, I think the drought is pushing both populations even more towards reliably irrigated landscaping.

Only an idiot would keep an outdoor dog or cat around here.