Coyote Cacophony

Sotol stalks (8' to 10' high) on Tortugas's north face

When Dr. K, Becca and I were behind Tortugas Mountain and far to the west of it this morning we heard Coyotes wailing, whining, yelping, snarling and yipping.  It was an incredible racket.  Since the critters were in a small valley perhaps 300 yards away we couldn't see what was happening, but I did catch a glimpse of two of the canids running back toward the mountain.  My guess is that it was either a territorial dispute or a fight over a killed prey, but I have no way of knowing for certain.  It was, however, the kind of wild ruckus that makes you feel simultaneously closer to the natural world and more leery of it.

These yellow beauties are blooming all over the mountain

Becca looks east while heading west

I couldn't positively ID this daisy(?)

They're blooming everywhere

Pointing toward El Paso

Ocotillos

Far west of the mountain now

The area where we heard the Coyote ruckus

Starting back