Mild weather continues. Chipmunks which usually are hibernating by this time of year, are still active. Honeybees visit our corn feeders, mistaking the corn powder for pollen. The earth is very dry after the long summer, and if the present dry, mild conditions continue, then next summer could bring a severe drought. Clear, mild weather past three days.
Coyotes are at the top of the mammalian food chain here in the Humber Valley.
We often hear them howling during moonlit nights. Rarely do these canines allow themselves to be seen. However, over the past three years, we've been catching regular glimpses of one particular specimen. Yesterday he or she watched me from a distance as I opened the gate. Mutual curiosity seemed to bridge the distance between us.