“This guy was out jogging this morning, corner of Earl and 80th,” posted Kurt in the My Ballard Facebook Group with this photo.
Coyotes are not uncommon in Ballard — especially near Golden Gardens — but a photo of one strolling down the street is a relatively rare sight.
Not surprised. When you have a large subset of the city who leave food scraps and chicken bones all over the place you’ll start to see in increase in rats and coyotes. Might be a self solving problem though.
Why is a coyote a problem?
Eats cats.
Oh no, Ballard cat ladies and soyboys on high alert!
We should tax people with jobs to build condos for the coyotes.
Coyote condo = Ballard reforestation
Subset? There is a homeowner down the street from me who chums her yard with leftovers and water bowls. The good thing is I think she is nuts and her behavior predates our coyote sightings, the bad news is one of my neighbors is nuts.
predates? coyote sightings around loyal heights go back at least thirty years
I saw one walking down 20th and 62nd about a month ago while walking my dog around 4am.
Kurt Noble, good job with the photo!
Linda, I would like to buy your Sounders tickets, are they still available?
I’ll pay double
I blame Mike O’Brien for the uptick in coyote sightings. I blame Mike for everything!
Agreed! Recall him now!
Cue sad trombone! Go To Jail, Do Not Pass Go, and Do Not Collect $ 200.00.
I blame Trump for my wife leaving me for another woman and taking my kids.
Of course, I had nothing to do with this. Meep Meep!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKnHYcSG9Po
We have always had coyotes in the neighborhood… good to be aware for small pets. Thank you
Hugh Mungus what?
Will trade junkie felons for coyotes.
That’s weird. Why would a bunch of humans make a road through the coyote’s yard?
Every time you hijack a thread, Jesus feeds a kitten to a coyote.
Thread hijacking isn’t just wrong. It’s a sin. Jesus saw what you did.
Normally I disagree with ‘chos, but this made me laugh. However, there is no Jesus. No Elvis, Beatles, or the Rolling Stones either.
Train them to attack drug addicts
Is this the same coyote that is bringing illigal Mexicans into our country. Build that wall, make Ballard great again
Unironically great idea. The heroin the homeboys slang to our “valuable neighbors” comes from Mexico.
I’d rather have Wile E on the loose than junkies. In fact, maybe the coyote’s can help thin the junkie numbers in Ballard.
Darwin approves.
I <3 Science!
This is what happens when humans invades coyote territory, i hope he gets home safely.
Make up your mind. Either he needs to get home, or he *is* home.