A nature-loving FrontBurnervian tells us more about the wild things around White Rock:
I live near the spillway, and I spot more coyotes near the lake than I ever have before. If I’m up early enough, I’m almost guaranteed to either see or hear them rustling through the brush of the trails of the old Fish Hatchery. I also see them about 25 percent of the time if I run around the lake at dusk. At night, they sometimes howl so loudly that I can’t fall asleep. They’ve become a part of my life in Dallas.
A few weeks ago, my dog and I saw three coyotes. I started to clap my hands to scare them off, and they kind of — figuratively speaking — shrugged their shoulders. We started to hurry away, and they followed us. The coyotes didn’t chase us off, but they made it clear that we had encroached on their turf (approximately 100 meters from the well-traveled Winsted Rd.), and they wanted us to leave the premises. We complied with their demands.
The city says that there are no more coyotes than ever, but this is what I know. I’ve lived at the Winsted Apartments two separate times: February 2007 through December 2007 and August 2008 to present day. During my first stint, I think I saw a coyote once. During my second stint, I don’t go a week without seeing them.
