Do you see the mirror image of Coyote in this photo? How we live with Coyote and each other here in Maine is a mirror for us to look into…look closely into the mirror. We live in a “Democracy” ….of the people , by the people and for the people, …yes? But do we really…
DetailsSo I will have you ask yourself this question ~ Of all the aspects of your life, what is it that brings you the greatest happiness, peace, joy, and contentment? I would suggest that it is Our Relationships. But as so many of you know who live with those other than our own species, those others…
DetailsWolves and coyotes, our top canine carnivores on this American continent, have worked out between them a relationship that has allowed both of them to flourish prior to pre-European settlement of this Land. Two million wolves lived in North America and stable coyote populations were settled into the prairie landscapes when the Europeans arrived. The…
DetailsWild Bison I would like to alert you to another excellent book that I just placed on our website’s booklist: Buffalo for the Broken Heart by Dan O’Brien. So why have I recommended this book on Coyote’s website ~ well it has everything to do about Coyote, because Coyote has to do with everything! …
DetailsPhoto by John Tangney I’m not alone tonight … I lay in my bed while a chorus begins. Coyotes are yipping and howling … … amplified by the waters of a slow moving river. Just beyond my window, they sound so close. I imagine how many huddled together, tails tucked under their bellies … taking…
DetailsWild Mustangs Wild Mustangs … like Coyote … their lives have been abruptly disrupted by the government supported, and abusive use of our western lands by most cattle and sheep ranchers. Tens of thousands of Coyotes are trapped, poisoned and gunned down by low flying airplanes…all in the name of cattle and sheep ranching. Tens…
Detailsphoto by Forest Hart I received a letter from a woman in our Maine community, sharing with me an experience that left her feeling a loss of something beautiful in her life ~ Coyote’s Song. She and her family delighted in the nightly serenades, until one day someone came along and killed the entire coyote…
DetailsThe Double Helix OH, what is this, not a Coyote? Yes, it is the Double Helix, which holds within it the Nucleic Acid Code ~ DNA. Esteemed Ecologist E.O Wilson wrote, “Humanity has coevolved with the rest of life on this planet; other worlds are not in our genes.” He goes on to say therefore,…
Detailsphoto by John Tangney When the Animals come to us, asking for our help Will we know what they are saying? When the Plants speak to us in their delicate, beautiful language, Will we be able to answer them? When the Planet herself sings to us in our Dreams, Will we be able to wake…
DetailsCoyote pups photo by Dan Harrison For the past few weeks, every time I leave my house, a mother Robin quickly flies out from a medium size evergreen tree near my door. If she is not in the nest, she is chirping to me where she stands on the lawn, expressing her anxiety over my…
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