Shaver Lake Wildlife

Although this picture was taken some time ago, coyotes visit our back yard area quite often. This morning my dog went crazy at the window, as she often does when she sees wild life. She barks and wines, looking at me with those eyes which seem to say she is set on a hunt.
At first we saw only one coyote. It slowly meandered along the back of the property stopping to see what all the fuss was coming from our house. She continued until out of site. She appeared again in 10 minutes or so as if she had circled the house. She nearly crossed the length of the back yard when she began to walk the other direction... fur on her back standing tall. I then noticed another coyote coming from the same direction as she had, its hair standing tall on it its back as well. The first coyote headed down hill and the second coyote began this peculiar run towards the one headed down hill. Not a "run" as we would think. Its back was arched and it bolted more than ran. It too disappeared out of sight down the hill. Then only one emerged; an assumption of mine is that our backyard "belonged" to one of them and it chased the other a way.
My dog has now run upstairs, and up onto the chair which gives her a higher more "Queen" like view of the rear property. Her barking has stopped and we can no longer see the animals. Just another day at Shaver...if you take the time to look.