Coyote spotting

I saw a coyote trotting down the back of the lot next to the privacy wall in the area we call the Javalina Highway. Of course, javalina aren't the only creatures who travel down this highway. I've also seen a bobcat walk through there. And now a coyote. (Coyotes always give you a double-take because at first glance you think they're a dog.)

Considering all of the cacti, palo verde, octotillo and other thorny plants that grow back there (almost everything that grows in the desert has thorns), I'm always amazed how quickly the critters travel the highway.