Part of the Hole Story

Earlier this week we noticed a giant hole that appeared in our yard. It is about 8 inches in diameter and looks freshly dug up. We know it was fresh because it is near our compost pile and the last time we dumped stuff there (just last weekend), the hole did not exist. And you really cannot miss this hole!

Being ever so slightly curious, we set up a game cam to catch our new farm resident. A couple nights passed and nothing showed up. Turns out we were using a bad card in the camera. It had a little trip through the wash so it wouldn't gather pictures anymore. So we put a new card in and this is what we found:

Coyote!

Now, this is just the first time we got a picture of a coyote here so maybe it is just checking out whatever actually lives in the hole. It seems like a strange time for a coyote to be digging a den but I guess we will just keep an eye on things and see what happens. Did I mention that this giant hole (and possible coyote den) is just a couple hundred yards from our house, goat pen, and chicken coop? If it is just a groundhog, that doesn't matter then. I just really hope this canine was just hunting and not setting up a home. Unfortunately, both pictures were taken about three hours apart so I'm worried that means it was leaving and coming back to its new "digs". (Ha! Sorry, I just had to get a bad pun in somewhere!)