Driving the road from Timberon to Cloudcroft yesterday, I slowed to watch a mama cow defend her little herd from a coyote. There were three mama cows laying in a green meadow at the edge of the forest, arranged in a circle, and within the circle were four calves. The calves were fairly new – I would guess no more than a week old.
At the edge of the forest, where the meadow met the trees, there was a coyote or possibly a Mexican gray wolf, walking back and forth trying to figure out how to get past the big ol heifer that had him faced off. She was going back and forth right along with him, blocking him.
There was somebody driving up behind me so I had to leave. I’m sure the predator gave up eventually. He should know better than to mess with a mama of any kind.
Wish I had my camera.
