Photo: Diane Edwardson July 14, 2010. Shortly after 9AM, I noticed a coyote crawl under a fence from a Corralitas yard and climb down into the canyon. The lighting conditions in the canyon are difficult to work with on the fly.(Click on photos to enlarge.)

Photo: Diane Edwardson, July 14, 2010. The small coyote considered its options of which yard held the fewest threats.

Photo: Diane Edwardson, July 14, 2010. The coyote crossed over to the Lake View side of the canyon and briefly disappeared into the trees.

Photo: Diane Edwardson, July 14, 2010. The coyote was not happy about me chasing him at a safe distance. So it backtracked into the canyon and disappeared into the shadows. I did not follow.