Coyotes, crows and crayons. How does such a combination fit together? It is in Laguna Woods Village. “Crayons?” you ask? Well, maybe we don’t all have those coloring sets, but Crayola has produced a box of 32 colors.
All flesh tones. They call it “Colors of the World.” Mother Nature has bestowed upon us a spectrum of pigments, each as unique as the individual it adorns.
We might call this a place where the colors of the world come together. Not only in the colors of our skin but in the richness of trees, bushes and flowers that come from around the world. But what about crows and coyotes? They certainly are not colorful.
Well, we do live together. Crows glide around our sky, noisily calling to each other. As the sun begins to fade, the crows head home, and it is then that we may encounter a coyote in our own urban neighborhood.
Although we may not be able to understand their communication, the caws and calls of the crows form a symphony of connection, a language of rhythm and tone that speaks of camaraderie and caution. The yips and howls of the coyotes have meaning of their own. It is a language of gestures and vocalizations conveying warnings, greetings and tales of the hunt.
With our ingenuity and complexity, humans occupy a unique space within the intricacy of nature. We share a kinship with crows and coyotes and all different forms of life because of our ability to communicate and adapt. While humans may not possess the same natural camouflage as coyotes, we ha.