Coyotes and eyes?

Coyotes routinely howl in our area. A few years ago I was out for an evening walk and could barely see some sets of eyes looking at me in the bushes. I thought coyotes were a possibility.

 I suppose I was not looked at as a safe and/or tasty enough meal, because I was not attacked.  That would be a lot of beef and muscle to chew through.That would be a kingpin size meal. I did have some kind of walking club with me, seems to me, which of course I waved around. In fact I think I struck that bush with the eyes in it. But I did sense a potential threat...

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