Coyotes seen in Atlanta backyard on Ring camera

An Atlanta homeowner was in for a surprise when two critters made like Wile E. Coyote and trotted through the fenced backyard.

The coyote footage was captured on the doorbell camera via Ring earlier this month. The homeowner posted the early morning clip onto home security system’s accompanying app, Neighbors.

The footage, seen here, began after the coyotes made it over the fence. They tiptoed across the yard and exited the camera's view. One paused and looked toward the home before following its comrade. After disappearing from frame for about 30 seconds, the wild canines reappear and trot back toward the fence. One after another, they exit the yard.

"I guess our 4' fence is not much of an obstacle for them," the homeowner’s video post caption read. "They exited the rear of our yard toward the Sagamore Hills school yard."

Coyotes, which are native to North America, but not Georgia, are not just a problem in Atlanta.

In November, Duluth spokeswoman Alisa Williams said they’d been spotted “throughout” the city.

She said multiple residents reported seeing them and that they weren’t contained to one area of Duluth.

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division says increased sightings of coyotes have raised concerns about them. But the agency said in a fact sheet that coyotes naturally steer clear of possible danger. They also do not hunt in packs. Rather, they're solo hunters. Still, DNR says with coyotes becoming more tolerant of humans, issues may arise.

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