{"id":957038,"date":"2026-07-24T21:45:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T21:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/957038\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T21:45:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T21:45:17","slug":"watch-cute-coyotes-caught-playing-on-phoenix-rooftop-near-piestewa-peak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/957038\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Cute coyotes caught playing on Phoenix rooftop near Piestewa Peak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\"><b>PHOENIX (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 Who needs an alarm clock when your neighbors are punctual, persistent, and completely covered in fur?<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Robert Howard was awakened by a band of coyotes romping across his roof right outside his bedroom window. What\u2019s even crazier is that it happened more than once.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"A band of coyotes woke up Robert Howard two days straight by romping across his roof and...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DT5U2RGYPRHRTJ2WB2Y4KL6ZIE.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>A band of coyotes woke up Robert Howard two days straight by romping across his roof and scratching at his window.(Robert Howard)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThe coyotes showed up Tuesday and Wednesday morning as if we needed a morning wake-up call,\u201d Howard said. \u201cThey scratched on the window right by our bed at around 6 a.m. both mornings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">At their boldest, as many as five of the wild animals appeared at once on the roof of his home near <a href=\"https:\/\/share.google\/HoyvOd27T2ei8GDPa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/share.google\/HoyvOd27T2ei8GDPa\">Northern Avenue and 16th Street<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">When Howard started filming the furry intruders from his bed, the coyotes noticed and wandered straight up to the window and put their snoots against the glass.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Howard\u2019s video shows the animals playing and curiously admiring the homeowners inside.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/page\/send-us-your-feedback\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Please click here to report it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? 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