Coyote Images, Facts and Information:
Canis latrans
- Coyotes are canids native to North America and are smaller than their close relative the gray wolf. Wolves and Coyotes can interbreed resulting in hybrids that are called “Coywolves”.
- Young Coyotes are called pups
- Coyotes are also known as Prairie Wolf and Song Dog
- Coyotes eat rodents, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, invertebrates, and will take larger ungulates and lagomorphs. They will also eat some fruit and vegetable matter.
- Coyotes are very vocal which is why they earned their “Song Dog” nickname.
- The historical range of coyotes was much smaller than it is presently, the expansion of their range is thought to be because of wolf and cougar extermination. Coyotes are very adaptive and can even be found in large metropolitan areas.
- Coyotes can attack and kill pets so it is best to keep cats indoors and small dogs on leashes when they are in the area.
- Coyotes are thought to be pests by ranchers, sheepherders and others and because they are considered pests they are slaughtered by the thousands yearly which messes up the balance of nature and the slaughter goes against science.
I hope you enjoy viewing my Coyote photos.
Coyote after finishing off the vole
Title: Coyote after finishing off the vole
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, UT
Date: 1/6/2015
Coyote on the snow-covered mudflats
Title: Coyote on the snow-covered mudflats
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, UT
Date: 1/6/2015
Coyote and Black-billed Magpies scavenging
Title: A Coyote and Black-billed Magpies scavenging
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/29/2014
Coyote and Magpies
Title: Coyote and Magpies
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/29/2014
Coyote moving towards the mule deer carcass
Title: Coyote moving towards the mule deer carcass
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, UT
Date: 12/29/2014
Coyote at a Mule Deer carcass
Title: Coyote at a Mule Deer carcass
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, UT
Date: 12/29/2014
Coyote in a fresh snow
Title: Coyote in a fresh snow
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, UT
Date: 12/29/2014
Magpies and a Coyote
Title: Magpies and a Coyote
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/29/2014
Coyote taking a winter stroll near the Great Salt Lake
Title: Coyote taking a winter stroll near the Great Salt Lake
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/27/2014
Coyote Portrait
Title: Coyote Portrait
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, UT
Date: 4/20/2014
Lone Coyote portrait
Title: Lone Coyote portrait
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/20/2014
A Noble Beast – Coyote Portrait
Title: A Noble Beast – Coyote Portrait
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 4/20/2014
Coyote in a Great Salt Lake lake fog
Title: Coyote in a Great Salt Lake lake fog
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, UT
Date: 2/26/2014
Coyote running in a fog along the Great Salt Lake
Title: Coyote running in a fog along the Great Salt Lake
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/26/2014
Song Dog in the snow
Title: Song Dog in the snow
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/5/2014
Coyote in a pounce position
Title: Coyote in a pounce position
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, UT
Date: 2/5/2014
Coyote hunting in the snow
Title: Coyote hunting in the snow
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/5/2014
Coyote sticking out its tongue
Title: Coyote sticking out its tongue
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/5/2014
Winter Coyote portrait
Title: Winter Coyote portrait
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/5/2014
Coyote digging in the snow
Title: Coyote digging in the snow
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/5/2014