UrbanCoyoteSquared: GALLERY
Here are some photos showing instantaneous slices of urban coyote life: the most urban-saturated part of it. Most of their activity, of course, is in the parks and pretty hidden, but the glimpses you see here show that they are around-and-about beyond the parks.
If you click on any of the photos, you’ll be able to see them enlarged and as a slide-show. My photos are for everyone’s use, but you must ask permission, give me credit and tell me where you’ve put it/them. These are the conditions of use. This gallery consists of zoomed-in squares of larger photos. If you want a larger file, a different crop zoomed either in or out, and/or with the watermark moved or made smaller please contact me through a comment — comments are monitored, so I won’t publish these here! Janet
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Coyote Yipps 
Nov 08, 2017 @ 06:04:49
Wow!!! Amazing photos. Some really beautiful and intimate shots. Thank you for creating deep connections with Coyote and sharing them.
Nov 11, 2017 @ 19:57:48
Thank you, Cindie! Janet
May 11, 2020 @ 03:09:24
Hi! I live in a relatively remote area of Kansas that is an expansive grazing area that has a significant population of coyotes. What I think is a pair of coyotes are having interesting interactions with my 80 lb dog that is half doberman and equal parts of german shepard, wolf, malamute and husky. She is a large athletic dog. Five acres of my property is enclosed by invisible fence so to keep my dogs home. When the coyotes drop by my dog runs toward them barking with her back up. She can only go up to the edge of the fence so the interaction is limited geographically. The coyotes respond with their backs up and typically stand their ground or move off a short distance until my dog turns and goes back toward the house. Regularly one of the coyotes will go under the barbed wire fence to follow her for awhile until my dog turns back and runs towards them. It appears to be some sort of territorial dance. The coyotes do not seem particular aggressive or scared perhaps because they have determined the dog can not go further. They will do this repeatedly until I call my dog home.
Last year we had an adolescent (I think) coyote that would trot through the paths that are mowed in the very tall native grass yipping. He would go a little while and yip, a little further and another yip. The coyotes have tended to be silent here unless they are howling. The first time I heard it I thought that it was an injured dog. I have lived out here for 30 years and that was the first for that. It happened regularly enough that we referred to him as Yippy.
I would be interested in a recommendation for a book or two on coyote behavior because this is fascinating. I know there is something being communicated and I would like to know what. Thanks in advance for your recommendations and for your great web page. Coyotes and wolves get a bad rap.
May 11, 2020 @ 19:03:45
Hi Patricia —
Actually, the most complete information you are going to get is from this blog. For starters you could watch my presentation: https://youtu.be/mr8XmM1bi70. There’s a posting on “voicings” or vocalizations which you mention in your comment, and plenty of information of coyotes and dogs. If you have particular questions, please feel free to ask. Without being there to see exactly what is going on, I can’t really assess why “Yippy” is vocalizing this way. Also, each coyote is different and may come up with their own way of coping with the stress of having dogs charge towards them in that area. Then again, the fella may simply be testing, provoking, your dog who, so far, stops short at an invisible fence-line.
Dec 12, 2020 @ 20:02:54
Hi, The Richmond Nature Park (in BC, Canada) is planning to launch a series of virtual nature programs to students in classrooms and at home. One program, which is called, “Now You See Them Now You Don’t”, is about exploring seasonality on the west coast featuring adaptations of Coyotes and Snow Geese. While researching coyote images, I came across your website. What a find – so much information presented in an engaging manner. Your enthusiasm and love for the subject really shine.
There are four photos of yours that we would like to use for our program. They are all posted on your Oct 31, 2014 entry: the top two photos showing Winter Markings and Summer Coat, and the two below those on the right showing Part Sumer and Part Winter Coat and Full Thick Winter Coat. We would like to have them in their original format if possible as the presentations will probably be projected onto large screens in classrooms. We would, of course, give you proper credit as requested on your website.
I was also wondering if you could tell me if these coyotes would be the same sub-species as the ones we have in the Vancouver area of BC?
Thank you so much for your time and effort in putting together your website,
Sincerely,
Gloria Hollinger
Dec 12, 2020 @ 20:21:55
Hi Gloria —
I’m so glad you like the site! Thank you for all your compliments! You are welcome to use any photos you want, but I would like credit, which you have offered, so thank you. I could not find any photos posted on October 31, 2014, if you need larger files, we’ll have to zero in on which photos you are talking about. I know there are 19 sub-species of coyotes, running in size from the 65 pound Eastern Coyote (often called the Coywolf) to the small 15 pound variety found in Florida. Ours here on the west coast are called Western Coyotes, and they weigh between 25 and 32 pounds. I’m sorry that I can’t tell you if they are the same subspecies in Vancouver. I would think, because of the vast distances, that they would be different, but I do not know this. Okay, please let me know about the larger files. Janet
Dec 12, 2020 @ 21:59:10
Thanks for being so generous with your time. I would like the larger files if possible.
Here’s the link: https://coyoteyipps.com/category/coyote-physical-appearance/coyotes-coat/#:~:text=Coyotes%20have%20a%20signature%20winter%20coat%20%28photo%20above,in%20size%2C%20intensity%20of%20colors%20and%20color%20combination.
I see the photos on the the third post on the page.