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 looking for prey in a brush pile
Title: Coyote looking for prey in a brush pile
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 9/2/2019
Coyote looking for prey next to a creek
Title: Coyote looking for prey next to a creek
Location: Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, Utah
Date: 9/2/2019
Coyote walking on the flats of the Great Salt Lake
Title: Coyote walking on the flats of the Great Salt Lake
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 10/31/2017
Coyote leaving the rocks next to the Great Salt Lake
Title: Coyote leaving the rocks next to the Great Salt Lake
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 10/31/2017
Coyote’s stare
Title: Coyote’s stare
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 10/31/2017
Lone Coyote in dawn’s early light
Title: Lone Coyote in dawn’s early light
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 10/31/2017
Coyote walking on rocks next to the Great Salt Lake
Title: Coyote walking on rocks next to the Great Salt Lake
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 10/31/2017
Coyote, the Great Salt Lake and a pile of rocks
Title: Coyote, the Great Salt Lake and a pile of rocks
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 10/31/2017
Coyote on rocks in the Great Salt Lake
Title: Coyote on rocks in the Great Salt Lake
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 10/31/2017
Coyote on the shore of the Great Salt Lake just after dawn
Title: Coyote on the shore of the Great Salt Lake just after dawn
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 10/31/2017
Adult Coyote walking on a dry lake bed
Title: Adult Coyote walking on a dry lake bed
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 10/31/2017
Coyote walking in the shallow water of the Great Salt Lake
Title: Coyote walking in the shallow water of the Great Salt Lake
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 10/17/2017
Coyote running on ice
Title: Coyote running on ice
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/14/2017
Short-eared Owl attacks Coyote
Title: Short-eared Owl attacks Coyote
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/3/2016
Coyote blur on the causeway in low light
Title: Coyote blur on the causeway in low light
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 11/23/2015
Mated pair of Coyotes singing in the morning light
Title: Mated pair of Coyotes singing in the morning light
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 7/28/2015
Pair of Song Dogs singing
Title: Pair of Song Dogs singing
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 7/28/2015
Pooping Coyote
Title: Pooping Coyote
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 7/28/2015
Healed Coyote – June 7, 2015
Title: Healed Coyote – June 7, 2015
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 6/7/2015
A Coyote resting on the edge of the Great Salt Lake
Title: A Coyote resting on the edge of the Great Salt Lake
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 6/7/2015