Living with Wildlife In The Neighborhood: Wile E. Coyote

I live next to a protected wildlife corridor full of all sorts of wild life...fascinating experience to hear and see all the different animals. When it rains, the whole food chain just comes more alive after-wards too...The cats in this neighborhood are closer to there truer nature than a house cat which would be a snack. I have seen coyotes tussle with raccoons, sing nightly, roam and inquire. Silent like a Ninja too when they need to be

I do love your photos and learning about your part of our country, Mike.

Chicago suburbs -  and we have plenty (well, we are a bit sub-suburban). Helps keep the rabbits in check.

I have always loved coyotes - they used to coexist in my neighborhood when I lived in Los Angeles.  This area has coyotes as well, although at present, there are more foxes. 

Then, my son works for a company here in Chicago called . . . Coyote Logistics!  I always think that when a company or sports team uses an animal in their name, they should do what they can to help and promote that animal in the wild. 

We have them in our area in Northern Virginia too.  Unfortunately one of the neighbors found out the hard way that coyotes and kitties do not go well together.

I have seen plenty of coyotes and other wildlife in the Lake St Louis area over the years. We have home owners  who actually put out bird feed for flocks of wild turkeys. Fortunately the coyotes are more afraid of humans now.

Hey Mike your range map is out of date. It should show all of north america. Coyotes are legally hunted in Ontario and other provinces and have been cited in maulings and in a few cases human death in ourcities from Vancouver to Halifax.

BEAUTIFUL pics!!

Good pictures and he's a handsome boy.

They tend to look a little rougher around here. We have them here in St. Louis' Illinois suburbs too. That's another reason my cats stay indoors.

We also have a deer herd that lives in my neighborhood and lately we've been seeing a lot of those cute black and white "kitties" like the one pictured right.

Hi Mike,  We had a pair of Kit Foxes that came to our front porch every evening to eat the dog food I started putting out for a Great Dane that was running loose in the neighborhood.  The Great Dane was recovered by his owner, but the Kit Foxes were in the habit of coming by so I kept on feeding them.

Beautiful little creatures with very large ears and a long fluffy tail.  I could never get any pictures as they are really shy but you can look them up on the internet.

After about six months they moved on never to be seen again.  To bad we got used to seeing them around as did my neighbors and their kids.  The whole block sort of adopted them.

Thanks for sharing your story.

What great photos! I see coyotes time to time, but they are usually pretty quick encounters.

My favorite "local" is a pudgy little bobcat. One time he/she was in my driveway and I thought it was a cat at first glance...

Great pictures, Mike - we hear these critters every night in our rural area of greater Vancouver, BC - so we make sure to keep the cats (and even our big dogs) in at night! I have to say, though, that their sounds are very haunting and beautiful (even the little yips and yaps)

Mike, I love the way you caught these guys.  The one that runs across my front yard every day is so quick, I never have time to grab the camera. 

I see coyotes every day but have never been able to photograph a coyote as clearly as you have done. What type of camera did you use?

They look harmless but best to leave them alone. He was just looking for his next meal and a drink and will prowl until he finds exactly that. They are not a friend to Texas ranchers. 

Congratulations on the feature.

Wow we have coyotes too but they don't come into the yard.  We will usually see them across the street.  Wow!

How amazingly beautiful! I have never seen one that close! We have them around here as well but rarely see them.