Neighborhood coyotes

I've been seeing a lot of coyotes around town lately, but I never guessed they were this close. These pics are shot out my back door. There were two cubs but one of them went back to it's den under my neighbors deck before I could get pics of both. Pretty cool if you ask me. I REALLY need to find somewhere I can take photography lessons though,

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...p/Coyote_1.jpg
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...p/Coyote_2.jpg

Actually, they might also be gray foxes. Anybody know for sure?

Looks like a Grey Fox to me too.

Cyotes are taller....least the ones out here are.

Definitely a fox. Beautiful animal, I wonder what he found on the ground!

The coyotes around here sometimes cross-breed with wolves, so they're pretty big!

Foxes love to den under porches, we had a family a few years back and they were so much fun to watch :)

yep, it's a fox. Man, you are so lucky! I would LOOOOOVE to have those guys in my backyard! Foxes are my 3rd fave animal.

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Originally Posted by El_Dorado

Definitely a fox. Beautiful animal, I wonder what he found on the ground!

The coyotes around here sometimes cross-breed with wolves, so they're pretty big!

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They coyotes around here are pretty small, I've seen a number of adults around the area, these just had such a 'puppy like' look to them that I was wondering if they were just cubs.

I think he's licking up birdseed off the ground, he's right under the neighbors bird feeder and that's the only thing I can think of.

They came out for some better pictures, got both of them this time and I got a chance to watch them longer and got a better view of them. You're right, they are foxes.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...ap/Foxes_2.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...ap/Foxes_1.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...ap/Foxes_7.jpg

Wow thats a cool thing to see :gj:

Wow. They are so gorgeous! Most people here think they are a nuisance. I can't understand why. Sure, they might be scavengers, but they are so pretty!

Beautiful foxes! How neat to see them in your backyard.

I finally got a chance to talk to my neighbor about these (it's his deck) he's known about them for quite some time and tells me there are actually 6 of them under his deck, two adults and 4 pups. He says that the pups will actually come right up to his sliding glass window on the deck and sit there looking into the house. It's kind of a neat thing to see. It always puts a smile on my face to be able to see wildlife in my own backyard.

Foxes are an asset and coyotes are targets as far as I'm concerned.

back in california growing up, coyotes were a major nuisance and we hated them cuz they always came down from the hills to prey on our cats! blasted mutts!
foxes we didnt have or never saw them...they're pretty too though.
they stare into the house? how funny.

Very cool Mark.

If only you could get your camera to stop focusing on the trees closest to you! Haha, either way, that's still really cool. I love foxes as we had coyotes in Ft. Myers and they were dirty looking, and mean as hell. I'm sure the foxes aren't exactly nice either, but that's really cool!

Wow that is pretty cool! I think its hilarious the cubs will look in the sliding glass door and yes it is awesome to have wild life like that in your back yard.

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Originally Posted by The Hedgehog

If only you could get your camera to stop focusing on the trees closest to you!

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if you have any questions about your camera feel free to ask there are a lot of avid photographers on this forum that would be happy to help.What kind of camera are you using?

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Originally Posted by dsirkle

Foxes are an asset and coyotes are targets as far as I'm concerned.

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everything you say makes me want to rep you..... but anywho, I hope to have a yote in my sights this year while deer hunting....

pretty cool to have foxes around but can possibly have rabies... but I doubt it!

yes thats a gray fox. coyotes are taller and not as nice to look at.... but your lucky.... very shy animals.....

trust me if ya got birds (chickens, ducks etc) they r a pest a darn cute pest but never the less. Glad your enjoying them though:taz:

That is so cool. Looks like you live in a beautiful area.

LOL I was thinking when looking at the first pic....wow...your coyotes have some weight to them and really bushy tails they must be really well fed in your neck of the woods compared to ours....:rolleyes: