Well, this past winter I had another hilarious reminder of coyote canid characteristics. But this time at a trail cam that was set in the White Mountains, at just over 10,200 feet in elevation.
November 28th 2016, 5:20pm: a serene evening scene, with "winterized" coyote:
![calm coyote](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4561/38139532171_1d417f3717_z.jpg)
Then, on February 2nd at 3:24pm, after the trail cam spent most of January buried in snow...
![coyote digging out cam trap](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4540/38107657512_3cdc42e982_z.jpg)
![cam trap as chew toy](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4447/38084441776_2b28a98460_z.jpg)
![cam trap as chew toy](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4482/38139531671_5fd5b5614a_z.jpg)
That's one of the rubber-coated twist-ties I used to anchor the post and trail cam to a clump of sagebrush it was tucked in.
![cam trap as chew toy](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4582/38084441396_278cee9a67_z.jpg)
![cam trap as chew toy](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4536/38139531331_c731409e88_z.jpg)
![cam trap as chew toy](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4473/38084440816_1af6ff761c_z.jpg)
![cam trap as chew toy](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4550/38139530881_f5c9a361c3_z.jpg)
![cam trap as chew toy](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4562/38084440366_10061c1bf7_z.jpg)
![cam trap as chew toy](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4505/38139530291_2dcfc5cac7_z.jpg)
![cam trap as chew toy](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4581/38084439876_d544221f05_z.jpg)
![cam trap as chew toy](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4486/38139529961_1a5939c317_z.jpg)
![after cam trap as chew toy](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4518/38084439596_6bda9f5532_z.jpg)
And finally, after 36 minutes of fun...
![after cam trap as chew toy](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4469/38139529571_e8b2dd3edc_z.jpg)
Appears this character prefers portraits over landscapes.
Dogs.
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References:
- Nature of a Man (this blog) - The Dog Days
- Nature of a Man (this blog) - Smile! You're on Candid Canid
- Nature of a Man (this blog) - Song Dogs of the Santa Cruz Mtns
- Nature of a Man (this blog) - Coyote Cute
Nice photos of rather typical canid behavior, but seldom seen in the wild ones.
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