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Coyote Pups!

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Adjacent to my work site yesterday were some coyote pups! They were coming out of their den to sun themselves and play in the weeds. I do not really know what to say about these, other than that they were cute! I wish I had my 300 mm, but did not bring it, so these are all taken with the 100 mm. I was surprised by how dimorphic they were, with the dark one looking a bit dog-like. It is common for urban coyotes to have some dog admixture in their heritage, so perhaps that explains it.

I had been doing work at this same site in the fall, and would often look up from my ant nests to see an adult coyote watching me from a short distance away. The adult coyote never even tried to steal my lunch, although that would have been easy. It seems these coyotes have learned to coexist with humans relatively well.

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Oh my. What does he have there?

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Uh oh. Looks vaguely cat-like!

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Not super hungry, obviously, the pup was just transferring this morsel to safety (maybe he thought I liked eating cat butt).

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After a little while, the tan pup comes out.

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Dawww! This one looks much more typical. 

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Lets go over here!

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These pups had lots of debris to play around in.

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And a brief patch of sun to lie in.

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teh cute.

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Taking time to smell the flowers.

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The pups grimace as a vehicle approaches.

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The dark one scratched a whole lot.

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Ahhh. Coyote pups at work! What could be better?