Much longer fur and more wolf-like coloration on that coyote than on those
here in SoCal. The shorter coat and dappled tan/gray/brown/black/buff that
seems to be prevalent in this area makes them damned difficult to see
unless they're silhouetted or you're right on top of them.
On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 6:04 AM, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> We’ve got ‘em around here. They play hell with outside cats, though our
> neighbors have a white and black cat that has survived for years now. Come
> to think of it, though, I haven’t seen that cat since earlier this summer.
> Sigh.
>
> Every now and again when I’m walking somewhere in the dark I remember the
> coyotes and quicken my step a bit. Don’t recall any attacks on people,
> though. There seems to be a large enough cat population to keep them happy.
>
> --Bob Whitmire
> Certified Neanderthal
>
> On Nov 17, 2014, at 7:41 AM, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > Perhaps the Boston area has a large coyote population. The only coyote
> I've ever seen (outside of a zoo) was in my backyard in Woburn,
> Massachusetts... about 10 miles north of Boston. I initially thought is
> was a large German Shepherd until he got closer. But he was clearly large
> enough to lend credence to the idea that eastern coyotes are larger than
> western coyotes since they are a cross between western coyotes and wolves.
>
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