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Wildlife Reports => Toronto Wildlife => Topic started by: ravynne40 on December 27, 2009, 06:46:06 PM

Title: High Park Coyote!
Post by: ravynne40 on December 27, 2009, 06:46:06 PM: I went out today for a little to High Park, lots of birds, nuthatches?(blue grey) downy woodpeckers and tons of chickadees and ducks (sorry didn't see the wood duck)
much to my surprise on my way back on the path, i was a little "freaked" out by a noise so i stopped, and there it was, a lone coyote sitting in the brush.
do i need to contact anyone about this? or is this usual in High Park?

here are some of the pics i took, these were shot with a 300 mm lens..too close to me!! LOL

(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4220529510_be352d875f.jpg)

(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2746/4219765829_4899b4b407.jpg)

(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4063/4219765467_bc3c2083a2.jpg)

Irene
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Post by: Bird Brain on December 27, 2009, 07:30:42 PM: Cool photos. 8)

Lots of Coyotes, Red Fox, etc. at High Park.

Jo-Anne :)
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Post by: denis on December 27, 2009, 09:17:58 PM: cool shots!
the 2 i photographed,were seen in high park,the day before i saw them at humber bay.
denis
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Post by: ravynne40 on December 27, 2009, 10:26:13 PM: i wonder if they travel between parks to find/hunt for food.
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Post by: KPaw on December 27, 2009, 10:49:19 PM: Quote from: "denis"
cool shots!
the 2 i photographed,were seen in high park,the day before i saw them at humber bay.
denis

I had to call Toronto Wildlife about a High Park matter today and, while on the phone, the woman asked me if I happened to see the coyote with mange. I told her I had not seen it but I had seen postings about the Humber coyote with mange and she indicated that that very coyote was now reported to be in High Park so I suspect they do move around...
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Post by: Moira on December 28, 2009, 05:46:48 PM: Nice shots Irene - way to stay cool, even though you felt nervous!
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Post by: ravynne40 on December 28, 2009, 08:31:05 PM: thanks everyone, after I got away from the coyotes site, i had found out later that 2 had been seen running across Grenadier Pond. People were leashing their dogs and young children were held close to their parents.
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Post by: Axeman on January 08, 2010, 01:56:51 PM: Is it just me or...does this coyote look like a hybrid?
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Post by: ravynne40 on January 08, 2010, 05:12:31 PM: its hard to tell, he was a bit far (was using my 300 mm lens) if that gives you an idea how far. and with all the brush in the way, if hadn't seen pictures of a coyote on here before I would definitely would have thought "oo nice doggy!" LOL

but then again I was found guilty of feeding a baby wolf cub up at my cousins cottage (gee i thought it was a malamute! can you say DOH?)
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Post by: frozenice7885 on January 09, 2010, 01:02:02 AM: Is it just me or...does this coyote look like a hybrid?

Lol yes its just you
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Post by: Axeman on January 19, 2010, 03:43:15 PM: Well....in my defence....I've had dumber thoughts.....and for those of you who believe that there is no such thing as a dumb question, I look forward to disabusing you of that notion.