West Seattle wildlife: Coyote in the snow

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As another snow shower moves through the area (weather/commute updates coming up) – we have the most detailed coyote photos we ever recall receiving for WSB. Karen photographed this coyote at West Seattle Golf Course this morning.

Kate February 24, 2011 (3:27 pm)

Absolutely beautiful.

Trileigh February 24, 2011 (3:30 pm)

Beautiful creature, thanks so much for posting!

I. Ponder February 24, 2011 (3:50 pm)

Great photos. Keep your kitties inside, or coyotes will eat them.

Alki resident February 24, 2011 (3:52 pm)

Hes in the Alaska junction right now.

Vanessa February 24, 2011 (4:15 pm)

That’s pretty amazing when you can count the whiskers on this wild animal. She’s a beauty. Thank you for sharing your “Kodak” moment.

juniebug February 24, 2011 (4:21 pm)

Just gorgeous pictures. Thanks for posting. Amazing that this creature lives only a few blocks away! That does explain some of the missing kitties in our neighborhood.

Vera February 24, 2011 (4:27 pm)

WOW! great photos! how can I get copies of those?

We have had so many coyotes in the yard lately- howling day and night.
I see them at all hours. Would you be willing to send me copies of those?

One was running down the street here today around 2 in the afternoon. Beautiful!

Our yard was covered in coyote tracks today-easy to see of course- due to the snow.

Thank you for sharing!

John Morovich February 24, 2011 (4:34 pm)

I hear he/she has been chomping on pets. Indeed a beautiful but hungry creature.

April February 24, 2011 (4:47 pm)

Very pretty! Thank you so much for sharing!

Paul February 24, 2011 (4:55 pm)

Hey Vera, Just right click on the picture and save

Desiree February 24, 2011 (5:16 pm)

That’s sooo exciting. Its nice to know that nature is not too far from us. Love it.

Genesee Hill February 24, 2011 (6:04 pm)

Great photo! I can see the resemblance to Wile E. Coyote. Can you!

wscoyote February 24, 2011 (6:40 pm)

Wow amazing shot!!

S February 24, 2011 (7:03 pm)

absolutely gorgeous!!! He/She is beautiful.

Greg February 24, 2011 (7:07 pm)

I really would be helpful if people would indicate a location that they have spotted, seen, tracks, eaten pets, etc. Saw tracks all over the snow today, down in shorewood, could not figure out if they were fox or wiley.

trueimage February 25, 2011 (5:01 am)

beautiful photograph, great shot!

WSB February 25, 2011 (7:34 am)

Thanks to the person who flagged a comment above. If you are only using a photo personally – a screensaver perhaps – right clicking to save is OK, but it is NOT ok to republish, even if just to your own website or Facebook page. Everything on WSB is copyrighted (and the presumption on any website is the same, unless you have a notation such as a Creative Commons license for anyone to use your material). Just wanted to mention that. And also of note, when we are asked by other publishers about the availability of a photo, while we speak for anything that either of us co-publishers have shot, we always ask permission from anyone else – be it a paid freelancer or a WSB’er who sent in a photo – we do not assume we have all rights to photos we publish.
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PS – Re: Shorewood, I did receive a Shorewood-area coyote report the other day. – TR

Lisa Cassino February 25, 2011 (9:10 am)

Coyotes ate one of my goats a couple winters ago, 50 lbs of goat, they will eat more than pets if hungrey in the winter..pretty pic, still ‘trust in allah, but tie your camel”