Coyote

Description:

This is a medium-sized canid whose grizzled coat varies from gray to white to brown to a rusty tan.

Habitat:

A generalist, coyotes can be found in mountains, boreal forest, eastern deciduous forest, and grasslands. They are even becoming common in suburban areas.

Notes:

I got this shot on a trail camera that I installed in our backyard. We live near the center of a large metropolitan area of about 2.8 million people (Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota), but we see these predators quite commonly, although they are usually active at night.