yup that's a coyote den!
Here in Nova Scotia we have large coyotes known as the Eastern Coyote.
"The eastern coyote is basically a western coyote which has picked up significant wolf characteristics through interbreeding. This genetic make up gives the eastern coyote the potential for a much larger body size - twice the size of their close relative, the south-western coyote"
I'm glad to have found this den it gives me peace of mind knowing where they live since they have already found my home!
Photos of coyote from Hant's Journal
I didn't know that they would actually cross with wolves...very interesting. The ones we have around here are very small. Now my Dad swears that there are really large coyotes in one of the areas he hunts deer fairly close to the Canadian border...I wonder if they could be the same type as yours.
ReplyDeleteHello I am really enjoying your blog. I am a farmer in Ontario with 200 acres.We have a lot of the same ideas. Happy blogging.I will continue to read your blog.We have lots of coyotes as long as they leave my calves alone I have no problem with them. So far so good.
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