Only its hairdresser knows, but I vote coyote! I did not find any moose this morning up north of Two Harbors, but I did spend some quality time with this canine till another car came and spoiled my fun. The coyote was actually walking right towards. Given we have both timber wolves and coyotes in NE Minnesota, one needs to learn some ID pointers. As noted I am voting “coyote” because of this animal’s more pointed ears and snout. The Western Wildlife Outreach organization has some great information more mammal identification.
Wile E. Coyote
On the home front it has been very blue since early September. According to the official Hawk Ridge count, as of yesterday (October 2nd), they have counted 59,281 Blue Jays! Given I live 1.5 miles from Hawk Ridge, and maintain my feeders year round, it has been rare when I have not had at least four jays in my yard at any one time for the last month, and often quite a few more. From two afternoons ago …
Hi Rich! Coyote, yes to the pointy nose and the oversize ears are very young coyote, not wolf. Not set right on the head, based on the coyotes I’ve seen, and the pile of wolf pups as well.
Looks like a coyote but any chance it is a Coywolf?
I have heard about Coywolf, but the interbreeding about which I know about is in northern Quebec.
Looks like the lanky Coyotes I see around Denver (where we don’t have wolves). Lovely photos!
Do you follow the Voyageurs Wolf Project? They just had a post ( Facebook and Instagram) that discussed identifying wolves vs. coyotes. I think you are correct with the coyote ID.
Love the trail cam videos for that project!
My opinion (for what it’s worth) Coyote and a young one at that, very pointy nose and ears, but…..