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Coyotes are opportunistic carnivores. They’re despised by some because they prey on deer and small game, but that doesn’t comprise all of their diet. In fact, small rodents are commonly feasted upon by coyotes. This trail camera photo sent in by Bill Tomalinas shows a pair of coyotes in the Mountaintop area investigating a snow-covered field last winter. It seems to back up the notion that mice and other rodents are a big part of their diet, as the coyotes appear to be investigating the grass clumps hoping to snag a mouse or vole hiding underneath.
Capture anything interesting on your hand-held or trail camera? A nice buck, bear, coyote or any other wildlife? We’d love to see it. Each week, we’ll run photos from a reader’s trail camera on the Sunday Outdoors page. Email your photo, along with date and area it was taken (township is fine), and any other details to [email protected].
— Tom Venesky