Coyote (Canis latrans)
BASIC ID: A member of the canine family, coyotes are often mistaken for domestic dogs. Their yellowish eyes, brown/red/gray-mottled hair, pointed ears and muzzle can help you identify them.
HABITS: Coyotes normally hunt small mammals, but are important scavengers, and eat carrion (dead things) as well. Coyotes are adaptable and can even live in urban areas. Diseases, such as mange, seriously affect coyote populations. Regulated trapping helps control populations and redue the spread of disease..
HISTORY: At one time coyotes were found in our northern forests and farmlands, but are now members of agricultural and suburban settings.
WILD: Coyotes are very clean and even remove bones and other debris from around and inside their dens.
Wow, how lucky to see these guys out in the open like this. So there were 3 of them total huh? I hope they are finding plenty of rabbits to eat but if they are packing up like that, something tells me they aren't hunting rabbits. Nice job catching them.