Lincolnites have been quick on the draw with their smartphone cameras in recent days, exchanging photos and quips on the LincolnTalk email list about a coyote and a somewhat larger quadruped.
Several residents saw an Eastern coyote (which is a hybrid wolf/coyote with perhaps a bit of domestic dog—sometimes called a coywolf) on August 1 in the area of Tower Road, Millstone Lane and Round Hill Road. While some were concerned about the safety of small children or pets, others hoped the creature would visit their neighborhood to make a dent in the population of rodents, groundhogs, deer and even beavers who are allegedly chewing down some of the newly planted along Route 2.
Meanwhile, Steve Durante photographed another beige quadruped spotted on Brooks Road and posted the photo on LincolnTalk. Among the comments this time:
- “The coyote looks … different.”
- “If that wanders into your property, finders keepers? ‘Honey, I will need a bigger meat smoker.'”
- “It’s an Eastern Cowyote.”
Closer inspection revealed the animal to be an ordinary cow. “He got out onto the street and I had to walk him back,” Durante said.
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Isabella Nebel posted this picture of a coyote on Millstone Lane.
Another probable Eastern coyote photographed on Tower Road on July 23 by Joshua Jade.
An Eastern cowyote? (Photo by Steve Durant)