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Photo courtesy of Alyson SegoolThis image taken from a video shows a young coyote tossing a childâs ball in the air in the backyard of North Andover resident Alyson Segool.Â
A coyote plays with a Nerf football in Alyson Segool s backyard on Forest Street in late November.
Photo by Bill ByrneAn Eastern coyote is the kind most commonly encountered by Massachusetts residents, especially in the fall and early winter months.Â
An Eastern coyote on the ice.
Photo courtesy of Alyson SegoolA young coyote stares as it is caught on video in the backyard of North Andover resident Alyson Segool. The coyote later grabbed the childâs ball in the photo and playfully tossed it in the air.
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Photo courtesy of Alyson SegoolThis image taken from a video shows a young coyote tossing a childâs ball in the air in the backyard of North Andover resident Alyson Segool.Â
A coyote plays with a Nerf football in Alyson Segool s backyard on Forest Street in late November.
Photo by Bill ByrneAn Eastern coyote is the kind most commonly encountered by Massachusetts residents, especially in the fall and early winter months.Â
An Eastern coyote on the ice.
Photo credit/Alyson Segool. A coyote in a backyard looks at Alyson Segool who caught him on video. Afterward, he grabs the ball, tosses it into the air and runs off with it.
Coyote spotted in Cambridge man s backyard
Wicked Local
An Eastern coyote, with its fluffy winter coat, was spotted in the backyard of a Pleasant Street man’s home Friday morning.
“Is this a wolf running around my back yard in Cambridge,” tweeted Jonathan Hausmann Dec. 11.
Turns out, it wasn’t a wolf, just an average-size Eastern coyote bigger than its Western counterpart with its fluffy winter coat, which makes coyotes look much larger, according to Marion Larson, chief of information and education for the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife.
Confusing Eastern coyotes with wolves is common due to their size.