Friday, July 06, 2007

Just Looking For A Little Shade

As I was driving out of Griffith Park after dropping some equipment off at the Zoo for work, I spotted this guy:

Coyote

Horrible picture, I know, but it is a coyote resting in the shade right by the road. In a very busy green park area too!

He was pretty skinny and rough looking. A good reminder that the animals in the area are still adjusting to all of the burned out areas. I'm betting there isn't much shade in the hills, very little water (if any) and food is probably still a bit scarce. Poor guy was just looking for a little relief from the heat. I know how miserable I am already this summer, I can only imagine what life is like in the burn area.

He was a good sport about me stopping my car in the middle of the road to take a few cameraphone pictures ( I know, I'm an idiot). After a minute though he let me know it was time to move along.

Coyote

2 comments:

Froggy said...

Just had to tell you that I was impressed with your pics! Really nice for a cameraphone.

Anonymous said...

Interesting to know.