Beautiful Claycord Coyote Taking A Break From Hunting To Survey The Scene

He isn’t taking a break.
If a coyote’s eyes are open he is looking for food.
Anything small enough for him to kill is a meal as far as a wild dog is concerned, including the little pet dog you are walking if he can pull it away from you.

I once saw a big ol tom cat chase a coyote away.
No hissing or posturing
everytime the coyote stuck it’s face in it got four scratches on its snout
after the third swat, coyote ambled off
Would have bought that cat a beer
if such a thing were possible.
Hotel in Bremerton WA. 2003 or so.