MAX riding coyote

pdxgene · Post by **pdxgene** » February 3rd, 2015, 10:38 pm

On a lighter note from some of the more heated debate today....
There's a new video dedicated to the MAX riding coyote that was in the news some years ago...
http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/ind ... video.html

greenjello85 · Post by **greenjello85** » February 3rd, 2015, 10:50 pm

That's adorable

I work swing shift and every few days I see a coyote friend on my off ramp in Milwaukie. They are amazing creatures!

retired jerry · Post by **retired jerry** » February 4th, 2015, 6:45 am

You see Coyotes every few days in Milwaukie? Amazing.

I've seen them a couple times - Portland Golf Club, walking down my street, crossing the highway, on Mt Hood at Dollar Lake - few enough I remember the times.

That video looks like it's posed, as opposed to catching one that just happened. But Coyotes seem to not be that perturbed by humans sometimes...

Grannyhiker · Post by **Grannyhiker** » February 4th, 2015, 8:55 am

Per http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/ind ... video.html, the music video was staged with an animal trainer and rented MAX trains.

Jane · Post by **Jane** » February 4th, 2015, 9:09 am

Just saw one sitting on the side of Hwy 30, in the industrial area/city edges, waiting for traffic to pass, with this look like "just move along, move along"

miah66 · Post by **miah66** » February 4th, 2015, 9:40 am

Saw one on Hwy 212 near Estacada on Saturday morning. He was particularly beautiful with his bushy winter fur. Almost wolf-like!

Lumpy · Post by **Lumpy** » February 4th, 2015, 9:53 am

Coyotes are everywhere.
http://urbancoyoteproject.weebly.com/

Koda · Post by **Koda** » February 4th, 2015, 10:37 am

Lumpy wrote:Coyotes are everywhere.
http://urbancoyoteproject.weebly.com/

whats interesting is that it seems like there are more coyotes in N Portland than there are in SW Portland which has much larger natural areas and presumably half the population density...

Lumpy · Post by **Lumpy** » February 4th, 2015, 10:44 am

Open and natural areas give wild animals more places to hide, and less population density reduces the chances they will be seen. I think it is safe to assume that the animals are urbanized due primarily to the availability of food, that hiding from sight is secondary when killing them is tougher in a city with regulations against shooting and trapping.

kepPNW · Post by **kepPNW** » February 4th, 2015, 10:55 am

Koda wrote:whats interesting is that it seems like there are more coyotes in N Portland than there are in SW Portland which has much larger natural areas and presumably half the population density...

More people, more sightings?

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