The Iconic One

I suppose just about everybody associates the Coyote (Canis latrans ) with the American Southwest. Here in the area where I live they are often spotted along the roads and streets going about their business, although it is much more of an experience to encounter them in the wild.

I often think about those that have given up the call of the the wild and are content to scavenge the bowls of pet food left outside, and sometimes the pets themselves, and then there are those that have refused the temptations, preferring to remain free, uncompromising, and living the life of countless generations before them.

What would they say to one another if they should meet?

Either way it is nice to hear their songs late in the evening, whether in town or out in the wilderness.

Coyote in Watercolor

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Author: Ralph Sellers

First of all, let me borrow a line from the Grateful Dead...what a long strange trip its been. I grew up in Appalachia, not far from Wheeling, West Virginia. I decided at seventeen that working in the coal mines was not for me and soon found myself standing at an on-ramp with my thumb out. It was the Sixties and adventure beckoned. I'm a self taught artist, primarily focusing on the natural world. I enjoy painting the flora and fauna of this beautiful planet. I currently live in Arizona, and most of my recent works reflect the inhabitants of the Sonoran desert.

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