Coyote Tracks

This photo is of a coyote paw print in the snow.  It was found in Mount Pleasant cemetery January 2020.

This photo taken March 2020 shows a coyote track .  We can see where all four feet are.  Each hole represents two feet as coyotes step in their own track.  In this picture the coyote is moving left to right.  We can tell which direction the coyote is moving in a couple of ways.  First, the snow spray indicates a forward direction.  That is, the foot sinks into the snow and pushes snow up, in front, into a pile.  Second, there is heal drag as the back of the paw goes into the hole.  Lastly, the deepest part of the track reflects the front of the paw.