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Photos: Wile-Eyed coyote appears in Excursion Inlet

Published 10:00 am Thursday, June 20, 2019

By Juneau Empire

Photos: Wile-Eyed coyote appears in Excursion Inlet
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Photos: Wile-Eyed coyote appears in Excursion Inlet
A coyote is seen near Excursion Inlet on June 8, 2019. The eye trauma may have been the result of a tangle with a porcupine, the photographer guessed. (Courtesy Photo | Jack Beedle)
A coyote is seen on a beach near Excursion Inlet on June 8, 2019. The eye trauma may have been the result of a tangle with a porcupine, the photographer guessed. (Courtesy Photo | Jack Beedle)
A coyote is seen on a beach near Excursion Inlet on June 8, 2019. The eye trauma may have been the result of a tangle with a porcupine, the photographer guessed. (Courtesy Photo | Jack Beedle)

Jack Beedle was taking photos of a nesting oystercatcher near Excursion Inlet early this month when something else caught his eye.

A coyote — with a noticeable issue with one of its eyeballs, giving it a striking, eerie effect — ran past him and even seemingly posed for a few pictures.

Beedle, who owns a cabin near the inlet located about 40 miles west of Juneau, redirected his camera and got a few shots of the animal. He guessed the eye trauma was caused by a tangle with a porcupine.

Thanks, Jack, for sharing these photos with the Empire!

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