Coyotes, by nature, typically avoid human contact.

Coyotes have the gift of seldom being seen; they keep to the edge of vision and beyond, loping in and out of cover on the plains and highlands. And at night, when the whole world belongs to them, they parley at the river with the dogs, their higher, sharper voices full of authority and rebuke. They are an old council of clowns, and they are listened to.

We're trying to get him understand that he can avoid contact. He doesn't have to run over people all the time.

The animal was lying down and then wandered off. Van Cortlandt Park is home to many wild animals, including deer and turkey, and it is not altogether unusual to spot a coyote.

In the past, our tradition was to rename parks only for an individual related to the life of the park.

Sunlight is important to us. I'm just thrilled with the lighting throughout the house. It's about being in nature and bringing the outdoors inside with all the windows.