The photo of this scraggy "smiling" coyote was taken in Joshua Tree National Park, CA during the summer of 2001. A few cars including mine were passing through an intersection in the parks interior. Everyone slowed down to gawk and or feel sorry for the skinny coyote begging for food in the middle of the four-way stop. The coyote probably won a few scraps from the passerby's who passed by before, and was maybe coming back in hopes of winning more.