Coyote takes morning stroll across frozen pond in Central Park

CENTRAL PARK, Manhattan (WABC) -- A coyote was captured taking a morning stroll across a frozen pond in Central Park earlier this month.

Photographer Michael Silverstone caught the moment the animal crossed the ice at Turtle Pond on the morning of Dec. 20.

"Relieved when I found out this was a wild coyote and not somebody's actual pet on the loose. The things you see in NYC!" Silverstone said on Instagram.



Central Park is home to a small population of coyotes, including a pair named Romeo and Juliet.



The duo is often spotted near the Delacorte Theater where Shakespeare in the Park takes place in the summer.

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