I am situated in broken wood lots in farmland, and only one large tract of a large timber stand.(roughly 300-400 acres aprox. 1/4 of a mile away)

I have had some game cameras up for the past two years, and on the last roll of one camera, I have two pictures of a coyote. I have never dealt with them before. I have seen a coyote only two times in my lifetime here, and both times were located on the oppostie side of the road to the large timber stand about a 1/4 mile away. When I retrieved the cameras, I did notice a significant pattern of scat that was not reconizable, to which concievably a coyote would be about the right body size for the scat. It followed the path that took it past the camera, and indeed there was more scat 100 yards further in.

I can tell that these pictures were two different days via the negatives. The first is at 9:29, and the very next day one is taken at 9:19 (both AM). This camera is set at the largest entrance into the woodlot (only a 11acre lot). I have only priorly got deer pictures. My rate of pictures is about 1/2 of last year at the same location. I had no other pictures of the coyote on the roll (it was the second and third day of the roll being out a total of 7 days).
It clearly looks to be the same animal. The tail is very whispy, thats about the only definition I can use. The animal looks full grown, but the tail just looks very wimpy, like there is nothing to it (lack of any major fur).

What I am looking for is some general knowledge about coyotes relating to travel habits, solitary or pack animals, male or female traits, and what you feel could be the cause or spark for a sudden appearance for two days at approx the same time of day.

I am trying to better understand these animals so that i can adjust my mangement plan as such.

PS. About 1 week prior to that roll being shot, I was in the same block tending to a stand, and I swore I heard a coyote howl behind me about 100yds ( which would have placed it about 40 yards into a standing corn field). So I would not chalk the appearances to chance, as I can place coyotes there for two consecutive weeks.