You don’t see coyote beds very often. Here are two side by side.
Most folks usually associate these areas with thick cover.
I believe weather conditions and time of day/night have a lot to do with where they end up.




If you pay close attention you can tell which way they were facing.
In this case the coyotes were facing the photographer. They bedded with the wind at their back.



Right Bed



Left Bed

Anything they were watching?

Or just a good place to soak up some sun and rest?

BT I am pretty sure they were just taking a siesta after dinner.

These beds in the open are not daytime beds for the most part.
They are used mainly in the late night and early morning hours before daylight.

The daytime sun is way too intense to stay in the open.
As temps rise in the early morning hours they will seek shade and lower temps often times along the creek.

It's interesting that they bed with their back to the wind so they can smell where they can’t see and see where they can’t smell.

Wile E. has this figured out pretty good.

Here is another example.

Once again the bed is right along a main trail.