Coyote bonanza

a wolf killed elk near the road ( i missed the wolves the first day) brought in a bunch of coyotes. i got these shots of several coyotes over the course of a few hours.


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great job here!

What a wonderful opportunity! And you really did it justice, Dylan!
#4 is my favorite, but I also like that last one, the interaction between the two coyotes. Too bad the camera focused beyond them.

thanks shyanni. yeah i didn't realize the last one was so out of focus, they were actually in focus on the kill but had a little tussle and must have moved forward enough, but the camera didn't track them. 4 is my favorite to i think.


thanks paul.

Nice set...well captured on all!

Congrats for the feature,very interesting and risky photos,well deserved

Thanks Eric and Richard.

Richard, if you meant risky as in not safe, you are wrong. Coyotes are not a threat to humans at all. Bears (which can usually be found near kill sites) are in hibernation, and the wolves (which also aren't a threat to humans) were nowhere in site. I was also standing on the road the entire time.

Here are a few more shots i finally got around to editing. i took almost 26 gb of pics (jpeg and raw) so i got quite a few keepers.

Coyote crossing the gardiner river
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crossing to another island
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shaking off after crossing
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looks cold
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with my car in the background
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These are great photographs. Excellent work.