Coyote running on iceCoyote running on ice – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/800, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited or called in

I love coyotes. I love hearing their calls, I love watching them hunt, and I love watching them run wild and free. I love seeing them any season of the year but especially in winter when they have their fluffy winter coats.  I’ve heard them calling the last couple of times I have been on Antelope Island State Park but they have been too far away to photograph yet I was thrilled just to hear them. I haven’t had a whole lot of luck photographing coyotes over the past year or more.

So I was excited and delighted to spot and photograph a coyote running on the ice of the Great Salt Lake a few days ago in the golden light just after dawn. I was ecstatic when I saw this frame at home on my computer monitor because all four feet of the coyote are in the air.

Any day that I see and photograph a coyote is a good day.

Life is good.

Mia

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