{"id":10772,"date":"2013-11-18T03:50:01","date_gmt":"2013-11-18T10:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=10772"},"modified":"2026-02-21T08:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T14:35:09","slug":"winter-coyote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/11\/18\/winter-coyote\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Coyote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I could not resist taking photos of this Coyote as it munched of falcon leftovers it found in the snow along the shore of the Great Salt Lake.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-169838 size-full\" title=\"Coyote on the ice covered shore of the Great Salt Lake, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-hunting-mia-mcpherson-1447.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-hunting-mia-mcpherson-1447.jpg\" alt=\"Coyote on the ice covered shore of the Great Salt Lake, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah\" width=\"686\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"10771\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27686%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20686%20800%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27686%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-hunting-mia-mcpherson-1447-200x233.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-hunting-mia-mcpherson-1447-400x466.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-hunting-mia-mcpherson-1447-600x700.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-hunting-mia-mcpherson-1447.jpg 686w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><span style=\"color: #888888;\">Coyote on the ice covered shore of the Great Salt Lake &#8211; Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/640, ISO 800, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 314mm, natural light, not baited or called in<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday I heard Coyotes calling on Antelope Island State Park. It has been a while since I heard the Song Dogs singing so I was thrilled to hear them. I&#8217;m glad and grateful that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/taxa\/42051-Canis-latrans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Coyotes<\/span><\/a> are not hunted or killed on the island. As apex predators, they are vital for maintaining natural balance.<\/p>\n<p>It is a shame that more people don&#8217;t realize that.<\/p>\n<p>Mia<\/p>\n<p>Click <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/coyote-images\/\">here<\/a><\/span> to view more of my Coyote photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday I heard Coyotes calling on Antelope Island State Park, it has been a while since I heard the Song Dogs singing so I was thrilled to hear 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