{"id":15245,"date":"2014-06-29T03:33:05","date_gmt":"2014-06-29T09:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=15245"},"modified":"2026-04-28T06:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:23:09","slug":"airborne-coyote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/06\/29\/airborne-coyote\/","title":{"rendered":"Airborne Coyote"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CoyoteCoyote running along the Antelope Island Causeway<\/span><\/p>\n

There is just something about this Coyote\u00a0image that makes me feel happy. It might be that all four feet of the Coyote are off the ground and appears to be airborne but more than likely it is because the Coyote<\/span><\/a> appears to be smiling.<\/p>\n

Not a technically great image for sure, but a fun one for me.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to view more of my Coyote photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There is just something about this Coyote image that makes me feel happy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":131806,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[511,100,1022,26],"tags":[4004,5243,431,733,4002,4005,4148,4188,5244,4032],"class_list":["post-15245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-antelope-island-state-park","category-coyotes","category-davis-county-utah","category-utah","tag-adult","tag-airborne","tag-antelope-island-causeway","tag-canis-latrans","tag-coyote","tag-great-salt-lake","tag-running","tag-shoreline","tag-smiling","tag-wildlife-photography"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/coyote-running-mia-mcpherson-3687.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-3XT","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":33421,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2015\/11\/26\/panning-motion-low-light-and-a-coyote-blur\/","url_meta":{"origin":15245,"position":0},"title":"Panning, Motion, Low Light and a Coyote Blur","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"November 26, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Low light, a slow shutter speed, panning and a Coyote in motion all combined to create this Coyote blur image.","rel":"","context":"In "Antelope Island State Park"","block_context":{"text":"Antelope Island State Park","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/utah\/antelope-island-state-park\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Low light, a slow shutter speed, panning and a Coyote in motion all combined to create this Coyote blur on the causeway in low light, Antelope Island State Park, Utah.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-blur-mia-mcpherson-1990.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-blur-mia-mcpherson-1990.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-blur-mia-mcpherson-1990.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-blur-mia-mcpherson-1990.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9343,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/09\/01\/two-generations-of-coyotes\/","url_meta":{"origin":15245,"position":1},"title":"Two Generations Of Coyotes","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"September 1, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"A few days ago after photographing hummingbirds on Antelope Island I spotted two Coyotes along the causeway, it was obvious from the start that one was an adult and one a young Coyote.","rel":"","context":"In "Antelope Island State Park"","block_context":{"text":"Antelope Island State Park","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/utah\/antelope-island-state-park\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Yawning young Coyote, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-young-yawning-mia-mcpherson-3105.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-young-yawning-mia-mcpherson-3105.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-young-yawning-mia-mcpherson-3105.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-young-yawning-mia-mcpherson-3105.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14457,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/02\/27\/coyotes-on-the-antelope-island-state-park-causeway\/","url_meta":{"origin":15245,"position":2},"title":"Coyotes on the Antelope Island State Park Causeway","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"February 27, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Starting the day photographing Coyotes always makes me want to howl with delight. 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