{"id":17291,"date":"2014-12-07T18:01:17","date_gmt":"2014-12-08T01:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=17291"},"modified":"2026-02-21T15:59:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T21:59:36","slug":"the-hidden-hunter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/12\/07\/the-hidden-hunter\/","title":{"rendered":"Hidden Hunter – A Coyote Blending In"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CoyoteCoyote blending into its habitat<\/span><\/p>\n

I can’t help but feel sad that we haven’t had any good snow here in the Salt Lake Valley yet this year so I went hunting for a snowy Coyote image.<\/p>\n

The day I took this I went photographing with two friends and even though the birds weren’t all the plentiful I loved getting a series of images of this Coyote.<\/p>\n

This frame reminds me a touch of Bev Doolittle’s art work. You have to look a little closer to see the Coyote in this photo than you do with some of my Coyote<\/span><\/a> images which is why I call this the Hidden Hunter.<\/p>\n

Maybe the snow will start soon and I can get my fill of it.<\/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":"

I can’t help but feel sad that we haven’t had and good snow here in the Salt Lake Valley yet this year so I went hunting for a snowy Coyote 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