{"id":18469,"date":"2015-01-07T05:40:20","date_gmt":"2015-01-07T12:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=18469"},"modified":"2026-02-22T07:21:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T13:21:16","slug":"a-three-coyote-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2015\/01\/07\/a-three-coyote-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Coyote Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CoyoteCoyote on the snow-covered mudflats – Nikon D810, f8, 1\/1600, ISO 500, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Yesterday I had a three Coyote day on the causeway to Antelope Island State Park<\/span><\/a>, one was by itself and the other two were traveling together. The Coyote pictured above was by itself traveling across the snow-covered mudflats. It may have been looking for falcon leftovers because there was a juvenile Peregrine Falcon resting on some rocks not too far away.<\/p>\n

\"CoyoteCoyote eating a vole – Nikon D810, f11, 1\/640, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited. <\/span><\/p>\n

The other two Coyotes were closer to the causeway and were actively hunting voles, their primary prey. The Coyote above captured a vole and was in the process of eating it.<\/p>\n

A tail and one foot is seen below the jaw of the Coyote and the furry body of the vole is to the right of the tongue.<\/p>\n

\"CoyoteCoyote looking over its shoulder – Nikon D810, f11, 1\/500, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited. <\/span><\/p>\n

At one point while the Coyote was eating the vole it turned and looked at me over its shoulder then went back to finishing off its meal.<\/p>\n

\"CoyoteCoyote after finishing off the vole – Nikon D810, f11, 1\/1000, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited. <\/span><\/p>\n

When the Coyote was finished eating the vole it turned towards the causeway and licked its nose and I took this frame as its tongue stuck out.<\/p>\n

It is always fun to see and photograph the Coyotes on Antelope Island State Park and the causeway to it.<\/p>\n

Life is 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":"

Yesterday I had a three Coyote day on the causeway to Antelope Island State Park, one was by itself and the other two were traveling together. 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