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I started my morning yesterday on Antelope Island State Park with a mated pair of singing Song Dogs. I had just gone past the marina when I heard their song and spotted them so I was able to turn around and found a position where I was close enough to photograph them and far enough away so that I didn’t stop from their early morning serenade. Way off in the distance I could hear other coyotes answering this pair.<\/p>\n

\"MatedMated pair of Coyotes singing in the morning light – Nikon D810, f10, 1\/400, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited or called in
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

The Coyote on the left has come a long way since it was injured back in February<\/span><\/a>. I can barely see any scarring on its muzzle but the “Roman Nose” appearance does make it easy to identify. I am certain now that it is a female because she is the smaller of the two. It looks like she has lost some hair on her tail because it is not thick and bushy.<\/p>\n

\"PairPair of Song Dogs singing – Nikon D810, f13, 1\/400, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light, not baited or called in<\/span><\/p>\n

Sitting in my Jeep and listening to coyotes sing for 5 minutes was an awesome experience and a great way to start my day. Bird photography was slow on the island but this pair of coyotes made the trip more than worth it.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

I respect coyotes because they are wild animals and will keep my distance because they are wild but some people aren’t very knowledgeable about coyotes like this woman that I read about yesterday who “thought” she saw coyotes while hiking. She was stuck in the tree for five hours and they weren’t even coyotes. I am still shaking my head about that story.<\/em><\/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 started my morning yesterday on Antelope Island State Park with a mated pair of singing Song 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