{"id":3387,"date":"2011-10-25T12:08:07","date_gmt":"2011-10-25T18:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=3387"},"modified":"2026-02-18T10:14:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T16:14:46","slug":"coyote-in-the-grasses-of-antelope-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2011\/10\/25\/coyote-in-the-grasses-of-antelope-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Coyote In The Grasses Of Antelope Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CoyoteCoyote on a rock just after sunrise – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/640, ISO 800, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 500mm, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

I admit I am fascinated by Coyotes so when ever the opportunity presents itself to photograph them, I enthusiastically jump at the chance.<\/p>\n

I think Coyotes have amazing eyes, are great fun to watch while they are hunting and I absolutely adore hearing them howl.<\/p>\n

Last month I spotted this Coyote in the golden light of dawn while it hunted in the grasses on Antelope Island State Park<\/span><\/a>. With light so sweet, how could I resist?<\/p>\n

\"Coyote\u00a0Coyote in a grasslands with sunflowers –\u00a0<\/span> Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/640, ISO 800, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 500mm, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

The Coyote wasn’t as close as I would have liked thus these images are cropped more than I usually like to crop but I am still very pleased with the files and how well they stood up to being cropped.<\/p>\n

At the time I photographed this Coyote the wild sunflowers on the island were in full bloom, millions of them! I don’t know how we got such a bumper crop of sunflowers on the island this year, it might have been the wet spring we had.<\/p>\n

Last year though I was bemoaning the fact that we had so few. I was very glad that there were sunflowers close to the Coyote in the image above.<\/p>\n

\"Coyote\u00a0Coyote leaping after prey – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/800, ISO 800, +0.3 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 500mm, not baited<\/span><\/p>\n

I’ve been dreaming of getting an image of a Coyote leaping after prey, one that had few or no obstructions in front of the Coyote, one with beautiful light and a simple setting. I hope that the next time I see a Coyote hunting that it will be a little closer to me than this one was.<\/p>\n

I saw and pointed out six Coyotes the other day and all of them were starting to get their winter coats. I’m going to hope that I will get to photograph them hunting in the snow soon.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

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