{"id":4674,"date":"2012-03-24T04:00:16","date_gmt":"2012-03-24T10:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=4674"},"modified":"2026-02-19T06:01:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T12:01:57","slug":"side-lit-coyote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2012\/03\/24\/side-lit-coyote\/","title":{"rendered":"Side Lit Coyote On Antelope Island State Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-169574 size-full\" title=\"Sidelit Coyote, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-sidelit-mia-mcpherson-3167.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-sidelit-mia-mcpherson-3167.jpg\" alt=\"Sidelit Coyote, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah\" width=\"850\" 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