{"id":6573,"date":"2012-11-13T05:03:14","date_gmt":"2012-11-13T12:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=6573"},"modified":"2025-08-08T09:45:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T14:45:54","slug":"coyote-in-the-snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2012\/11\/13\/coyote-in-the-snow\/","title":{"rendered":"Coyote In The Snow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-151965 size-full\" title=\"Coyote in a November snow, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/coyote-snow-mia-mcpherson-9073.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/coyote-snow-mia-mcpherson-9073.jpg\" alt=\"Coyote in a November snow, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah\" width=\"800\" height=\"572\" data-id=\"12040\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27572%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20800%20572%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%27572%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/coyote-snow-mia-mcpherson-9073-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/coyote-snow-mia-mcpherson-9073-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/coyote-snow-mia-mcpherson-9073-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/coyote-snow-mia-mcpherson-9073-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/coyote-snow-mia-mcpherson-9073-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/coyote-snow-mia-mcpherson-9073.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span style=\"color: #888888;\">Coyote in the Snow &#8211; Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/1600, ISO 640, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 200mm, not baited or called in<\/span><\/p>\n<p>There was still plenty of snow on <a href=\"https:\/\/stateparks.utah.gov\/parks\/antelope-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Antelope Island<\/span><\/a> yesterday from the weekend snow storm but the roads were clearer and the light was a bit better. While looking for birds to photograph I spotted a pair of Coyotes hunting and roaming through the snow-covered landscape together.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-151968 size-full\" title=\"Wintry day Coyote, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/coyote-snow-utah-mia-mcpherson-9075.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/coyote-snow-utah-mia-mcpherson-9075.jpg\" alt=\"Wintry day Coyote, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" data-id=\"12039\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/coyote-snow-utah-mia-mcpherson-9075-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/coyote-snow-utah-mia-mcpherson-9075-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/coyote-snow-utah-mia-mcpherson-9075-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/coyote-snow-utah-mia-mcpherson-9075-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/coyote-snow-utah-mia-mcpherson-9075-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/coyote-snow-utah-mia-mcpherson-9075.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><span style=\"color: #888888;\">Wintry day Coyote &#8211; Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/1600, ISO 640, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 200mm, not baited or called in<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I wasn&#8217;t able to get images of the first Coyote as it trotted across the open stretch of ground before the gravel road but I did get several of this Coyote in the snow that I liked.<\/p>\n<p>They are such fascinating subjects.<\/p>\n<p>Life <em>is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n<p>Mia<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/coyote-images\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a> to view more of my Coyote photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While looking for birds to photograph I spotted a pair of Coyotes hunting and roaming through the snow-covered landscape together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":151968,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[511,100,1022,26],"tags":[4004,733,4002,3347,519,4035,4050,4328,4236,102,4032,373],"class_list":["post-6573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-antelope-island-state-park","category-coyotes","category-davis-county-utah","category-utah","tag-adult","tag-canis-latrans","tag-coyote","tag-coyotes","tag-nature","tag-nature-photography","tag-snow","tag-snowy","tag-walking","tag-wildlife","tag-wildlife-photography","tag-winter"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/coyote-snow-utah-mia-mcpherson-9075.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-1I1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11662,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/12\/08\/coyote-in-a-whiteout\/","url_meta":{"origin":6573,"position":0},"title":"Coyote In A Whiteout","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"December 8, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"All of the snow we have now reminded me of being on Antelope Island State Park last January and photographing birds and Coyotes in near whiteout conditions.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Antelope Island State Park&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Antelope Island State Park","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/utah\/antelope-island-state-park\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Coyote in a whiteout, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-whiteout-mia-mcpherson-4878.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-whiteout-mia-mcpherson-4878.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-whiteout-mia-mcpherson-4878.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-whiteout-mia-mcpherson-4878.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14457,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/02\/27\/coyotes-on-the-antelope-island-state-park-causeway\/","url_meta":{"origin":6573,"position":1},"title":"Coyotes on the Antelope Island State Park Causeway","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"February 27, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Starting the day photographing Coyotes always makes me want to howl with delight. They are amazing adaptable creatures who help to keep nature in balance.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Antelope Island State Park&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Antelope Island State Park","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/utah\/antelope-island-state-park\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Coyote running in a fog along the Great Salt Lake, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-running-fog-mia-mcpherson-1314.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-running-fog-mia-mcpherson-1314.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-running-fog-mia-mcpherson-1314.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, 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