{"id":6638,"date":"2012-11-24T04:51:02","date_gmt":"2012-11-24T11:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=6638"},"modified":"2026-04-28T07:01:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T12:01:41","slug":"coyotes-the-song-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2012\/11\/24\/coyotes-the-song-dog\/","title":{"rendered":"Coyotes – The Song Dog"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CoyoteCoyote on the rocks – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/2500, ISO 640, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 242mm, natural light, not baited or called in<\/span><\/p>\n

Not long after arriving at Antelope Island<\/span><\/a> yesterday I heard the sound of Coyotes singing, it is a sound that always brings a smile to my lips and delights me. I couldn’t get any decent images of the pair of singing Coyotes on the island because there was too much dried vegetation in the way but it was fun to watch them even though they had stopped calling by then.<\/p>\n

Later on; after leaving the island, I spotted another pair of Coyotes along the causeway and photographed them for a while. They were probably going to look for the leftover bits of ducks that the falcons leave on the shoreline of the Great Salt Lake.<\/p>\n

\"CoyoteCoyote strolling on the Great Salt Lake shoreline – Nikon D300, f7.1, 1\/2500, ISO 640, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 257mm, natural light, not baited or called in<\/span><\/p>\n

I enjoy photographing the Coyotes along the causeway because the setting there is so\u00a0different from the prairie grasses and sagebrush habitat on the island itself.<\/p>\n

\"CoyoteCoyote strolling on the shoreline in November – Nikon D300, f7.1, 1\/2000, ISO 640, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 257mm, natural light, not baited or called in<\/span><\/p>\n

The Coyotes look beautiful in their fluffy winter coats and the warm morning sunlight. I can’t wait to hear the Song Dogs sing again, it is a sound that should never be silenced.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> 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":"

Not long after arriving at Antelope Island yesterday I heard the sound of Coyotes singing, it is a sound that always brings a smile to my lips and delights 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