{"id":7329,"date":"2013-01-30T06:17:18","date_gmt":"2013-01-30T13:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=7329"},"modified":"2026-02-20T07:51:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T13:51:15","slug":"low-light-coyotes-in-snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/01\/30\/low-light-coyotes-in-snow\/","title":{"rendered":"Low Light Coyotes In Snow"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CoyoteCoyote running across a snow drift – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/1600, ISO 640, +1.0 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light, not baited or called in<\/span><\/p>\n

In my post yesterday<\/a> I shared a Coyote photo in the snow and wanted to share a few more of the low light Coyotes I saw on Antelope Island State Park on Monday.<\/p>\n

It is a challenge to photograph in low light and snow, exposure compensation is key so that the subject isn’t too dark and the snow isn’t too bright. I opted to go light on the subjects in these images and brought down the exposure of the snow in post processing.<\/p>\n

I mentioned that I spotted two Coyotes, one pale larger one I believe to be a male and a darker, smaller one I believe to be a female.<\/p>\n

The female never came up close like the pale Coyote did, the picture above shows the pale Coyote running through the snow as it came closer.<\/p>\n

\"CoyoteCoyote sniffing for voles in snow – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/1600, ISO 640, +1.0 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 328mm, natural light, not baited or called in<\/span><\/p>\n

The pale Coyote was hunting, it would often stop and press its muzzle into the snow to sniff out voles. Just after the image above was created the Coyote stuck its nose into the snow drift.<\/p>\n

It was aware of my presence in the “mobile blind” but didn’t seem bothered by me as it came so close I wasn’t able to focus on it at times.<\/p>\n

\"SnowySnowy Coyote portrait – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/1250, ISO 640, +1.0 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 357mm, natural light, not baited or called in<\/span><\/p>\n

I was able to zoom in and get some portraits of the pale Coyote with snow covering its muzzle and face.<\/p>\n

\"CoyoteCoyote and snow drifts – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/1600, ISO 640, +1.0 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light, not baited or called in<\/span><\/p>\n

The Coyote that I believe to be the female because of its smaller size was more cautious than the paler Coyote and hung back, in front of her the pale Coyote’s tracks are just barely visible. She never came in close to me.<\/p>\n

\"CoyoteCoyote sitting on a snowy road – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/1600, ISO 640, +1.0 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light, not baited or called in<\/span><\/p>\n

The pale Coyote sat on the road and appeared to be waiting for the darker one to catch up but after a few minutes it was clear to me that she wasn’t going to and I passed the pale Coyote on the road.<\/p>\n

Later on after making a loop to the south part of the island I saw them together again on a hillside.<\/p>\n

I know some people may not care for these images because they are high key but I find them; and the Coyotes<\/span><\/a>, very appealing.<\/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":"

In my post yesterday I shared a Coyote photo in the snow and wanted to share a few more of the Coyotes I saw on Antelope Island State Park on 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