{"id":7644,"date":"2013-02-26T05:05:57","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T12:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=7644"},"modified":"2026-02-20T08:37:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T14:37:56","slug":"coyote-on-a-snow-covered-hillside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/02\/26\/coyote-on-a-snow-covered-hillside\/","title":{"rendered":"Coyote On A Snow Covered Hillside"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-169731 size-full\" title=\"Coyote on a snow covered hillside, Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-snow-hill-mia-mcpherson-8782.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coyote-snow-hill-mia-mcpherson-8782.jpg\" alt=\"Coyote on a snow covered hillside, Antelope 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