Coyote After Dinner

Gallery: WildlifePosted September 27, 2011150 views9 comments

This image was captured along the Blacktail Plateau Drive in Yellowstone. This coyote had just finished off a chipmunk. I got a shot of that & have posted below to complete the story. I had moved for a better angle of him eating, and once he finished, he decided to trot out of the woods directly towards me. I fired off a few quick shots & jumped back in the car! We were able to watch him hunt for another five minutes or so with some great shots, but he came up empty handed.

Canon 7D, 70-200mm 2.8 @ 190mm, f3.5, 1/1600 sec, ISO 500

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9 comments

Comment posted by Wick Smith on September 27, 2011 at 8:58 AM

Here's the photo of him eating dinner - an unfortunate chipmunk.

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Comment posted by Cam Held on September 27, 2011 at 11:21 AM

Beautiful shot, I love the licking of his lips! Fantastic capture! I wish the OOF blob was a little farther to the right and didn't overlap on the coyote, but I understand the circumstances probably didn't allow for that. You must have been quite close for this to be at 190mm!
-Cam

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Comment posted by Sally King on September 27, 2011 at 5:47 PM

Love the tongue curl. I wonder if you could lighten the eyes any. Coyote eyes have so much personality. The fall vegetation adds a nice tone to the image. It must have been interesting to watch.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on September 27, 2011 at 6:57 PM

Wick, the face is sharp and even though the eyes are slightly dark that bright tongue wrapping over the nose makes the shot for me. I'm pretty much ok with the OOF stuff in front of the legs - you did well to get the coyote in the clear as much as you did.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on September 27, 2011 at 9:55 PM

Great looking animal. The color, comp. and the habitat are very good. Fine image. I had a similar experience recently in Yellowstone, only it was very early in the morning and I couldn't convince the Coyote to stand still so I could take a 5 or 6 second exposure.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on September 27, 2011 at 10:01 PM

Good behavior shot you have here Wick. I like the tongue showing he just enjoyed a nice meal.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on September 28, 2011 at 12:07 AM

Neat coyote capture! Thanks for sharing this one!

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on September 28, 2011 at 3:44 PM

Great wilderness shot. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on September 30, 2011 at 7:01 PM

Looks like Yellowstone was good to you. This is a terrific view with the tongue out. Would have enjoyed overlapping, but I flew in on the 24th. I can only hope to get something this good during my visit.

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