Checking the air

Gallery: WildlifePosted February 24, 2016107 views10 comments

Coyote, canis latrans:

When a coyote suddenly comes upon you and the wind is in your favor and you're fully camouflaged, you may have a few seconds to observe some behavior. It was snowing and the breeze was shifty. This coyote has seen me but a coyote only trusts his nose and as you see he is testing the air. He had actually trotted about 10 m past me. Nikon D300, Sigma 150-500 mm lens shot at 500 (750) actually, 1/160 sec at F10.

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Comment posted by Michael Toma on February 24, 2016 at 7:56 PM

I forgot to add; the lone willow branch leads right into the coyotes jaw line, not much I could do about that unfortunately.

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Comment posted by Richard Wong on February 25, 2016 at 12:19 AM

This is a lovely wolf shot Michael! Wish it were mine.

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Comment posted by Hisham Atallah on February 25, 2016 at 4:44 AM

Nice pose Michael. The snow adds some charm to the frame.

Hisham.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on February 25, 2016 at 8:33 AM

Really like teh falling snow in this one. Perhaps a little more room on top if you have it. Well done.

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on February 25, 2016 at 10:19 AM

Nice behavior and the falling snow adds a lot. Well done.

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Comment posted by Michael Toma on February 26, 2016 at 8:18 PM

Thank you all for the kind words. I do wish I could have framed it better but was just a bit too excited to zoom down a bit.

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Comment posted by William Bickle on February 27, 2016 at 9:17 AM

hello michael, excellent .... well captured with some nice details in larger version

Bill
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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on February 28, 2016 at 10:06 PM

Pleasing capture, Michael. Given the direction of his gaze, I would hope for some more space on top for him to look into. The falling snow is a fine enhancement.

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Comment posted by Michael Toma on February 28, 2016 at 11:40 PM

Thank you Lon, I agree on your points, I am at sometimes very slow to improve the framing as the shot happens. The nose went up to scent the air and was down again in an instant. It's exciting at close range to be sure. Thanks again for your input.

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Comment posted by Michael Toma on February 28, 2016 at 11:43 PM

Thank you Bill.

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