{"id":51961,"date":"2017-09-25T05:08:42","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T11:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=51961"},"modified":"2017-09-25T05:53:19","modified_gmt":"2017-09-25T11:53:19","slug":"confrontation-between-two-coyotes-and-a-plucky-pronghorn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/25\/confrontation-between-two-coyotes-and-a-plucky-pronghorn\/","title":{"rendered":"Confrontation Between Two Coyotes And A Plucky Pronghorn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes the tables are turned and the predator becomes the pursued.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Occasionally I rerun a favorite older post because many of my current readers have never seen it. I originally published these photos on May 28, 2011. For this version of the post I&#8217;ve rewritten much of the text and cleaned up the formatting. The images are smaller than usual because there are so many of them\u00a0I was afraid larger ones would load slowly for some readers. All photos are presented in the order they were taken.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Back in May of 2011 I witnessed a completely unexpected drama during one of my bird photography excursions to Antelope Island. It all started with the frantic calling\u00a0of a Long-billed Curlew in obvious\u00a0distress as it repeatedly flew over my pickup.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2013\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/28\/the-coyotes-and-the-plucky-pronghorn\/coyote-2639\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/coyote-2639.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,529\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"coyote 2639\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/coyote-2639.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2013 size-full\" title=\"2639\" src=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/coyote-2639.jpg\" alt=\"coyote 2639\" width=\"720\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/coyote-2639.jpg 720w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/coyote-2639-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/coyote-2639-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/coyote-2639-400x293.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a01\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM<\/em><\/p>\n<p>At first\u00a0I didn&#8217;t know what was causing all the ruckus but soon\u00a0we spotted this coyote in the area. A couple of minutes later we noticed a second coyote nearby. The curlew must have had a nest in the vicinity and it was obviously\u00a0disturbed\u00a0by the\u00a0presence of\u00a0the foraging coyotes. Soon both coyotes disappeared into a small\u00a0ravine but we hung around hoping for more flight shots of the curlew.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2015\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/28\/the-coyotes-and-the-plucky-pronghorn\/confrontation-2643\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2643.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,460\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pronghorn\/coyote confrontation 2643\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2643.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2015 size-full\" title=\"2643\" src=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2643.jpg\" alt=\"Pronghorn\/coyote confrontation 2642\" width=\"720\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2643.jpg 720w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2643-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2643-150x95.jpg 150w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2643-400x255.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a01\/1600, f\/7.1, ISO 640, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Then, almost a quarter-mile away, we spotted the coyotes again but this time a doe Pronghorn\u00a0had entered the scene.\u00a0There was obviously going to be a confrontation\u00a0and at first I assumed that the coyotes would be the aggressors but I was quickly proven wrong. Notice that she&#8217;s flashing her white rump in alarm as she confronts the wary coyotes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2016\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/28\/the-coyotes-and-the-plucky-pronghorn\/confrontation-2644\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2644.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,497\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pronghorn\/coyote confrontation 2644\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2644.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2016 size-full\" title=\"2644\" src=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2644.jpg\" alt=\"Pronghorn\/coyote confrontation 2644\" width=\"720\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2644.jpg 720w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2644-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2644-150x103.jpg 150w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2644-400x276.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a01\/1600, f\/7.1, ISO 640, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM<\/em><\/p>\n<p>After a few seconds of staring each other down she charged the coyote on the right who quickly turned tail. This doe had pluck!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2018\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/28\/the-coyotes-and-the-plucky-pronghorn\/confrontation-2647\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2647.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,469\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pronghorn\/coyote confrontation 2647\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2647.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2018 size-full\" title=\"2647\" src=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2647.jpg\" alt=\"Pronghorn\/coyote confrontation 2647\" width=\"720\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2647.jpg 720w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2647-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2647-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2647-400x260.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a01\/1600, f\/7.1, ISO 640, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As that coyote\u00a0beat a hasty retreat\u00a0the teamwork of\u00a0the coyotes came into play.\u00a0During this part of the encounter the coyotes always stayed a short distance apart and whenever the doe would charge one of them the other one would threaten the pronghorns flank, as the one on the left is doing here,\u00a0so she would have to\u00a0break off her attack.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2019\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/28\/the-coyotes-and-the-plucky-pronghorn\/confrontation-2667\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2667.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,528\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Coyote\/pronghorn confrontation 2667\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2667.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2019 size-full\" title=\"2667\" src=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2667.jpg\" alt=\"Coyote\/pronghorn confrontation 2667\" width=\"720\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2667.jpg 720w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2667-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2667-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2667-400x293.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a01\/1600, f\/7.1, ISO 640, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM<\/em><\/p>\n<p>After several similar encounters and with\u00a0the doe out of frame to the right the coyotes began howling and yipping &#8211; perhaps in frustration but of course\u00a0I don&#8217;t really know their motivation. This serenade went on for perhaps 20 seconds and believe me it was <em>loud!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2020\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/28\/the-coyotes-and-the-plucky-pronghorn\/confrontation-2674\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2674.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,506\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pronghorn\/coyote confrontation 2674\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2674.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2020 size-full\" title=\"2674\" src=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2674.jpg\" alt=\"Pronghorn\/coyote confrontation 2674\" width=\"720\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2674.jpg 720w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2674-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2674-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2674-400x281.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a01\/1250, f\/7.1, ISO 640, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM<\/em><\/p>\n<p>But the Pronghorn wasn&#8217;t yet willing to give up on her harassment of the coyotes. She would slowly approach them as she watched for an opening and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2021\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/28\/the-coyotes-and-the-plucky-pronghorn\/confrontation-2678\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2678.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,522\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pronghorn\/coyote confrontation 2678\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2678.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2021 size-full\" title=\"2678\" src=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2678.jpg\" alt=\"Pronghorn\/coyote confrontation 2678\" width=\"720\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2678.jpg 720w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2678-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2678-150x108.jpg 150w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2678-400x290.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a01\/1600, f\/7.1, ISO 640, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM<\/em><\/p>\n<p>when\u00a0an attack came it came very quickly.<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2023\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/28\/the-coyotes-and-the-plucky-pronghorn\/confrontation-2679\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2679.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,508\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pronghorn\/coyote confrontation 2679\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2679.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2023 size-full\" title=\"2679\" src=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2679.jpg\" alt=\"Pronghorn\/coyote confrontation 2679\" width=\"720\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2679.jpg 720w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2679-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2679-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2679-400x282.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a01\/1600, f\/7.1, ISO 640, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Notice once again that when she attacks one coyote&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2024\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/28\/the-coyotes-and-the-plucky-pronghorn\/confrontation-2680\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2680.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,530\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pronghorn\/coyote confrontation 2680\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2680.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2024 size-full\" title=\"2680\" src=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2680.jpg\" alt=\"Pronghorn\/coyote confrontation 2680\" width=\"720\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2680.jpg 720w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2680-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2680-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2680-400x294.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a01\/1250, f\/7.1, ISO 640, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM<\/em><\/p>\n<p>the other one threatens her flank so she has to\u00a0veer off for her own safety.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2687.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2025\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/28\/the-coyotes-and-the-plucky-pronghorn\/confrontation-2687\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2687.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,523\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pronghorn\/coyote confrontation 2687\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2687.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2025 size-full\" title=\"2687\" src=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2687.jpg\" alt=\"Pronghorn\/coyote confrontation 2687\" width=\"720\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2687.jpg 720w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2687-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2687-150x108.jpg 150w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2687-400x290.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a01\/1600, f\/7.1, ISO 640, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It seemed obvious to me that the intent of the pronghorn was to\u00a0drive the coyotes out of the area.\u00a0It&#8217;s fawning time on the island (I saw multiple fawns that morning) and perhaps there were hidden youngsters nearby though I never did see any. Whatever her motivation she continued to herd the coyotes up the very large hill.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2026\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/28\/the-coyotes-and-the-plucky-pronghorn\/confrontation-2692\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2692.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,543\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pronghorn\/coyote confrontation 2692\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2692.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2026 size-full\" title=\"2692\" src=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2692.jpg\" alt=\"Pronghorn\/coyote confrontation 2692\" width=\"720\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2692.jpg 720w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2692-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2692-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2692-400x301.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a01\/1250, f\/7.1, ISO 640, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The coyotes seemed to deliberately head for these rocks, perhaps knowing that she would be reluctant to follow them\u00a0there and if so they were right. But she got in one last lick before it was too late.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2027\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/28\/the-coyotes-and-the-plucky-pronghorn\/confrontation-2694\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2694.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,568\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pronghorn\/coyote confrontation 2694\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2694.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2027 size-full\" title=\"2694\" src=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2694.jpg\" alt=\"Pronghorn\/coyote confrontation 2694\" width=\"720\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2694.jpg 720w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2694-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2694-150x118.jpg 150w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2694-400x315.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a01\/1600, f\/7.1, ISO 640, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is the closest I saw her get to either one of the coyotes and they never made actual contact that I&#8217;m aware of, though they came close. This wasn&#8217;t a game &#8211; it was obviously serious stuff.<\/p>\n<p>The coyotes hung out in the rocks for a while and when it became apparent that she was reluctant to follow them there &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2030\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/28\/the-coyotes-and-the-plucky-pronghorn\/confrontation-2702\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2702.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,546\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pronghorn\/coyote confrontation 2702\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2702.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2030 size-full\" title=\"2702\" src=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2702.jpg\" alt=\"Pronghorn\/coyote confrontation 2702\" width=\"720\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2702.jpg 720w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2702-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2702-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2702-400x303.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a01\/1250, f\/7.1, ISO 640, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM<\/em><\/p>\n<p>they turned their backs on her and walked nonchalantly up the hill. Here she seems to be looking on in frustration since she can&#8217;t or won&#8217;t follow them through the rocks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2031\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/28\/the-coyotes-and-the-plucky-pronghorn\/confrontation-2703\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2703.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"667,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pronghorn\/coyote confrontation 2703\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2703.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2031 size-full\" title=\"2703\" src=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2703.jpg\" alt=\"Pronghorn\/coyote confrontation 2703\" width=\"667\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2703.jpg 667w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2703-277x300.jpg 277w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2703-138x150.jpg 138w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2703-400x431.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a01\/1000, f\/7.1, ISO 640, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM<\/em><\/p>\n<p>But she still\u00a0wasn&#8217;t ready to give up so instead\u00a0she circled around the rocks, caught up to the coyotes..<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2034\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/28\/the-coyotes-and-the-plucky-pronghorn\/confrontation-2706\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2706.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"673,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pronghorn\/coyote confrontation 2706\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2706.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2034 size-full\" title=\"2706\" src=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2706.jpg\" alt=\"Pronghorn\/coyote confrontation 2706\" width=\"673\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2706.jpg 673w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2706-280x300.jpg 280w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2706-140x150.jpg 140w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2706-400x427.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a01\/1600, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em>and continued to put on slow but steady pressure on them&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2035\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/28\/the-coyotes-and-the-plucky-pronghorn\/confrontation-2708\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2708.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,565\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pronghorn\/coyote confrontation 2708\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2708.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2035 size-full\" title=\"2708\" src=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2708.jpg\" alt=\"Pronghorn\/coyote confrontation 2708\" width=\"720\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2708.jpg 720w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2708-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2708-150x117.jpg 150w, https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2708-400x313.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u00a01\/2000, f\/6.3, ISO 640, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM<\/em><\/p>\n<p>until all three disappeared over the crest of the\u00a0hill about a half mile away.<\/p>\n<p>At this point I realized there was a possibility that\u00a0I could get more photos of this little\u00a0drama\u00a0if\u00a0I drove the circuitous mile and a half (had to follow the road) to the top of the hill and tried to find them again. I drove it as fast as I dared but\u00a0I got there just in time for all three animals\u00a0to cross the road right\u00a0in front of\u00a0me (with the doe still pressuring the coyotes)\u00a0and disappear to the north.<\/p>\n<p>You can imagine how thrilled I was to have witnessed\u00a0such an interesting display of behaviors &#8211;\u00a0few folks ever see an encounter like this and I even got photos of it.<\/p>\n<p>What a treat! I haven&#8217;t seen anything like it before or since.<\/p>\n<p>Ron<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes the tables are turned and the predator becomes the pursued.<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/25\/confrontation-between-two-coyotes-and-a-plucky-pronghorn\/\"><span>Continue reading<\/span><i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2024,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,334,374,373],"tags":[31,3577,140,258,3578],"class_list":["post-51961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-antelope-island","category-birds","category-coyotes","category-pronghorns","tag-antelope-island-2","tag-coyotes","tag-fighting","tag-pronghorn","tag-pronghorn-attacking-coyotes"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/confrontation-2680.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1zzJh-dw5","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51961"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51961\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}