{"id":7111,"date":"2012-08-14T17:59:13","date_gmt":"2012-08-14T23:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=7111"},"modified":"2012-09-01T19:05:05","modified_gmt":"2012-09-02T01:05:05","slug":"a-banner-year-for-coyotes-on-antelope-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/14\/a-banner-year-for-coyotes-on-antelope-island\/","title":{"rendered":"A Banner Year For Coyotes On Antelope Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you think this\u00a0coyote looks befuddled, you’re right.<\/p>\n

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As it crossed the road right in front of me (about two weeks ago) it\u00a0suddenly stopped in complete bewilderment because it could feel something on the left side of its neck, but when it turned to investigate\u00a0the young coyote\u00a0apparently couldn’t see what it was because the object was too close to its head and it was hidden in the crease of the neck.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0The offending object was a clump of grass which I could finally see when the coyote was\u00a0able to nudge the bottom of the clump with its jaw and push it up where it was visible.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0The youngster finally got the grass clump pulled away from its fur, held it for a few moments in triumph and then unceremoniously dropped it and continued across the road…<\/p>\n

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\u00a0where it captured a vole in less than two minutes.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0About a week ago I found this coyote staring at me in the early morning light.\u00a0 I love this warm light in the grassy setting.\u00a0 To me it almost looks like the coyote is smiling at me.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0And on the same morning, about 20 minutes later, another coyote crossed the road in front of me and proceeded to chase voles.<\/p>\n

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This leap for the vole was unsuccessful.\u00a0 I wish I’d had more shutter speed for this shot but I still liked the action.<\/p>\n

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Then two days ago this handsome animal was very trusting of me and allowed me close.\u00a0 I like the colors of the coyote with the\u00a0 grassy setting.<\/p>\n

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This is the same animal as in the portrait above, as it slowly went on its way and looked back at me periodically.\u00a0 I enjoy how the coyote just seems to melt into the grasses.<\/p>\n

This seems to have been a good year for coyotes on Antelope Island.\u00a0 In recent trips I’ve seen as many as 9-12 of them (although a few may have been repeated sightings of the same animal).\u00a0 But that’s only because they’re protected on the island – at least so far.\u00a0 If the state of Utah thinks they can make a buck on it I’m sure they’d auction off hunting permits for coyotes on the island (this is a state park, mind you), just like they now do for deer and\u00a0bighorn sheep.\u00a0 And after coyotes, what’s next?\u00a0 Jackrabbits?\u00a0 Voles?\u00a0 How about it folks – what’m I bid for a permit to shoot a trophy brine fly on Antelope Island?\u00a0 We’ve got some HUGE ones out there!<\/p>\n

Every time I see one of these\u00a0wonderful creatures I feel shame and anger at the way\u00a0Homo sapiens<\/em> persecutes Canis latrans.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>The recent actions of the Utah Legislature and Governor Hebert to more than double the bounty on coyotes with the stated goal to kill 20,000 of them in Utah disgusts me.<\/p>\n

When will we ever<\/em> learn?<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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If you think this\u00a0coyote looks befuddled, you’re right.   \u00a01\/1250, f\/7.1\/, ISO 400, 100-400 @115mm As it crossed the road right in front of me (about two weeks ago) it\u00a0suddenly stopped in complete bewilderment because it could feel something on the left side of its neck, but when it turned to investigate\u00a0the young coyote\u00a0apparently couldn’t see what it was because the object was too close to its head and it was hidden in the crease of the neck.     \u00a0\u00a01\/1250, f\/7.1\/, ISO 400, 100-400 @115mm \u00a0The offending object was a clump of grass which I could finally see when the coyote was\u00a0able to nudge the bottom of the clump with its jaw and push it up where it was visible.     \u00a0\u00a01\/1650, f\/7.1\/, ISO 400, 100-400 @115mm \u00a0The youngster finally got the grass clump pulled away from its fur, held it for a few moments in triumph and then unceremoniously dropped it and continued across the road…     \u00a0\u00a01\/800, f\/6.3\/, ISO 400, 100-400 @180mm \u00a0where it captured a vole in less than two minutes.     \u00a01\/640, f\/5.6\/, ISO 640, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc \u00a0About a week ago I found this coyote staring at me in the early morning light.\u00a0 I love this warm light in the grassy setting.\u00a0 To me it almost looks like the coyote is smiling at me.     \u00a0\u00a01\/640, f\/7.1\/, ISO 640, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc \u00a0And on the same morning, about 20 minutes later, another coyote crossed the road in front of me and proceeded to…<\/p>\n

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