Such a shy creature...
... with very big ears..!!!!
A coyote in the Mt. Diablo area. Not a common sight from a car, but this is how I got this one (about a quarter mile before the parking area of the Mitchell Canyon trail head.)
I saw another coyote while on my hike. I was just cresting a hill, and saw hiim coming toward me on the trail. I quickly (and quietly) swung my camera up while turning it on, got it front of my face as it adusted to the light and focus, and .... nothing.
He'd dissappeared in the brief second. I lowered my camera dissappointment, walked the hundred or so yards to where he'd been - thinking he'd be lurking in the bushes or something, but no.
I walked a few more yards, then (on a hunch) turned around to see him standing where I'd been when I first saw him. He paused, turned and looked back at me, posed for a quickie photo (see below), then we both went on our respective ways.
It was like he magically dissapeared while I passed, then reappeard as the danger passed.
What creatures ....!!!!
Such a shy creature...
... with very big ears..!!!!
A coyote in the Mt. Diablo area. Not a common sight from a car, but this is how I got this one (about a quarter mile before the parking area of the Mitchell Canyon trail head.)
I saw another coyote while on my hike. I was just cresting a hill, and saw hiim coming toward me on the trail. I quickly (and quietly) swung my camera up while turning it on, got it front of my face as it adusted to the light and focus, and .... nothing.
He'd dissappeared in the brief second. I lowered my camera dissappointment, walked the hundred or so yards to where he'd been - thinking he'd be lurking in the bushes or something, but no.
I walked a few more yards, then (on a hunch) turned around to see him standing where I'd been when I first saw him. He paused, turned and looked back at me, posed for a quickie photo (see below), then we both went on our respective ways.
It was like he magically dissapeared while I passed, then reappeard as the danger passed.
What creatures ....!!!!