1710_1128 Coyote
A young Coyote stands just off the road margin, intent on something other than the rolling red Toyota car blind. I was able to slide over the gear shift and parking brake to shoot out through the open passenger side window.
I find that late fall/early winter is the best time to photograph Coyotes in my area. The young ones are fully grown by then and dispersing, and some of them do not seem very aware of how dangerous we humans are. They are protected in the national park, but very vulnerable when they cross that boundary line and stray onto the surrounding farms and ranches. An old rancher once told me, "I shoot ever' one of 'em that comes in my yard. But I'd sure miss 'em if they all disappeared." I said, "Well you've got a contradiction going there." He snorted. We all live with our contradictions.
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2017 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
1710_1128 Coyote
A young Coyote stands just off the road margin, intent on something other than the rolling red Toyota car blind. I was able to slide over the gear shift and parking brake to shoot out through the open passenger side window.
I find that late fall/early winter is the best time to photograph Coyotes in my area. The young ones are fully grown by then and dispersing, and some of them do not seem very aware of how dangerous we humans are. They are protected in the national park, but very vulnerable when they cross that boundary line and stray onto the surrounding farms and ranches. An old rancher once told me, "I shoot ever' one of 'em that comes in my yard. But I'd sure miss 'em if they all disappeared." I said, "Well you've got a contradiction going there." He snorted. We all live with our contradictions.
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2017 James R. Page - all rights reserved.