2004_1102 Run For Your Life
Driving into Swift Current early one morning for a doctor's appointment, I saw a Coyote beside the road. I was going through the hills, where there are few farmhouses and the stony terrain is mostly used as pasture. It's always worthwhile to have the camera at hand, because this is a good location for wildlife - so I was ready, and simultaneously braking while rolling down my window and reaching for the camera.
I was very close before the Coyote noticed me, for suddenly it looked up, startled, and broke into a desperate run - such a different response from the protected Coyotes in Grasslands National Park that tend to saunter away and sometimes approach out of apparent curiosity. But this guy was in survival mode: run for your life. I shot a burst as it raced across the open slopes.
Thirty seconds later, over the next little rise, its mate took off in the opposite direction, running hard. I'm sure they managed a hookup later.
Photographed near Cadillac, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2020 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
2004_1102 Run For Your Life
Driving into Swift Current early one morning for a doctor's appointment, I saw a Coyote beside the road. I was going through the hills, where there are few farmhouses and the stony terrain is mostly used as pasture. It's always worthwhile to have the camera at hand, because this is a good location for wildlife - so I was ready, and simultaneously braking while rolling down my window and reaching for the camera.
I was very close before the Coyote noticed me, for suddenly it looked up, startled, and broke into a desperate run - such a different response from the protected Coyotes in Grasslands National Park that tend to saunter away and sometimes approach out of apparent curiosity. But this guy was in survival mode: run for your life. I shot a burst as it raced across the open slopes.
Thirty seconds later, over the next little rise, its mate took off in the opposite direction, running hard. I'm sure they managed a hookup later.
Photographed near Cadillac, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2020 James R. Page - all rights reserved.