"Roadkill Robber" Pacific Spirit Coyote at UBC in Vancouver BC 08Apr2010
The Pacific Spirit coyotes (Canis latrans), as I call them, are currently busy with the hunt. I most often see them in the spring and early summer. Perhaps they diligently care for a litter during this time of year.
I was not out looking for wild animals. Instead, I had camera in-hand to photograph damage from the two recent windstorms. I found a large, partially rotten Douglas-fir that had been toppled during an early-morning westerly gale, and climbed into the tree to examine the windfall closely. When a young man on the bike called to me, "Did you photograph that coyote?" I was caught with my 300mm down.
I climbed out of the tree, walked out of the woodlot and took a look down Westbrook Mall. Far downrange, a coyote walked the road. The animal soon found something of interest: roadkill. However, a few cars rolling down the road compelled the canine to leap into the brush. One of the vehicles stopped, the occupants obviously interested in the creature. I suspected the coyote had left permanently. Nevertheless, I quickly dropped my bag and switched lenses. By the time I was ready, the paused vehicle had left. The coyote quickly returned. So very enticing, a carcass on the road. This gave me a chance to capture the above frames, all of them extreme crops due to the large distance between me and the coyote.
As this coyote, a male I believe, leaped into the brush, something extraordinary happened…
"Roadkill Robber" Pacific Spirit Coyote at UBC in Vancouver BC 08Apr2010
The Pacific Spirit coyotes (Canis latrans), as I call them, are currently busy with the hunt. I most often see them in the spring and early summer. Perhaps they diligently care for a litter during this time of year.
I was not out looking for wild animals. Instead, I had camera in-hand to photograph damage from the two recent windstorms. I found a large, partially rotten Douglas-fir that had been toppled during an early-morning westerly gale, and climbed into the tree to examine the windfall closely. When a young man on the bike called to me, "Did you photograph that coyote?" I was caught with my 300mm down.
I climbed out of the tree, walked out of the woodlot and took a look down Westbrook Mall. Far downrange, a coyote walked the road. The animal soon found something of interest: roadkill. However, a few cars rolling down the road compelled the canine to leap into the brush. One of the vehicles stopped, the occupants obviously interested in the creature. I suspected the coyote had left permanently. Nevertheless, I quickly dropped my bag and switched lenses. By the time I was ready, the paused vehicle had left. The coyote quickly returned. So very enticing, a carcass on the road. This gave me a chance to capture the above frames, all of them extreme crops due to the large distance between me and the coyote.
As this coyote, a male I believe, leaped into the brush, something extraordinary happened…