Now THIS is a Coyote! Also a GBH taking flight (Page 3): Such a beautiful animal. I learned to call coyotes as a teenager in Kansas, and they now will come visit when I call where I...

norvik1943 Loc: Jenks, OK and Domazan, France

Heirloom Tomato wrote:

He looks wild and wooly. What a great tail on him. Nice shots!

Such a beautiful animal. I learned to call coyotes as a teenager in Kansas, and they now will come visit when I call where I live now. I learned to call them as they paid a $2.00 bounty in Kansas at the time. Now I know that they are more than that, they are a beautiful animal that deserves to live just like all (armadillos are the exception in my yard) the animals that share our environment. The couple that answered my call apparently stayed as I'd hear the yip of their young on a small hillock near my home after that. And I saw more. Wished I could have have a camera handy like you did for this beautiful speciman.

Shadowfax Loc: Florida

Great shots !!

Heirloom Tomato Loc: Oregon

norvik1943 wrote:

Such a beautiful animal. I learned to call coyote... (show quote)

Linda from Maine captured this fine wild coyote. I seem to capture primarily mushrooms, leaves, vegetables, flowers. I'm sure she will see your post.

jstoogy Loc: Central Pa.

Very nice, you're making me jealous, thanks for sharing.

Linda From Maine wrote:

He was passing through the cow pasture where I photo'd a great blue heron catching mice a couple of days ago!

Photo #3 taken in same pasture, but different sides :)

Canon SX50, 1.5x in-camera teleconverter. ISO 500. Aperture priority at f/7.1 and 8.0 (8.0 is max. DOF for this camera construction).

:thumbup:

Calsnap Loc: Seattle/Montana/San Diego

Bruce with a Canon wrote:

First shot is a stunning coydog shot!
Beware of these dogs!!!!
Gorgeous heron!

Bruce with a Canon,
was wondering why you called this a coydog? Looks to me to be a straight up coyote, albeit a prime specimen, well captured.
More of your "work to aspire to" Linda. Like the GBH but love the coyote shot. Fun stuff.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

You are all so generous and gracious with your time and kind words - along with your personal stories - I appreciate it very much!

As for image quality, you have to remember these are with a 35mm equivalent of 1000 mm - 1800 mm lens on moving animals (and #1 is cropped too). For a $350 camera/lens, I more than get my money's worth :)

davids999 Loc: Edinburgh, UK

What a great encounter! Well done.
:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Jimjay Loc: Weeki Wachee, Fl.

Linda From Maine wrote:

He was passing through the cow pasture where I photo'd a great blue heron catching mice a couple of days ago!

Photo #3 taken in same pasture, but different sides :)

Canon SX50, 1.5x in-camera teleconverter. ISO 500. Aperture priority at f/7.1 and 8.0 (8.0 is max. DOF for this camera construction).

Absolutely great coyote shot, Linda. My guess, lotsa rabbits in that pasture.

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

Linda From Maine wrote:

He was passing through the cow pasture where I photo'd a great blue heron catching mice a couple of days ago!

Photo #3 taken in same pasture, but different sides :)

Canon SX50, 1.5x in-camera teleconverter. ISO 500. Aperture priority at f/7.1 and 8.0 (8.0 is max. DOF for this camera construction).

Big coyote. Nice captures. :thumbup: :thumbup:

JimUSNY Loc: Hudson Valley New York

Nice catch, most of the coyotes in the northeast are descendants from the earliest ones that bred with the few remaining wolves before the coyotes just took over, and are much larger than the rest of the country.. I got a good view of one taking down a deer a couple years ago from my blind.. I was less than 50 feet away.. after I saw that I was much more wary of them.. they dont get hunted much up here and are getting braver and braver.. one probably wont attack, but a group stay away

Coyote kills deer

mindlessgeo Loc: Orlando, FL

Great set, Linda! Love the first one!

kjfishman Loc: Fulton MO

Great shots!

curveskarla Loc: Satellite Beach

Wow!! Great shots! #1 is fantastic!

CResQ Loc: Cobble Hill, BC

Linda From Maine wrote:

He was passing through the cow pasture where I photo'd a great blue heron catching mice a couple of days ago!

Photo #3 taken in same pasture, but different sides :)

Canon SX50, 1.5x in-camera teleconverter. ISO 500. Aperture priority at f/7.1 and 8.0 (8.0 is max. DOF for this camera construction).

What a handsome chap that coyote is. Great set Linda, thank you for sharing :thumbup:

sailorsmom Loc: Souderton, PA

He's watching you closely, Linda! Good shot of the heron, too!