Ridgefield Coyotes

Great fun watching two coyotes hunt and eat at Ridgefield NWR today in the rain.

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Great photos! looks like you nailed it with the focus!

great captures, look like young ones

Wonderful shots. We have coyotes near my house in Toronto as well, but I only see them when I'm walking my dog, so I've never gotten a shot.

Lykke wrote in post #14291620
Great photos! looks like you nailed it with the focus!

Thanks Lykke - for the first time in quite a while I'm happy with the sharpness.

rick_reno wrote in post #14291985
great captures, look like young ones

Rick_reno - thanks for looking. One did look small but the scruffy fur didn't help him any either. Perhaps they are shedding - one was a real mess.

HughR wrote in post #14292810
Wonderful shots. We have coyotes near my house in Toronto as well, but I only see them when I'm walking my dog, so I've never gotten a shot.

Thanks for commenting Hugh - we have some coyotes right around the house but if we see them once a year it's surprising. These two were quietly hunting a field at the refuge. The car parked by the side of the road (you're not allowed out of the car in most of the refuge) didn't seem to bother them a whole bunch. And they were having a real feast.

Nice shots.. darn i am gonna have to get down there soon!! not that far away...

Great shots! The second one is my favorite. I love shooting the coyotes at Ridgefield, they are so at ease around people and cars.

photocopy wrote in post #14294806
Nice shots.. darn i am gonna have to get down there soon!! not that far away...

Thanks! I was amazed at how little activity there was out there yesterday. But the coyotes made up for it all.

texasred wrote in post #14295323
Great shots! The second one is my favorite. I love shooting the coyotes at Ridgefield, they are so at ease around people and cars.

Thanks Texasred. These two were in the field on that last long run back to the office. I went around twice and they were there on both trips. And you are right, they don't get all that nervous about us. I sat in the car with the window down letting them hunt back to me and they got quite close.

Excellent captures!

Great shots, coyote's hunt gophers just like cat's. Did he play with his prey a little before eating?

fantastic!

CRobH wrote in post #14295625
Excellent captures!

Thanks CRobH.

Six Fifty B wrote in post #14296346
Great shots, coyote's hunt gophers just like cat's. Did he play with his prey a little before eating?

Thanks - they were pretty much catching and eating - and they were busy.

jhayesvw wrote in post #14296758
fantastic!

Thanks for looking and commenting.

Nice series, Dave.

Thanks SYS. It was fun to shoot.

good action pics