Coyote Exposed

Shakey · February 8, 2006

No not Rick Tocchet assistant coach of The Phoenix Coyote's

But simply a Coyote I captured today.

Breakfast

Hunting

Wondering who's the funny looking human?

Wildlife captures... often the flora gets in the way of the fauna.

Making sucking noises through my teeth gets him looking at me otherwise I would be posting all of my yote butt outtakes.

The pounce and also an obligitory butt shot .

The Creek

Changing light conditions make shooting interesting.

A parting shot my favorite of the day

Well thats all for now . I have not posted much in the last 5 months so maybe this makes up for it and you will all be quite sick of me.:D
Next week I am off to Disneyland ... I'll be the guy with his wife and kid carrying a camera and looking like a tourist. So if your in the area say hi.:rofl :lol

Tim

Thusie · February 8, 2006

That last shot!!!! WOW< WOW

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The whole series is wonderful

Anson · February 8, 2006

Hi Tim
Those are Great!

What lens were you using?

p.s. I worked at Lake Louise as a doorman (1979) one winter 'park your car?' (downhill on full days of, cross country on the rest...absolutely the best winter of my life! 1st year I ever tried skiing...it was learn quickly or die) & spent some time shortly after working as a roughneck on oil rigs....great $money for a teenager and luckily, a couple of not to serious of injuries, which motivated my ass back to University.
Alberta winters on the platform were not the cushiest (sp?) job one could experience, but in hindsight I am glad that I did it!

I have a dear friend who is a marketing head for the Calgary Stampede....

Also, spent some great time at a friends ranch south of Calgary, Kent had very healthy, not completely tame horses....hey that's another story

ooh, your post brought back many wonderful memories. I spent roughly 5 years of and on in Alberta (throughout my school years)
A fabulous Province and the best if you like the outdoors stuff.

Regards

gluwater · February 8, 2006

The 3rd and 8th shots are just awesome. The first shot is a bit OOF and it looks like the coyote has just caught a toupee

. I'm wondering if you were changing ISO while shooting because some of these are very clean but others are a bit noisy but still very usable. How close were you able to get?

Tessa HD · February 8, 2006

I agree, last one's my favorite.
wonderful series! I'm amazed at all the shots you got and that he didn't seem bothered by your presence.

Shakey · February 8, 2006

Thusie wrote:

That last shot!!!! WOW< WOW<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/thumb.gif" border="0" alt="" >thumb<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/thumb.gif" border="0" alt="" >thumb<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/thumb.gif" border="0" alt="" >

The whole series is wonderful

Thanks Thusie

Tim

Shakey · February 8, 2006

Anson wrote:

Those are Great!

What lens were you using?

p.s. I worked at Lake Louise as a doorman (1979) one winter 'park your car?' (downhill on full days of, cross country on the rest...absolutely the best winter of my life! 1st year I ever tried skiing...it was learn quickly or die) & spent some time shortly after working as a roughneck on oil rigs....great $money for a teenager and luckily, a couple of not to serious of injuries, which motivated my ass back to University.
Alberta winters on the platform were not the cushiest (sp?) job one could experience, but in hindsight I am glad that I did it!

I have a dear friend who is a marketing head for the Calgary Stampede....

Also, spent some great time at a friends ranch south of Calgary, Kent had very healthy, not completely tame horses....hey that's another story

ooh, your post brought back many wonderful memories. I spent roughly 5 years of and on in Alberta (throughout my school years)
A fabulous Province and the best if you like the outdoors stuff.

Regards

Glad you like Alberta, Anson

: Oh yeah I took these shots with a Canon 200mm F/2.8L.
Thanks for viewing and commenting!

Tim

Shakey · February 8, 2006

gluwater wrote:

The 3rd and 8th shots are just awesome. The first shot is a bit OOF and it looks like the coyote has just caught a toupee . I'm wondering if you were changing ISO while shooting because some of these are very clean but others are a bit noisy but still very usable. How close were you able to get?

Like the commercial where the guy throws buddies cell phone out of the car window and says,"you wont be needing that" and the dejected cell phone owner reacts by ripping off buddies toupee and says"you won't be needing that either"
Maybe my coyote found his toupee under similar conditions:D

Light conditions were difficult so some 200 and some 400 iso but mostly It is because of croping .I was anywhere from 30-50 yards away.

I am always trying to get a better closer coyote shot.

Thanks for your comments

Cheers
Tim

Shakey · February 8, 2006

Tessa HD wrote:

wonderful series! I'm amazed at all the shots you got and that he didn't seem bothered by your presence.

Thanks Tessa HD. These shots were taken at a very large urban provincial park. it sees constant use from hikers, joggers,and all sorts of nature lovers. Humans are a daily occurance for this coyote. Still they are leary and I hope to get super close one day.

Cheers
Tim

Shakey · February 8, 2006

http://shakey.smugmug.com/photos/55636506-L.jpg
Here is one more.

Cheers
Tim

Rohirrim · February 8, 2006

Very nice series Tim,

amazing you were able to get so close with a 200mm.

gus · February 8, 2006

Great catch shakey

He/she has a beautiful winter coat.

ehughes · February 8, 2006

Excellent Job Tim, I really like this one

Awais Yaqub · February 8, 2006

Wow nice captures

zacker · February 8, 2006

re
ohhhh wht a pretty dog you found!
lol Beautiful shots.. I love them coyotes, except for when they try to eat my cats!!!! anyhow, good job, they look nice. What was he eating?
-zacker-

jwear · February 9, 2006

Rohirrim wrote:

Very nice series Tim, amazing you were able to get so close with a 200mm.

that goes double for me and that is one good looking pup

Shakey · February 9, 2006

Rohirrim wrote:

Very nice series Tim, amazing you were able to get so close with a 200mm.

Thanks, I hope one day to purchase some long glass untill then I am looking to buy a 1.4 to bring my 200 to a 448 with all the multiplyers.

Tim

Shakey · February 9, 2006

Humungus wrote:

Great catch shakey He/she has a beautiful winter coat.

Thanks Gus, It has been a very very warm winter here this year. It's coat is nice though.

Tim

Shakey · February 9, 2006

ehughes wrote:

Excellent Job Tim, I really like this one

Thanks ,One day I hope to be able to get as good a shot as your pouncing Yote. It's an inspiration to me.

Tim

Shakey · February 9, 2006

Awais Yaqub wrote:

Wow nice captures

Hey thanks for stopping by and commenting:D .
Cheers
Tim

Shakey · February 9, 2006

zacker wrote:

ohhhh wht a pretty dog you found!
lol Beautiful shots.. I love them coyotes, except for when they try to eat my cats!!!! anyhow, good job, they look nice. What was he eating?
-zacker-

Um I am not sure but I think it is a road kill cat

. I have cats too.:uhoh
These coyotes have been problematic to dog /pet owners who have had to chase the coyote away from small pets on leash and in the yard.
Then the media gets a hold of it and whammo ,it becomes the biggest public problem since the 50's nuclear scares.

Tim

Shakey · February 9, 2006

jwear wrote:

that goes double for me and that is one good looking pup

Thank you.
I am going to San Diego next week and I am really looking forward to a zoo shoot.
Hopefully I can get some quality shots there.

Tim

kdog · February 9, 2006

Awesome shots, Tim. That's a beautiful animal, and you're very lucky to have gotten so close.

However, are you sure that's a Coyote? I did some research a couple of weeks ago on a similar beast that was in my neighborhood. From what I read, Coyotes only get to be 18" tall, and 30 lbs max. I think what you have there is a wolf.

-joel

Anson · February 9, 2006

tutorial..long lens technique
http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/336167

Shakey · February 10, 2006

kdog wrote:

Awesome shots, Tim. That's a beautiful animal, and you're very lucky to have gotten so close.

However, are you sure that's a Coyote? I did some research a couple of weeks ago on a similar beast that was in my neighborhood. From what I read, Coyotes only get to be 18" tall, and 30 lbs max. I think what you have there is a wolf.

-joel

Nope it is a coyote 110% sure. They grow big up here and even bigger with the rodent population (mice) and rabbit population being very, very high.
With the addition of being in a large park, albeit urban they,have little worries and little stress. Often food sources can be supplemented by human waste.Good nutrition and a good life style often leads to world class size animals.
Alberta's Boone and Crocket scores are proof of that.

Our Hares also are quite phenomenal in size. And the last 2 years they have flourished.I deal with a lot of US people who are amazed at the size of these critters.:D
Wolves up here (generally)can be found about 1.5 hours west of the city.
More northwest and these specimens are often in the 100 lb+ range and some are upwards of 150 lbs.:jawdrop

Some day I hope to capture in film or megapixels a wild wolf.

Cheers
Tim

kdog · February 10, 2006

Thanks for the explanation, Tim. The park sounds wonderful and full of very healthy beasts. I'll have to visit it some day.

In case you didn't see my previous post, here's the coyote that was skulking about in my backyard. I wish these shots were as good as yours.

Have fun in Disney World, and have a happy birthday.

-joel

Ann McRae · February 10, 2006

Hey Tim
Great shots - love the light in them. Coyotes were the only wildlife we saw a couple weekends ago when we drove to Banff. Those wildlife corridors are really effective!

When you are in San Diego, give yourselves a whole day for the Wild Animal Park - highlight of my trip, for sure. It is a really enjoyable place to visit.

ann

DoctorIt · February 10, 2006

Shakey, I'm most suprised by how long it seems that coyote let you follow! The few times I've bumped into one around here, they bolt. Guess it has a lot to do with the same reasons you mentioned above for why they are so fat and pretty up there in the north - not in such a hurry to run away, life is good for them up there.

Very nice set

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