Coyote (going for a swim)

PrescottPhotog

Hi,

I was out at the lake today and there were a couple of kids wandering around birdwatching. One of the birdwatchers came kind of close to me but didn't see me cause I was camo'd up and tucked into the weeds. He walked into the weeds going away from me and not more than 10 seconds later, exactly where he went in, this guy came wandering out. They had to almost run into each other. He wasn't spooked, just walking along looking like a wily coyote usually does.

He came walking directly toward me. When he finally spotted me he had nowhere to go except over me or for a swim because we were both on a little peninsula surrounded by water. I was trying to look thru the viewfinder while watching out of the other eye to see which he was going to choose because I had nowhere to go either since I was backed up to the weeds at the edge of the water.. just the route he wanted to take.

Finally he chose the water, but didn't like it at all. The cropped shot of his head was when he was about 30 feet (at the most) in front of me just before he went swimming.

Hope you like them..

#1

#2 (this is where he spotted me)

#3 (had to crop it this tight cause he filled the frame top to bottom)

#4 (pretty close even for a 500mm)

#5

#6

#7

#8 (and then he was gone)

bfjr

Excellent work like the entire series, even the butt shot

again lucky to be there and be able to capture it so well

Maestro

Very nice series. Coyotes are very hard to capture because they are so shy of humans. The light is very good in these photos too.

jwear

#4 is a great shot all make a great series one morning I was close to getting a swimming shot of scares son but did not run fast enough :cry this set is

Ric Grupe

Nifty!

Harv

Great series, Chris. Outstanding photos. Tack sharp and beautifully detailed. Two thumbs up.

kdog

Excellent series and story.

Cheers,
-joel

Dee

Too funny
What a miserable wet looking coyote!

What a great series too! Thoroughly enjoyed looking at these.

Queen

Great shots!! I love the look on his face in second one...he's givin' you the eye.

dbaker1221

love em! great captures

PrescottPhotog

bfjr wrote:

Excellent work like the entire series, even the butt shot

Hi Ben, Thank you very much for the comments.. butt.. he wasn't much in the mood to stop and pose.

PrescottPhotog

Maestro wrote:

Very nice series. Coyotes are very hard to capture because they are so shy of humans. The light is very good in these photos too.

Hi Stephen, Thanks for viewing. I don't see many 4 legged critters down at the lake so it's fun to capture one. The sun was in the perfect position but I was hunkered down in the weeds looking for BIF's so they have some clutter in them.

PrescottPhotog

jwear wrote:

#4 is a great shot all make a great series

Hi Jeff, Thanks for your comments. I really didn't expect him to go swimming. But when he did he never looked back.

PrescottPhotog

Ric Grupe wrote:

Nifty!

Hi Ric, Thanks for viewing and your thumbs up !

PrescottPhotog

Harv wrote:

Great series, Chris. Outstanding photos. Tack sharp and beautifully detailed. Two thumbs up.

Hi Harv, Thank you for viewing and for your nice comments.

PrescottPhotog

kdog wrote:

Excellent series and story. Cheers,-joel

Hi Joel, Thanks for your comment. It got a bit spooky when the guy walked into the weeds and then Wily Coyote immediately came walking out.
After all, it was Holloween Eve..

leaforte

Coyotes are common in my neck of the woods. I see them most days, hear them most nights, but I have never seen a coyote swim. Thanks to you, I can never say that again! Way cool. Thanks for sharing.

PrescottPhotog

Dee wrote:

What a miserable wet looking coyote!
What a great series too! Thoroughly enjoyed looking at these.

Hi Dee, Thank you for your comment and for viewing. You should see these guys here in the summer when it is 100 degrees, talk about mangy. He's getting a nice winter coat on and probably didn't appreciate me making him swim for it.

Now if it had been a Mtn. Lion it would have been me going for the swim..

PrescottPhotog

Queen wrote:

Great shots!! I love the look on his face in second one...he's givin' you the eye.

Hi Queen, Thanks for viewing. #2 is where he finally spotted me. I could tell even looking through the viewfinder.

dallas

Great shooting Chris, I would love to have him around to photograph. Ours only howl at night, and sleep all day.

Queen

PrescottPhotog wrote:

Hi Queen, Thanks for viewing. #2 is where he finally spotted me. I could tell even looking through the viewfinder.

If you want to shoot another one, there's this one old fella that lives near the parking lot of Old Tucson Studios, he's over in the far side of the parking lot every day.

ehughes

Very cool shots, Love that first one.....

PrescottPhotog

dbaker1221 wrote:

love em! great captures

Hi Dave, Thanks for your nice comments.

PrescottPhotog

leaforte wrote:

I have never seen a coyote swim. Thanks to you, I can never say that again! Way cool. Thanks for sharing.

Hi Leaforte, Thanks for viewing. Living in Colorado for 20 years and then the Phoenix area I've seen 1000's. I've seen them standing on the street corner in downtown Phoenix and standing outside my home office in a heavy residential area, but I never saw one swim either.. and probably never will again..

PrescottPhotog

dallas wrote:

Great shooting Chris, I would love to have him around to photograph. Ours only howl at night, and sleep all day.

Thanks for viewing Dallas, Most of the ones around here do the same, I think this one got rousted out of his nap by the birdwatcher.

PrescottPhotog

ehughes wrote:

Very cool shots, Love that first one.....

Hi Ed, Thanks for viewing and for your nice comment.

BigAl

Nice story, great set #2 really wins for me

PrescottPhotog

BigAl wrote:

Nice story, great set #2 really wins for me

Al, Thanks for your comment and for viewing.

raptorcaptor

Very good set Chris!