The Coyote Wildlife Study contains 90 images taken in the late winter and autumn in
Yellowstone National Park and in mid-winter at Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge, NM.
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Coyotes of Yellowstone National Park            Coyotes of Bosque del Apache

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There are 111 images in the Coyote Gallery

Coyote Tower Junction 0326

An 850mm telephoto portrait of a Coyote in the autumn grass near Tower Junction in Yellowstone.

Coyote Tower Junction 9303

A 420mm telephoto portrait of a coyote in the autumn grass near Tower Junction in Yellowstone.

Coyote Portrait Obsidian Cliffs 0773

A 200mm telephoto close-portrait of a coyote approaching the photographer
near Obsidian Cliffs in north-central Yellowstone National Park in late September.

Coyote Pounce Willow Park 0621

A coyote pounces on a vole in the autumn grass in Willow Park.

This stiff-legged pounce is typical behavior for coyotes when they are “mousing”.

Coyote Pounce 6791

A coyote performs his characteristic stiff-legged pounce to catch a vole who is hiding
in the brush and snow alongside Obsidian Creek near Obsidian Cliffs in Yellowstone.

Coyote Winter Hunt 6821

A coyote prepares to jump over Obsidian Creek during a late-winter hunt near Obsidian Cliffs in Yellowstone.

Coyote Winter Hunt 6836

The coyote pauses to look for possible signs of yet another tasty rodent
near young seedlings at the edge of the snowy flats near Obsidian Cliffs.

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Coyote Trickster 2522 M

A coyote adopts his Trickster pose in the late morning at Bosque del Apache.

The name Coyote derives from the Mexican Spanish coyote, which originated with
the Aztec word coyoti, which means “trickster”. In Native American mythology, the
Coyote appears as the Trickster, Clown or shape-shifter. His role has often been
compared to the Norse god (or jotunn) Loki, also a trickster and shape-shifter.

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Portrait (vertical) images are 1200 pixels tall (1290 pixels with title bar). Images designated with an “M”
in the shot number are 5:4 aspect ratio, 1500 x 1290 with a title bar, or 1500 x 1200 without a title bar.

Coyote 2515 M

A Coyote looks back at his hunting partner in the late morning at Bosque del Apache.
At Bosque, coyotes most often hunt solo although occasionally they can be seen in pairs.

Coyote 2476

A coyote approaches the marsh at the southern end of Bosque del Apache, a good duck hunting area.

Coyote in the Grass 4227

A 700mm telephoto portrait of a coyote in the winter grass at Bosque del Apache.

Coyote 2557

A coyote stands over the flood plain at the south end of the Marsh Loop at Bosque del Apache.

Coyote at Rest 5052

A Coyote at rest in the late afternoon on the elevated access path over the flood plain at Bosque del Apache.

Coyote Yawn 2536

A coyote yawns in the late morning next to his hunting partner at Bosque del Apache.

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