I added some ham that went off to the compost pile knowing that the crows, ravens, magpies and scrub jays would show up. It was a beautiful stormy winter day, so I washed the windows knowing I might get some good shots of the birds coming in. Little did I know that calling her up would work, but it did:
coyote in the meadow, can you see her?
she can smell the ham
and the birds are making all kinds of racket
two soaring, dipping and diving
she has her eyes on the prize
the magpies started swooping at her
she is jumpy and alert to the birds above her
her eyes on the sky above
we could hear the birds making all kinds of racket
she didn’t like them either
and would pounce at them
her eyes are focused
but all in jest she did find
ever vigilant while trying to snag the goodies
watching, ever watchful
she starts to talk back
coyote talk
to the magpies above
she snagged her prize
and slipped into the bush to gobble it up as fast as she could
scaring away the magpies again
magpie above
these two watched the story unfold
she smiles, knowing she did good
I hope you like our tv of the day. this is how we entertain ourselves alot.
If any of these would look great on your wall just let me know and I’ll invoice you.
Hope your week is going well and getting better every day,
peace n abundance,
CheyAnne
Related articles
- after the storm cleared I found coyote tracks, (newmexicomtngirl.com)
- Coyote Capers (essexonlakechamplain.com)
- Coexist, don’t kill, coyote expert tells Orange County (newsobserver.com)
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January 28, 2013 at 9:44 pm
This is amazing! I’ve never seen a coyote before – fantastic photostory!
January 28, 2013 at 10:44 pm
Thanks Julie, I just love them. I wish more people did. they are incredible and yesterday was amazing getting to watch her so long. I took over 600 images. She does love ham and chicken too..
January 29, 2013 at 6:05 am
Great shots. Great story! Quite a zoo you’re *running*…
I discovered your coyote chronicle via the “Coyote Capers” post you included at the bottom of your posts. Great connection!
January 29, 2013 at 7:53 am
thank you so very much. We do love our zoo of wild critters up here. We don’t have pets or farm critters just so we can enjoy the natural ones more. I’m glad you connected. I love to go check out the links I choose for the bottom of each post. So much more personal than wp picking them out. Thanks for the visit and the comment
January 29, 2013 at 8:11 am
What a wonderful post about your Eastern Coyote experience in New York Kevin. You have wonderful lore and fun information to read about.
peace
January 29, 2013 at 6:43 pm
She looks healthy so she must be getting food somewhere. That is an awesome picture of her and the magpie. My favorites are the last picture where it looks like she’s smiling and the picture of the magpie flying where you can see the beauty of her feathers.
January 29, 2013 at 7:05 pm
Myrtle,
Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving a comment. We have wild bunny’s all over the place here in northern New Mexico so I’m sure she’s not hurting in that department. I love those too. Have a wonderful week.
peace n abundance,
CheyAnne
February 2, 2013 at 2:25 pm
What fantastic photos! I’ve seen coyotes, but never a magpie, so that was a special addition. We hear coyotes here from time to time, and there’s a nature center not far from me that has water access, so it’s possible to find prints down there – deer, coyote, bobcat. Amazing, since we’re really “suburbs”.
Your skills with that camera are good, too. Those are some amazing “action shots”. It’s interesting – one of the photographers I ran across takes pics of birds, and he says that getting wildlife photos is amazingly like his previous career as a sports photographer! It makes sense – lots of action, things moving quickly, and so on.
Thanks so much for this series – it’s just wonderful.
February 2, 2013 at 2:49 pm
Linda, thank you so much for the compliments. Yes wildlife photography is very challenging, but when you actually get action like this it makes it all worth while. I was just after shots of the crows and magpies that morning, but when I had some off-ham to put out, I called out to her and she came. I love that idea of the animals that live around us are so aware of what we do that they are on it within minutes. She probably showed up within 10 minutes of me calling her up. She even beat the crows, they never had a chance. The magpies are incredible and I didn’t know you hadn’t ever seen one. I will have to post some more for you.
Hope your weekend is fabulous.
CheyAnne