tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717214275439167841.post6071394368678444792..comments2024-02-15T06:46:58.242-07:00Comments on Colorado Lifestyle: Coyotesylvia murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036556969652726061noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717214275439167841.post-12916955454148890132009-10-24T13:29:54.440-06:002009-10-24T13:29:54.440-06:00These are great shots - well spotted!
I was drivin...These are great shots - well spotted!<br />I was driving in the Sleeping Bear Dunes area early one morning this summer, and one ran across the road in front of my car and into the woods. It stopped in the trees and we stared at each other for a few seconds before it took off. <br /><br />With so much urban sprawl going on in Metro Detroit, there has been concern in the northern suberbs in recent years over the safety of small pets with coyotes running around. Coyotes were quick to be named the enemy. It's interesting - people tend to want to live "in the country", but want the 'country' elements kept at bay. They are annoyed by the deer that eat from their bird feeders, the snakes that slither through their flower gardens, etc. In the meantime, I get excited if I see so much as a hawk fly over my neighborhood!Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12394471787954690021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717214275439167841.post-78961236853028221822009-01-02T20:02:00.000-07:002009-01-02T20:02:00.000-07:00Those are very, very nice photos! I see them often...Those are very, very nice photos! I see them often, but a year ago on a remote trail in the Coeur d'Alene Mountains here in western Montana I was able to get a couple photos of one and watch him for quite some time before he caught my scent. I consider that quality time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717214275439167841.post-59795140686416894872009-01-02T15:21:00.000-07:002009-01-02T15:21:00.000-07:00Shellmo,It is funny how we take certain species fo...Shellmo,<BR/><BR/>It is funny how we take certain species for granted. I am so used to seeing <A HREF="http://colorado-lifestyle.blogspot.com/2008/12/elk-cervus-canadensis.html" REL="nofollow">Elk</A> and Coyotes that I forget they don't exist in other parts of the country.sylvia murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04036556969652726061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717214275439167841.post-3412089713820686312009-01-02T15:19:00.000-07:002009-01-02T15:19:00.000-07:00Hi Tina,As it was, we saw these guys from the car ...Hi Tina,<BR/><BR/>As it was, we saw these guys from the car and by the time I jumped out, swapped lenses, and trotted across the meadow they were already far away. Even at that distance, they saw me. Not sure I could have gotten much closer on such open terrain. It was also 20 degrees out, so sitting and waiting was out of the question!sylvia murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04036556969652726061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717214275439167841.post-20332623406620148272008-12-31T20:02:00.000-07:002008-12-31T20:02:00.000-07:00What a great post, I love that you can track these...What a great post, I love that you can track these guys and watch them from a far!! What great pictures even tho you weren't close..but could you have gotten any closer..? I have never seen a coyote but imagine they are awesome to spot!!<BR/>Thanks for this great post. Hope you had a great Christmas and have a safe and healthy new year!Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17717015543939819841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717214275439167841.post-44874661483190423722008-12-29T16:14:00.000-07:002008-12-29T16:14:00.000-07:00I enjoyed your shots of the coyote and did find it...I enjoyed your shots of the coyote and did find it interesting to see it w/ a couple others. I saw my 1st one last winter walking across the frozen lake - it was beautiful.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534904024320623895noreply@blogger.com