Madison River Coyote in Snow, Photo

Madison River Coyote in Snow, Phillip Colla Photography

Madison River Coyote in Snow

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Latitude: 44° 38' 16.27" N, Longitude: 110° 53' 31.71" W, Coord: 44.637853°, -110.89214°
Filed under: Yellowstone on 11/26/2007

I spotted this coyote (Canis latrans) before sunrise one morning along the Madison River on the western edge of Yellowstone National Park. I was looking for elk but the bulls with their harems were not out in the meadows, preferring the cover of the trees. This fellow caught my eye however. Amid the falling snow I spotted some movement on the far side of the meadow, just along the river — a coyote foraging. He would move along slowly, pause after hearing a small animal under the snow, jump up only to drop and pounce on the poor creature through the snow. He caught a few while I was watching, but too distant and too dark to photograph clearly. There was just enough light to get a sharp photograph of it only when it went still, which it did just once.

Coyote in snow covered field along the Madison River., Canis latrans, Copyright Phillip Colla, image #19635, all rights reserved worldwide.

Coyote in snow covered field along the Madison River. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA.
Image: 19635
Species: Canis latrans
Location: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

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Updated: November 21, 2009