[Leica] IMG: Coyote

[wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (Doug Herr)]

Thanks all for your comments? and now for the rest of the story!

I visited the Yolo Bypass wildlife area today because I'd heard that a few 
very cooperative Red-necked Phalaropes were present next to the auto tour 
route.  This Phalarope is a small shorebird that I had ZERO pictures of!  
While searching for the Phalaropes I spotted the coyote along the road so I 
followed at a respectful distance not wanting to scare the song-dog away, 
but not so far away that I'd lose track of him ('him' is correct, I checked 
the photos) in the roadside weeds, meanwhile watching for the Phalaropes I'd 
originally wanted to find.

The Coyote came upon a Northern Harrier 
(http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/accipitridae/circus/noharr.html) that 
had killed an American Coot 
(http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/rallidae/amcoot.html) and had started 
eating the Coot.  The coot is too heavy for the Harrier to carry the hawk's 
choice was to abandon the meal instead of becoming one.

Meanwhile I had found the Phalaropes and I chose to stay with the Coyote 
because the Phalaropes looked like they were as cooperative as I had heard 
and I assumed I could go back to them.

The Coyote photo session ended after about an hour so I went back to the 
Phalaropes and spent another hour or so with them:

http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/scolopacidae/phalaropus/rnphal00.html

(R8/DMR/280 APO/2x APO Extender/shoulder stock & monopod)

In all I spent 3 hours with the coyote and phalaropes; when time came to 
leave I returned to the wildlife area's entrance to find the road had been 
completely destroyed!  The City of Davis was rebuilding the road and in the 
time I spent with the critters they'd closed the road and torn it up, 
grinding down about a foot below grade!  The de/construction crew was very 
apologetic and within an hour they'd filled the gully in enough that I could 
get out.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com




-----Original Message-----
>From: Restaurant.com
>Sent: Sep 22, 2014 3:37 PM
>To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Coyote
>
>Gorgeous light.   Perfect photo.  Wonderful lens.  Fantastic photographer.
>
>Tina
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>On Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 4:32 PM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net>
>wrote:
>
>> I found a Coyote this morning at the Yolo Bypass wildlife area between
>> Sacramento and Davis
>>
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/mammals/canidae/coyote05.html
>>
>> technical stuff: R8/DMR, 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R, shoulder stock, old green
>> truck.  All comments welcome.
>>
>>
>> Doug Herr
>> Birdman of Sacramento
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>>
>>
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