"WINTER'S BLANK CANVAS - ALMOST"

Coyote - 6 Photos

In one day's snowfall with over 20 cm of snow, Autumn became Winter overnight, even though it has not yet "officially" arrived. December 21st, 2024 marks the Winter Solstice and the beginning of Winter.

So with the landscape completed covered in deep snow, the ground becomes a blank white canvas, with the exception of some small protruding grasses/branches and one coyote who having made his/her way down the ridge, decided to take a short time-out from hunting. 

And the pause developed into a sitting position, giving opportunities for the coyote to survey the landscape & tend to an itch or two. And then it was back to the task at paw and a disappearance into the surrounding woods.

The coyote in the following photos looks particularly striking as he/she provides the only colour and definitive shape. At first glance, one might even think the canid has been photoshopped into the shots but literally what you see is what was actually there, including the few meagre grasses popping through the snow cover.

Nature definitely believed in the old adage, "less is more" in this instance when painting her canvas.

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