"THE DAY OF THE AMERICAN JACKAL" - Coyote
"THE DAY OF THE AMERICAN JACKAL"
Coyote - 10 Photos
The coyote is also known as the American Jackal, along with Bush Wolf or Prairie Wolf.
It was late afternoon when the following photos were taken. Although I would prefer a side or frontal view of the hunting sequence, the photos from behind give a different perspective to the athletic ability of the coyote.
Like the fox, there is a sequence of the freeze while the coyote pinpoints the exact location under the snow of the vole/mouse (Photo #1), the stand (Photo #2), the take-off (Photo #3) and then the subsequent curl (Photo #4 through Photo #6) before landing and yes, the success (Photo #7 through Photo #9). (That is a rodent's tail extending from the coyote's mouth in Photo #8).
And for reference purposes, Photo #10 is a photo taken several years ago, when I was fortunate to capture a frontal view of a coyote's take-off.
PHOTO #1
PHOTO #2
PHOTO #3
PHOTO #4
PHOTO #5
PHOTO #6
PHOTO #7
PHOTO #8
PHOTO #9
PHOTO #10
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