Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Death Valley Coyote

We just returned from an overnight stay in Death Valley and I'm in awe of the natural beauty of this area!! This was our first visit, and we didn't even scratch the surface of this incredible place. Repeat visits are in order!
On the drive back today, we were in a really remote section of Death Valley (well, it's all pretty darn remote!) and saw a coyote on the side of the road. My wife was driving, I asked her to turn the car around in hopes of getting a photo, and the strangest thing happened after getting the car turned. Instead of the coyote trotting off into the desert, as usually happens, it started running directly towards us! 

It came right up to the car, and I was able to get some great photos (no cropping necessary!). Quite a thrill getting this close and personal with a coyote.  Isn't he a beaut?



9 comments:

  1. No doubt waiting for some food I think. But beautiful shots. Like them.

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  2. Oh he is gorgeous!!! Lucky you...glad you were in the car though.

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  3. He is beautiful and he looks well fed. He's probably used to humans...

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  4. What a beautiful animal! Lucky you, to be able to get so close.

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  5. This happened to me too just one time and it too was in Death Valley at the radiator water tank at the summit coming up from Stovepipe Wells. They obviously have learned that tourists are an easy mark for a handout. I had forgotten all about that event until seeing your post. This provided you with a remarkable image worth printing out and hang on the wall.

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  6. It seems that she actually face you to have her picture taken, not camera shy after all .
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  7. Maybe she wanted a ride out of there! We see coyotes around here all the time now. They did not used to be in this area of the country. The pictures are great.

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  8. WOW! We have them in our forest, but I have never seen one. I've seen them in Ontario's wildlife rescue spot. Fabulous posts!
    I love the skies, too!
    Cheers from Cottage Country!

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  9. beautiful!

    (google reader just decided to send your post and about 9 others to me this morning, finally...)

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