Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Smile! You're on Candid Canid

Or should that be "Canid Camera"? "Candid Coyote"?

In areas where the weight of bears and cattle aren't a worry, staking cam traps at mid-size mammal eye-height can sometimes yield interesting interactions and photogenic POVs.

Such as these recently retrieved pics a couple of charming coyotes left over the last few months at one of my pygmy rabbit colony cams in Mono County.

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Silly Supra-Genius. My cases are proven coyote-proof.

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For reference, no scent is/was used at this scene, or on the cam. The bunny patch is the lure that brings the 'yotes, and the cam a curiosity that makes noises and has things that move inside.

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And, of course, there has to be a serene sunset shot. It is the West, after all.

You can almost hear the yips 'n howls.

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I wonder... if I connect a tennis ball shooter to the cam trap trigger, do you think I could train them to fetch? Hmmm... Might need to add an ear-scratcher too.

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5 comments:

  1. So many enjoyable shots in there!

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  2. I wish I knew a knock-knock coyote joke

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    1. Ha! It does have a "the view from inside the 3 little pigs' houses" kinda thing going on too, huh? :)

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  3. These are up so close and personal...fun to see.

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  4. Definitely an ear scratcher is needed

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