Coyote dreams of bald eagle for breakfast
A coyote approaches a couple of bald eagles on the frozen lake. (© Tony’s Takes)
A coyote approaches a couple of bald eagles on the frozen lake. (© Tony’s Takes)

This wily one must have been really hungry. It joined the bald eagles out on the ice at Cherry Creek State Park, Colorado  this past weekend and seemed to have a fantasy about catching one of the raptors for a meal.

For 10 minutes it circled and multiple times it tried approaching the eagles. Of course the eagles could see the coyote coming a long ways away and any time it would get near, they would simply fly off to a different patch of ice. After a time, the coyote gave up and returned to land to look for a meal elsewhere.

Kind of cruddy pics as these were taken from a long ways away and are heavily cropped but it was a fun bit of interaction to see.

A coyote approaches a couple of bald eagles on the frozen lake. (© Tony’s Takes)
A coyote approaches a couple of bald eagles on the frozen lake. (© Tony’s Takes)
A coyote approaches a couple of bald eagles on the frozen lake. (© Tony’s Takes)
A coyote approaches a couple of bald eagles on the frozen lake. (© Tony’s Takes)

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