Coyotes on the prowl in the high country

Coyotes on the prowl in the high country

A coyote stands on top of a downed tree, keeping watch in Rocky Mountain National Park. (© Tony’s Takes)
A coyote stands on top of a downed tree, keeping watch in Rocky Mountain National Park. (© Tony’s Takes)

Someone must have been listening to my thoughts. I was driving through Upper Beaver Meadows in Rocky Mountain National Park this past weekend thinking that of all the times I had been there this season, I had yet to see one coyote. That is unusual as they are oftentimes found in this spot.

No sooner had I completed the thought than what do I see? Not one, not two, but four of them marching along the hillside. They were a good ways away and seemingly on a mission, moving quite quickly.

I managed a few captures of them and while not particularly great quality given the distance and poor light, it was a fun encounter. Here, one of them had hopped up on a large, downed tree and was using the higher vantage point to look around.

A coyote stands on top of a downed tree, keeping watch in Rocky Mountain National Park. (© Tony’s Takes)
A coyote stands on top of a downed tree, keeping watch in Rocky Mountain National Park. (© Tony’s Takes)

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