Geese with Coyotes by bmac62
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Date taken 12.17.2008
Wanted to show you how several hundred Canadian geese gathered about the ever decreasing water hole in the middle of a freezing lake here in Kansas.
As I looked at cropping the picture, I discovered something I've never seen before. There are five coyotes (look like medium size, slender dogs) observing the geese from among the trees...they are all sitting and are evenly spaced. Do you see all five of them?
Quite a sight and there is a second hole in the ice off to the left of this scene with more geese...some swimming, many sleeping and this was at noon time. There were more geese coming all the time...note the approaching flight in the sky. There are even 5-6 white ducks in the right foreground of all the geese.
This is bird watching at its best...at least quantity-wise :-)
Bill
P.S. Have left this a big as possible for you to zoom in on and scroll through. [Should have tried a pano.]
P.S.S. Came to find out 70% of coyotes live in groups of 3-7 and have a small range of only a couple of square miles. So, these five stick together and live locally.
Comments (31)
skipper62
Beautiful shot there Mr. Bill. Good eye spotting the Coyotes. Bet they had a good dinner. Skipper
THROBBE
What an interesting capture Bill! So much to see here. Thanks for sharing this wonderful Kansas scene! Stay warm! Ray
kenmo
Nicely done Bill...Merry Christmas....
auntietk
Great capture, Bill! Nicely done. I wouldn't have noticed the coyotes ... thanks for pointing them out. Looks like those birds need to fly a bit farther south!
MrsRatbag
Brr! How can they lie there in the snow and sleep? Silly geese....great capture!
Kaartijer
Just wondering if they're real coyotes or just decorative statuettes... The shot is great, awesome view!
kansas
Great shot again. A wonderful sight to see. Yes, they are out there and probably hungry too.
MrsLubner
Outstanding nature shot! Stellar! Really awesome and amazing scene.
TwoPynts
Man, that is a lot of geese - neat!
drace68
Fantastic capture of nature. If the geese stay together and vigilant, they can fight off the coyotes. Free spirits get in trouble quick.
CavalierLady
Wonderful shot, great to see so many birds, a lovely winter seen... and well taken. :)
marybelgium
beautiful !
durleybeachbum
Absolutely amazing pic, Bill! Well done.
Levemark
Excellent!
Meisiekind
Oh Bill, this is fantastic! I do see all five coyotes!!! Excellent image my friend!!!! :)
tennesseecowgirl
So thats where all the geese went... lol Awesome photo!
fredster66
This is really nice!
mermaid
what a fascinating shot, Bill, never seen so many of them, and with luck, they will not be cought by the coyotes
GBCalls
Great shot! Excellent
dianas..creations
Very beautiful image..!!
Fred255
That's a lot of geese!
frankie96
A gaggle for sure.....somebody must leave food as it does not look if there is much available for such a large number of them..
goodoleboy
Fabulous contrast between the subject matter and the snow, Bill! I can see only two coyotes out there, and a ton of geese freezing their buns off.
Richardphotos
I do see all 5.so surprising when your purpose is something else but find a bonus when looking on the computer.I bet they are trying how to sneak on the geese.the scene is outstanding
flora-crassella
wonderful winter scene!
debbielove
It's amazing what you see when you don't expect it! Another top picture, my friend. Best viewed big just as you say! Rob.
G_Mansco
Love these snow captures! Really splendid ;O)
nikolais
Bill, I guess they are photographers disguised as coyotes. Unbelievable scene for European part of Russia!
ralph49
Wonderful scene & would make a beautiful christmas card.
moonrancher
Great capture with the coyotes! At night they work as a team to get their dinner, in the dark when the birds sleep. We hear them night after night. They must be making a plan, how they'll circle around and sneak up.