On my way to Nederland, I spotted three coyotes. One of them was digging through the snow. I thought it might be hunting voles so I raced back home to grab my camera. When I returned, they were still there. Luckily for me, what the coyote had been...
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A lucky find
A coyote detaches and carries off the leg of a deer it found under the snow.
Licking its chops
Proficient predators and scavengers, three coyotes took their turns feeding on a carcass next to Cold Springs Road north of Nederland.
Enough to go around
A pack member runs away while another in the background sees its opening for a meal.
Hitting their stride
One of the fastest land animals in North America, coyotes can reach speeds of 40 mph.
NEDERLAND - On my way to town recently, I spotted three coyotes. One of them was digging through the snow. I thought it might be hunting voles so I raced back home to grab my camera. When I returned, they were still there. Luckily for me and the coyotes, what it had been pawing at and nibbling on was a deer carcass frozen to the ground. Busily feasting on the windfall, they hardly noticed my presence even when I stepped out of my car behind the door so I could shoot over the barbed wire fence.
