Coyote

[RandyRFJP]

2017-02-19; Lockport Township (IL) High School "Wild Fest"

In all fairness to the coyote, he wasn't growling, he was yawning!!!

[Shadowman]

Nicely presented.

[Wavelength]

Great!!! can they ever be tamed?

[bnnrcn]

I can see a strong yellow color cast all over the image. Nice pose though Randy

[rpcrowe]

Great!!! can they ever be tamed?

Not really tamed... Although they look very close to dogs they are totally different.

Wolves can mix with domestic dogs and the results "can" be quite nice. My Sara Lee was Wolf, Golden Retriever and Golden Retriever mix. I don't know how much wolf she had in her but, there were definitely wolf genes flowing through that dog.



I have seen some pure wolves who were domesticated but, that is a chancy proposition.

[RandyRFJP]

I can see a strong yellow color cast all over the image. Nice pose though Randy

Thanks, Binnur. I neglected to correct the white balance. The photo was taken in a high school gymnasium. Below is the white-balanced version.

[RandyRFJP]

Nicely presented.

Thanks, John. I didn't correct the white balance on the original post. Above is a color-corrected version of the photo.

[RandyRFJP]

Great!!! can they ever be tamed?

Thanks for viewing the photo, Nandakumar. I posted a corrected photo after Binnur graciously pointed out the yellow color cast on the original photo I posted. I will defer to Richard, who posted above. He is much more knowledgeable about canines. The coyote was on a strong leash and was handled by a wildlife rehabilitator. The coyote didn't seem fazed by the spectators, and was quite well-behaved.

[RandyRFJP]

Richard, thanks for viewing the photo and for the information you provided. The white balance was way off on the initial photo I posted. The second image is a color-corrected version. The rehabilitator handling the coyote also rehabilitates injured wolves.

[RandyRFJP]

Not really tamed... Although they look very close to dogs they are totally different.

Wolves can mix with domestic dogs and the results "can" be quite nice. My Sara Lee was Wolf, Golden Retriever and Golden Retriever mix. I don't know how much wolf she had in her but, there were definitely wolf genes flowing through that dog.



I have seen some pure wolves who were domesticated but, that is a chancy proposition.

Beautiful photo of "Sara Lee."

[IzzieK]

Looks better now...

[Rainforest]

Glad it was a yawn in the gym ;-). I have no doubt a HS gym is less than perfect conditions for shooting wildlife. What a great coat of fur.

[Wavelength]

I have never seen a coyote and never could have recognized that yellow color cast, if Binnur were not to mention it; Thanks, Randy for adjusting the color

Richard, thank you for your kind information...and Sara Lee...she must be a gem of a female dog

[RandyRFJP]

Looks better now...

Thanks, Izzie.

[RandyRFJP]

Glad it was a yawn in the gym ;-). I have no doubt a HS gym is less than perfect conditions for shooting wildlife. What a great coat of fur.

Thanks, Susan. It was a great presentation and, having arrived early, I got a great seat in the bleachers, only two rows up from the floor. My seating location was probably one of the best ones available for photography.

[bnnrcn]

Looks better Randy

[rpcrowe]

I have never seen a coyote and never could have recognized that yellow color cast, if Binnur were not to mention it; Thanks, Randy for adjusting the color

Richard, thank you for your kind information...and Sara Lee...she must be a gem of a female dog

Yes she was. One time a guy collecting for a bogus charity came up to my fence (I live in the country and am surrounded by six foot chain link fence). My little Maltese were barking at him and he said, "Those are cute dogs but, they wouldn't scare away no robber!" As he said that, Sara Lee (who thought he was a danger to her small buddies) came barreling up to the fence and hit it full speed with jaws wide open. She was about 85 pounds at prime and had tall wolf-looking legs. Her hackles were up and she looked like she was an angry hundred and fifty pound dog.

He didn't wait around for me to reply, that they wouldn't scare away a robber but, Sara probably would

When I was having my pool installed, the contractor hired a bunch of sleeze-balls to do some of the manual labor. Two or three times a day, I'd walk Sara around among them just so they could hear her growl and see who was defending my home...