Peeking at each other through the long fall grass and sagebrush in Yellowstone NP. I always marvel at how an animals fur matches their environment and the subtle changes that occur from place to place within a single species. This Coyote seem to perfectly match the sage and grass in which they live.
nature has no boss 
Another wonderful photograph!
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Thanks, everyday in Yellowstone seems to bring at least one good photo. Hope your week is off to a roaring start…in a good way.
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Beautiful–my spirit animal.
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Hi Terry, and it is fine animal to have as a spirit animal. Thanks for the feedback as we appreciate it and we wish you a wonderful week.
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Beautiful!
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Thanks and we hope your week is off to a great start.
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Nature’s camouflage always impresses me too. I see it a lot with insect. Great capture and of course the tongue makes it stand out from other coyote photos.
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Thanks David, nature’s camouflage is indeed evolution at work. We were watching for quite sometime and although I don’t think this coyote had found something to eat the lip lick was fun to see. Hope your week is going well.
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Beautiful photo and animal!
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Thanks.
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Fantastic example of natural camouflage, Mike. Love the tongue! The only pink in all the yellows, greens and blacks. 🙂
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Thanks Jane and we did get a bit lucky with the tongue lick and I like your insight that it adds a different color to the photo.
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What a beautiful coyote! Ours are a bit more mousy and less glamorous. Fantastic shot, Mike. The lip lick was just the icing on the cake. I love nothing more than to hear them yipping on a quiet night.
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Hi, it is interesting how coyotes in different places have different characteristics. This is a very healthy and good looking Coyote for sure and I agree that hearing them on a quiet night is a great thing to experience. Hope your day is going well.
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Our coyotes are a little darker with less fur probably to cope with 100 degrees and high humidity. Hope your day is going well too.
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Fantastic shot! But then all your photos amaze me. You’ve got talent!
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Thanks Camie for the kind feedback.
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Gorgeous photo Mike.
Alison
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Thanks Alison, hope your day is going well.
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Great photo, the very essence of Autumn. A beautiful animal not sly looking like a fox.
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Thanks and thanks for the feedback. We appreciate it. Hope you are having a great day.
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Gorgeous animal! Beautiful shot, Mike.
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Thanks Eliza.
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I like the way he’s licking his chops. Like he just had a mouse snack!
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Hi, we did see this guy pounce on something in the grass but we could not really tell if he was successful.
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That’s a really great photo!
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I live in a fairly rural area and I hear them howling at night sometimes. It’s wonderful to be reminded of the wildness of nature’s animals, even in my contemporary world.
Lovely photo.
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HI and thanks for the feedback. Yes we do need a reminder in this human-centric period that we share this world with others some big and some small.
Hop your day is going well and wishing you a good week.
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