19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Coyote on the Prowl

A lone coyote searches for food just before sunrise on a bitterly cold morning. The air temp was -7 fahrenheit, and the coyote was totally focused on its search for small mammals.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 12.2020
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: Nederland, Colorado, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Copyright: © Loren Merrill