Den cleaning

[snafu]

Pr of coyotes 1/2 mile away. I watched one of them clean out their den hole. Then they moved on.

[snafu]

Earliest I've seen coyote den cleaning was December 18th. New camera 60x optical zoom. Me likey 

[snafu]

Can't edit... so here goes. I'm a believer coyotes don't scatter/disperse their yearlings or clean out their old den site. Unless the female is in heat or is already bred.

[Okanagan]

Great pics.  How in the world did you hold a 60 power zoom steady enough to get such clear pics?  Tripod?

[snafu]

I rested the camera on the window edge. I took a lot of pics on auto focus. The ones that turned out decent. I sharpened them up a bit on photobucket.

[possumal]

Great pictures, Snafu.  I can see why you "Likey" that camera/lens.   There are a few whelping dens in my country where I have seen that behavior out of a mating pair.

[snafu]

Obviously the coyote isn't completely figure out Al. They are an interesting critter for sure.

[shaddragger]

Cool pics, and good info!

[Dave]

Wow - a half mile away.  Very nice shots. 

[JohnP]

Good catch snafu.  What I don't understand is all that white stuff

[snafu]

The corner post, where the two fence lines meet. Is the 1/2 mile marker.

[snafu]

If I recall the top pic is 60x optical. Bottom pic is 60x optical + 60 digital for 120x