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Coyote and apple in rural New Mexico

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Coyote with apple in mouth — Coyote and apple. Richard Hasbrouck captured this shot in the summer of 2012. Canon EOS Mk III, Canon 24-105 mm @ 105 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 sec, ISO 400.

Earlier this week, we posted an image of a coyote in a park, but of course they’re in rural locations, too. Richard Hasbrouck wrote:

Taken in our yard in the rural mountain village of Truchas, New Mexico. When I looked out the window there was “Trixter,” the name Navajos give to coyote. He was looking over some of our fallen apples. Fortunately, my camera was at hand so I was able to document him departing with an apple in his mouth. This was a one-time event.

Thank you, Richard!

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