Time is not wasted when trying to photograph such difficult species, while you dont get any images you do get to sit and listen to the wildlife in the environment, sometimes thats all thats needed. But the trail camera footage was a really bonus.
Hey James, thanks very much for watching. It really is for me the best thing about being a Wildlife Photographer just being out in nature is the key. Really glad to have sneakily got some trail camera footage of the Coyotes, just don't say anything, lol.. R👍
It’s great that you’re showing wildlife photography this way. You can spend hours, days and weeks without seeing what you hope to see, but in the meantime, by being out there in nature, you are highly likely to see (or hear) something “incredible”! 😉 I hope you get some shots of the coyotes before you move. I’ve had some magical encounters with urban coyotes, the first of which was how I got hooked on wildlife photography.
Thanks very much I am glad you agree, it's certainly the harder route but it's the only one I would ever take. The challenge is always there and doing it with minimal disturbance is key. Yeah, overdid the incredible bit but I wasn't really going to show that to anyone, and it was too difficult to edit out, lol.. Thanks, I really hope so to, might take a while but I'll get there. Thanks again Rich 👍
Isn't that the coolest when you are so close to them howling and yipping? I love coyotes! I took my best photo of one the other morning and I will definitely be printing it. Great Vlog as usual!
It really was exciting to hear the commotion of all those coyotes! Obviously zero pictures but the experience of being there listening was amazing! Nice one of getting a shot or two, hopefully I will at some point, lol.. thanks again R👍
The points discussed in this video are excellent, since not many know what lies behind those of us who observe wildlife. Besides, very beautiful records in a great place. Big deal from Argentina
Thanks very much indeed for watching from your home in Argentina, I think you are the first person from there so thanks very much, it's always lovely to meet and talk to new people from around the world. I think you are right, many people don't really understand the true nature of proper observation, it goes hand in hand to me as it does you. Thanks again, hope to speak to you again, Rich 👍
That was amazing to listen to the coyote calling to its young ! Just incredible! Sounds can capture a lot in its self . And that did just that , loved it 👏🏻👏🏻! Glad you got some great shots on TC 🎥! Mate brilliant 🤩
Thank you very much Craig, yeah for me the expereince of hearing them call was reward in itself, truly wild! Yeah, glad I got some sneaky trail camera footage, better not tell anyone, lol.. Cheers Rich 👍
So cool! It's so exciting when they start calling like that. They are for sure a hard animal to photograph. Patience and luck are the key! Keep up the great work!
It really is so cool, quite unnerving in some ways but I felt perfectly safe.I hope to get to see some more soon and certainly wolf! See you for the next one. Rich
Thanks Keith, not always an easy one but it's the best way for me. Yeah, they really were so loud and when you are on your own in the late evening it makes you wonder, lol..Cheers👍
Surprised how long the snout of the adult Coyote is, the picture you captured with a side profile of this amazing predator. Thank you for sharing Rich always much appreciated.
No worries Stu, it’s pretty long isn’t it. Hopefully one day I’ll get some great encounters, I’m feeling the next move might be the one. Cheers my friend 🙏👍
A true representation of how wildlife photography actually is, I firmly believe that you have to earn the red letter days. As you have said and done, it's 90% about going out there and learning from your experiences, taking something from them - even if that's a 'negative', such as an area your target species shows no sign of visiting or totally avoids altogether; you have learnt that by getting out there. Lovely vlog Rich, a really enjoyable watch. Keep on keeping on mate! Best, Nick
Thanks my friend, always nice to hear from you and great that you always leave such nice constructive comments which are appreciated. Just great being out in nature mate, never time wasted. Cheers mate. Rich 👍
That was lovely to watch just nice and relaxing. The noise of the coyotes was pretty amazing actually being there must have been a bit unsettling though, not sure I would have hung around!Loved the footage at the end.Fingers crossed for next time🤞🥰23:22
Thanks Alison, so glad you enjoyed it! It was so loud when you are actually there, hard to appreciate it on video but I think the sound did come through okay, lol.. Nice way to end it with a bit of footage of those wonderful animals! There is always next time. Cheers R x
Thanks very much Richard, very sad to hear that they did that practice but I've now been told this has been replaced by synthetic fibres over animal ones! Glad we are moving in the right direction in some aspects! 👍
Hi Richard, well done for being so persistent. I really hope you get some decent shots at some stage. That's wildlife photography for you isn't it. You don't always get the images ! All the best Steve.
Now that feels a lot more like my success rate! Hope the perseverance pays off for you. Only takes one special moment to make it all worthwhile. Brilliant stuff as always! All the best, Mike
Lol, thanks Mike. I wanted to show that it's not success every-time but after time and effort things do pay off! Think I'm on Day 22 and still no pictures, but I shall get there in the end! That's all it take! Fingers well and truly crossed. 👍
Thanks Mark, can you imagine if we did bring the Wolf back and you were out in the forest and you heard that lot coming towards you! It would certainly make your hairs stand up on the back of your neck! One day maybe! Cheers Rich
Very cool experience! I imagine you'll see some coywolves since you are right in the area where the coyotes and wolves meet. Good luck with those wild canines!
Yeah, they are Coywolf and much larger than their nearest relations! Such a pleasure to be in their pressence, been nice to have seen them though. Cheers Rich 👍
I just loved the reaction at 10 minutes...oh get used to the bugs. You haven't seen anything yet!!!! You may want to get an Original Bug Shirt. MEC has them.
Thanks Chris, it's great to show people that it doesn't always pan out when you head out! But after lots of effort the rewards do usually happen in the end. M 👍
Interesting video. I have been face to face with lone coyotes and wolves and been ok with that, but hearing a pack like that would definitely make me nervous!
Thanks Phil, lovely to hear your encounters! Yeah, I was a bit concerned after hearing them so close but the sound was so beautiful! and I just forgot where I was for a minute or two! Rich 👍
Hi Richard that was a fantastic video footage at the end was amazing, putting in time certainly pays off and your dedication is commendable well done Richard truly amazing video the sound recording was amazing I’ve never heard anything like it just fantastic, I’ve been away again unfortunately no internet and signal had to drive miles just to get a phone signal 😂, but I did see a Henharrier male my first for me I’ve got some catching up to do, thank you for sharing your video with us.Martyn
Thanks Martyn, It was such a great experience and one which I hope to develop in to some images. Plenty of time and I hope the rewards will come. The sound was so much louder when you are so close, lol... Did make me think! Sometimes it's nice not to get a signal, lol.. Bit off the grid. The b onus of a Hen Harrier AKA the Grey Ghost is always a massive bonus. Cheers R
Great video Richard, nice close-up of your grey hairs lol😅 that sound of the coyote's wow! I Ican imagine exactly how you felt and I could see the expression on your face of how amazing just that experience of hearing them was without seeing them, just hearing them is experience enough I'm sure, anyway good luck on your quest to photographing them, and looking forward to seeing your results.👍
Lol, yeah cheers mate! I wasn't going to show me getting excited but I thought hey why not! Yep those grey hairs are starting to appear a bit more now in my 49th year! Yikes, getting old man! It was a special experience for sure and it was such a pleasure, next time an image or two would be nice to accompany the memory! Thanks agin for watching mate, good to see a fellow vlogger supporting another. R👍
@@RichardBirchett ahh no problem buddy, your channel was one of the first i started watching when just getting into wildlife, liked your ethos and approach, and of course the photos and video, i do try not to watch other peoples wildlife videos as i don't want to be influenced or feel i need to more or better, but your channel is just easy to watch you do it for the love and excitement, easy watching sir, anyway many thanks have a good one.👍
@@WildlifePhotographerUK Thanks mate, very kind and I'm pretty much the same and quite fussy who I follow, lol... But yours is always a joy to watch when I've got time. Always like to think the people that I follow are the types I'd be happy to go out for a session with. Photography, not beer, lol.. Cheers 🙂
I live just west of Ottawa and your highest percentage chance of spotting Coyotes is to cruise the open back country roads at first light. You will spot them heading back to their dens.
@stevestrauss6352 Great tip! There's a handful of places near my home of Dunrobin where you can even take it on foot and see them at first light! ...you know, just for a split second😂 the look back, then run into the woods! Same with those trails off of the west end of Carling ave
Those coyote sounds are so haunting to hear still amazing ,hopefully you'll get lucky persistence always pays off , I'm back in the highlands again so far been trying to steak out the male sparrowhawk but so far 3 days and no luck so far tomorrow I'm in an osprey hide for 3 hours my first time in a hide so it's going to be something a bit different for me well your only 55 once 😂 all the best m8👍
Thanks Andy, very haunting indeed the sounds went right through my chest, it was loud on the video but being there it was intense for sure. Best of luck with your Scottish adventures, be great to see your images if you get lucky, Cheers R👍
Very interesting video and I agree with you, this is the way you should do wildlife photography. I am a wildlife photographer from Germany, I live in wolf territory and have been photographing wolves for 10 years. I go out five to six times a week and try to photograph wolves, but it usually takes months before I succeed. You almost never see the wolves. I get them in front of the camera three to five times a year. If you create your pictures the way you do, the joy when you succeed is indescribable. I wish you continued joy in nature and much success. Wishing you all the best. My text was automatically translated using Google Translate, I hope it fits.
Vielen Dank, It's great that you feel the same about the way I do things, for me it's the only way and like you've said when you eventually get the shot it's totally worth every minute and hour spent in the field. Fascinating to hear about your photography in Germany and especially with such a beautiful subject such as Wolves, I've been reading up on them so much lately and they are amazing and complex animals, I just wished people understood them better. Thanks for your wishes and for watching my video, I hope we can talk again. All the best Rich 👍
Love this video Rich. Unfortunately though, it seems to be a tad overexposed as I can’t see your beard properly… 😉 In seriousness though, another informative and thoughtful video intertwined with great images and footage. Cheers 🍻
The hate for coyotes/wolves is something I never understood, same for any animal, really. I can understand that for a farmer who's livestock is at risk, it can be more of a problem that potentially warrants an extra layer of defence, if that includes killing them if they have been ravaging a certain number of animals. On the other hand, coyotes and the like are just being themselves, trying to find the easiest way to food and to survive. In terms of attacks on pets, it's always advised here in Ontario to not let your dog or cat outisde unsupervised when it is night or dusk/dawn. Unfortunately, many lost pets fall prey to coyotes because of poor supervision and ownership. Ultimately, we all have to respect the wildlife that lives around us, understanding their lives and how we can live amongst them in relative peace.
Thanks very much for watching, and I totally agree with you! People are so short sighted when it comes to any predator and it's fear that drives people to behave like that, if they only studied the animals and work out their complex and caring nature, they aren't unlike us in the way we are as a specie. I've seen the signs and read about attacks on pets, few and far between but humans feeding Coyotes and other mammals doesn't help them getting habituated to us! Well said on the respect, it seems lacking in todays society. All the best Rich 🙏
Yeah, I'm torn about coyotes, one of the farms I have access to for bird and deer photos, the owner regularly has coyotes taking his chickens, geese, and ducks. The chickens are in a coop but the coyotes dig in at night and the geese and ducks are around the ponds. Many farmers here actually pay hunters a bounty on coyote's killed. As a naturalist and photographer, I want the coyotes left alone but I also hate to see chickens dragged from coops and killed. Coyotes here have no natural predators and have not been native here for a hundred years. They have only begun to multiply here in the last 20 years as city sprawl and climate change have driven them eastward. The other day, around mid morning as I was packing to go home after photo session with swallows over the lake, a coyote walked across the field, stopped and watched me. You almost never see them in daylight here. Often, unusual behavior can indicate rabies in mammals so I took a few photos and left the area. And all that racket they were making in your video, a few months ago, a pair were in the woods near me about 2 A.M.and they were at it for several hours. The Dept Of Natural Resources here is beginning to take steps to thin the population because coyotes are multiplying rapidly. It is difficult. We don't have wolves in S.C. but Ia imagine the same issue exists out west in Montana and Wyoming with wolves.
Hi Phillip, Thanks very much for your comment, it's great to hear other peoples views on the matter and I totally get it with regards to the control and the damage that they can cause, I still think the blame does lie with many human factors, population expansion, leaving out food and feeding them doesn't make for a very good end result. Yes Rabies and other factors for them being out in Daylight aren't necessarily good signs, there's a few Mange Coys in and around the city and they look terrible! Thanks very much for watching and yeah they made quite the noise! Cheers Richard 👍
Time is not wasted when trying to photograph such difficult species, while you dont get any images you do get to sit and listen to the wildlife in the environment, sometimes thats all thats needed. But the trail camera footage was a really bonus.
Hey James, thanks very much for watching. It really is for me the best thing about being a Wildlife Photographer just being out in nature is the key. Really glad to have sneakily got some trail camera footage of the Coyotes, just don't say anything, lol.. R👍
Never heard anyone say incredible that many times in short succession 😂but it was INCREDIBLE ❤
He is an amazing ambassador for our Canadian wilderness and wildlife...not sure we are going to allow him to return to the UK!!!
Thanks so much Peter, really glad you think so. R😀👍
I know, a slight overuse of the word but I wasn't going to show anyone that bit of me but I thought, why not! x
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Brilliant, thank you. Totally agree with your ethics and integrity. NATURE FIRST. All the best. Thanks again. 👍👍📷😎
Thanks Rob, my pleasure mate and glad your with me on the ethics! There is hope, lol... 👍
It’s great that you’re showing wildlife photography this way. You can spend hours, days and weeks without seeing what you hope to see, but in the meantime, by being out there in nature, you are highly likely to see (or hear) something “incredible”! 😉
I hope you get some shots of the coyotes before you move. I’ve had some magical encounters with urban coyotes, the first of which was how I got hooked on wildlife photography.
Thanks very much I am glad you agree, it's certainly the harder route but it's the only one I would ever take. The challenge is always there and doing it with minimal disturbance is key. Yeah, overdid the incredible bit but I wasn't really going to show that to anyone, and it was too difficult to edit out, lol.. Thanks, I really hope so to, might take a while but I'll get there. Thanks again Rich 👍
Isn't that the coolest when you are so close to them howling and yipping? I love coyotes! I took my best photo of one the other morning and I will definitely be printing it. Great Vlog as usual!
It really was exciting to hear the commotion of all those coyotes! Obviously zero pictures but the experience of being there listening was amazing! Nice one of getting a shot or two, hopefully I will at some point, lol.. thanks again R👍
The points discussed in this video are excellent, since not many know what lies behind those of us who observe wildlife. Besides, very beautiful records in a great place. Big deal from Argentina
Thanks very much indeed for watching from your home in Argentina, I think you are the first person from there so thanks very much, it's always lovely to meet and talk to new people from around the world. I think you are right, many people don't really understand the true nature of proper observation, it goes hand in hand to me as it does you. Thanks again, hope to speak to you again, Rich 👍
What incredible sounds. Yet again another fantastic vlog mate
Thanks again John, it really was a special moment listening to them call! Went right through me as you could tell, lol. R👍
That was amazing to listen to the coyote calling to its young ! Just incredible! Sounds can capture a lot in its self . And that did just that , loved it 👏🏻👏🏻! Glad you got some great shots on TC 🎥! Mate brilliant 🤩
Thank you very much Craig, yeah for me the expereince of hearing them call was reward in itself, truly wild! Yeah, glad I got some sneaky trail camera footage, better not tell anyone, lol.. Cheers Rich 👍
Great video Richard and loved the sound of those Coyotes, I so admire your dedication 👍
Thanks Raymond, amazing to hear them and it's the only way I like to do it. All the best Rich 👍
So cool! It's so exciting when they start calling like that. They are for sure a hard animal to photograph. Patience and luck are the key! Keep up the great work!
It really is so cool, quite unnerving in some ways but I felt perfectly safe.I hope to get to see some more soon and certainly wolf! See you for the next one. Rich
Another great video mate. Best of luck with the challenge that sound of the Coyotes is absolutely amazing. Cheers Keith
Thanks Keith, not always an easy one but it's the best way for me. Yeah, they really were so loud and when you are on your own in the late evening it makes you wonder, lol..Cheers👍
Surprised how long the snout of the adult Coyote is, the picture you captured with a side profile of this amazing predator. Thank you for sharing Rich always much appreciated.
No worries Stu, it’s pretty long isn’t it. Hopefully one day I’ll get some great encounters, I’m feeling the next move might be the one. Cheers my friend 🙏👍
Awesome Coyote sounds! Keep going 👍👍👍
Thanks! Will do my friend. R👍
A true representation of how wildlife photography actually is, I firmly believe that you have to earn the red letter days. As you have said and done, it's 90% about going out there and learning from your experiences, taking something from them - even if that's a 'negative', such as an area your target species shows no sign of visiting or totally avoids altogether; you have learnt that by getting out there. Lovely vlog Rich, a really enjoyable watch.
Keep on keeping on mate!
Best,
Nick
Thanks my friend, always nice to hear from you and great that you always leave such nice constructive comments which are appreciated. Just great being out in nature mate, never time wasted. Cheers mate. Rich 👍
That was lovely to watch just nice and relaxing.
The noise of the coyotes was pretty amazing actually being there must have been a bit unsettling though, not sure I would have hung around!Loved the footage at the end.Fingers crossed for next time🤞🥰23:22
Thanks Alison, so glad you enjoyed it!
It was so loud when you are actually there, hard to appreciate it on video but I think the sound did come through okay, lol.. Nice way to end it with a bit of footage of those wonderful animals! There is always next time. Cheers R x
That was one of your best….Brands like “Canada Goose” use the fur of coyotes for fashion purposes… it’s a shame….very well done ❤
Thanks very much Richard, very sad to hear that they did that practice but I've now been told this has been replaced by synthetic fibres over animal ones! Glad we are moving in the right direction in some aspects! 👍
Hi Richard, well done for being so persistent. I really hope you get some decent shots at some stage. That's wildlife photography for you isn't it. You don't always get the images ! All the best Steve.
Cheers Steve, we have to do what it takes and when the results come it's certainly worth while. Cheers Rich 👍
Now that feels a lot more like my success rate! Hope the perseverance pays off for you. Only takes one special moment to make it all worthwhile. Brilliant stuff as always! All the best, Mike
Lol, thanks Mike. I wanted to show that it's not success every-time but after time and effort things do pay off! Think I'm on Day 22 and still no pictures, but I shall get there in the end! That's all it take! Fingers well and truly crossed. 👍
Great video again Richard and listening to the sounds of the coyote was something else.We don’t get sounds like that in the UK.
Thanks Mark, can you imagine if we did bring the Wolf back and you were out in the forest and you heard that lot coming towards you! It would certainly make your hairs stand up on the back of your neck! One day maybe! Cheers Rich
Omg hehe you actually got them hunting finally
Yep, took a while mate but still negative on the images! I will keep on trying. R😀👍
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Cheers Colin. 👍
My goodness, the sounds of those coyotes!! And a perfect ending. So inspiring. Thank you so much for your dedication.
You are so welcome June, it's always my pleasure to bring you all along for my adventures. Rich 👍
Very cool experience! I imagine you'll see some coywolves since you are right in the area where the coyotes and wolves meet. Good luck with those wild canines!
Yeah, they are Coywolf and much larger than their nearest relations! Such a pleasure to be in their pressence, been nice to have seen them though. Cheers Rich 👍
I just loved the reaction at 10 minutes...oh get used to the bugs. You haven't seen anything yet!!!! You may want to get an Original Bug Shirt. MEC has them.
Just a bit excited Peter, lol... Couldn't help myself, my first Coyotes experience! Yeah, those bugs are a pain! R👍
Great stuff mate, it shows all the time and effort you have to put in👍
Thanks Chris, it's great to show people that it doesn't always pan out when you head out! But after lots of effort the rewards do usually happen in the end. M 👍
Love the video!!!….thank you
Glad you enjoyed it Richard, Thanks👍
Interesting video. I have been face to face with lone coyotes and wolves and been ok with that, but hearing a pack like that would definitely make me nervous!
Thanks Phil, lovely to hear your encounters! Yeah, I was a bit concerned after hearing them so close but the sound was so beautiful! and I just forgot where I was for a minute or two! Rich 👍
Hi Richard that was a fantastic video footage at the end was amazing, putting in time certainly pays off and your dedication is commendable well done Richard truly amazing video the sound recording was amazing I’ve never heard anything like it just fantastic, I’ve been away again unfortunately no internet and signal had to drive miles just to get a phone signal 😂, but I did see a Henharrier male my first for me I’ve got some catching up to do, thank you for sharing your video with us.Martyn
Thanks Martyn,
It was such a great experience and one which I hope to develop in to some images. Plenty of time and I hope the rewards will come. The sound was so much louder when you are so close, lol... Did make me think!
Sometimes it's nice not to get a signal, lol.. Bit off the grid. The b onus of a Hen Harrier AKA the Grey Ghost is always a massive bonus. Cheers R
Great video Richard, nice close-up of your grey hairs lol😅 that sound of the coyote's wow! I Ican imagine exactly how you felt and I could see the expression on your face of how amazing just that experience of hearing them was without seeing them, just hearing them is experience enough I'm sure, anyway good luck on your quest to photographing them, and looking forward to seeing your results.👍
Lol, yeah cheers mate! I wasn't going to show me getting excited but I thought hey why not! Yep those grey hairs are starting to appear a bit more now in my 49th year! Yikes, getting old man! It was a special experience for sure and it was such a pleasure, next time an image or two would be nice to accompany the memory! Thanks agin for watching mate, good to see a fellow vlogger supporting another. R👍
@@RichardBirchett ahh no problem buddy, your channel was one of the first i started watching when just getting into wildlife, liked your ethos and approach, and of course the photos and video, i do try not to watch other peoples wildlife videos as i don't want to be influenced or feel i need to more or better, but your channel is just easy to watch you do it for the love and excitement, easy watching sir, anyway many thanks have a good one.👍
@@WildlifePhotographerUK Thanks mate, very kind and I'm pretty much the same and quite fussy who I follow, lol... But yours is always a joy to watch when I've got time. Always like to think the people that I follow are the types I'd be happy to go out for a session with. Photography, not beer, lol.. Cheers 🙂
Great sharing wildlife photography video. Thanks. Big LIKE from Singapore.
My pleasure Cheiko, thanks very much for watching and it's great to hear from you again. All the best and I hope you are keeping well? 🙏
Beautiful! Perfect... loved it...
Excited for once you get to Ottawa... so curious which deeper wooded places you try first🎉
I live just west of Ottawa and your highest percentage chance of spotting Coyotes is to cruise the open back country roads at first light. You will spot them heading back to their dens.
@stevestrauss6352 Great tip!
There's a handful of places near my home of Dunrobin where you can even take it on foot and see them at first light! ...you know, just for a split second😂
the look back, then run into the woods! Same with those trails off of the west end of Carling ave
Thanks Steve, cheers for the Tip. R👍
Thanks Jon, sounds like I need to pop down your way! I'd love to have a look around if you are free? R👍
Me too, can't wait to get off the beaten track for some truly Wild Nature :-) R👍
Those coyote sounds are so haunting to hear still amazing ,hopefully you'll get lucky persistence always pays off , I'm back in the highlands again so far been trying to steak out the male sparrowhawk but so far 3 days and no luck so far tomorrow I'm in an osprey hide for 3 hours my first time in a hide so it's going to be something a bit different for me well your only 55 once 😂 all the best m8👍
Thanks Andy, very haunting indeed the sounds went right through my chest, it was loud on the video but being there it was intense for sure. Best of luck with your Scottish adventures, be great to see your images if you get lucky, Cheers R👍
This was another great video
Glad you enjoyed it Nik:-) 👍
Good stuff m8, keep at it :-)
Thanks mate, awesome sounds indeed. Hope you are keeping well and the Ospreys are having a good season? R👍
@@RichardBirchett , 2 chicks so far, possibly a 3rd, will know for sure in about a weeks time, fingers crossed ;-)
@@balgavieslochospreys6836 Thats great news mate! Be keeping all things crossed they all make it and fledge👍
Very interesting video and I agree with you, this is the way you should do wildlife photography. I am a wildlife photographer from Germany, I live in wolf territory and have been photographing wolves for 10 years. I go out five to six times a week and try to photograph wolves, but it usually takes months before I succeed. You almost never see the wolves. I get them in front of the camera three to five times a year. If you create your pictures the way you do, the joy when you succeed is indescribable. I wish you continued joy in nature and much success. Wishing you all the best. My text was automatically translated using Google Translate, I hope it fits.
Vielen Dank, It's great that you feel the same about the way I do things, for me it's the only way and like you've said when you eventually get the shot it's totally worth every minute and hour spent in the field. Fascinating to hear about your photography in Germany and especially with such a beautiful subject such as Wolves, I've been reading up on them so much lately and they are amazing and complex animals, I just wished people understood them better. Thanks for your wishes and for watching my video, I hope we can talk again. All the best Rich 👍
Love this video Rich. Unfortunately though, it seems to be a tad overexposed as I can’t see your beard properly… 😉
In seriousness though, another informative and thoughtful video intertwined with great images and footage. Cheers 🍻
Lol, cheers Sean I'm liking that comment very much! Nice to show a different side to a vlog with results! It's the only way to Roll. R👍
The hate for coyotes/wolves is something I never understood, same for any animal, really. I can understand that for a farmer who's livestock is at risk, it can be more of a problem that potentially warrants an extra layer of defence, if that includes killing them if they have been ravaging a certain number of animals. On the other hand, coyotes and the like are just being themselves, trying to find the easiest way to food and to survive. In terms of attacks on pets, it's always advised here in Ontario to not let your dog or cat outisde unsupervised when it is night or dusk/dawn. Unfortunately, many lost pets fall prey to coyotes because of poor supervision and ownership. Ultimately, we all have to respect the wildlife that lives around us, understanding their lives and how we can live amongst them in relative peace.
Thanks very much for watching, and I totally agree with you! People are so short sighted when it comes to any predator and it's fear that drives people to behave like that, if they only studied the animals and work out their complex and caring nature, they aren't unlike us in the way we are as a specie. I've seen the signs and read about attacks on pets, few and far between but humans feeding Coyotes and other mammals doesn't help them getting habituated to us! Well said on the respect, it seems lacking in todays society. All the best Rich 🙏
Yeah, I'm torn about coyotes, one of the farms I have access to for bird and deer photos, the owner regularly has coyotes taking his chickens, geese, and ducks. The chickens are in a coop but the coyotes dig in at night and the geese and ducks are around the ponds. Many farmers here actually pay hunters a bounty on coyote's killed. As a naturalist and photographer, I want the coyotes left alone but I also hate to see chickens dragged from coops and killed. Coyotes here have no natural predators and have not been native here for a hundred years. They have only begun to multiply here in the last 20 years as city sprawl and climate change have driven them eastward. The other day, around mid morning as I was packing to go home after photo session with swallows over the lake, a coyote walked across the field, stopped and watched me. You almost never see them in daylight here. Often, unusual behavior can indicate rabies in mammals so I took a few photos and left the area. And all that racket they were making in your video, a few months ago, a pair were in the woods near me about 2 A.M.and they were at it for several hours. The Dept Of Natural Resources here is beginning to take steps to thin the population because coyotes are multiplying rapidly. It is difficult. We don't have wolves in S.C. but Ia imagine the same issue exists out west in Montana and Wyoming with wolves.
Hi Phillip,
Thanks very much for your comment, it's great to hear other peoples views on the matter and I totally get it with regards to the control and the damage that they can cause, I still think the blame does lie with many human factors, population expansion, leaving out food and feeding them doesn't make for a very good end result. Yes Rabies and other factors for them being out in Daylight aren't necessarily good signs, there's a few Mange Coys in and around the city and they look terrible! Thanks very much for watching and yeah they made quite the noise! Cheers Richard 👍