Coyote Alpha Male Portrait (Canis latrans) Quebec, Canada (C) ©Christopher Dodds www.chrisdoddsphoto.com All Rights Reserved. Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, 500mm F4 IS, Canon 2X II Tele-converter, Tripod & Wimberley Head II. ISO 400, 1/320s F8 Manual Mode. Full Frame. Click HERE to purchase a print or license an image for publication.
Coyote Adult female Portrait (Canis latrans) Quebec, Canada (C) ©Christopher Dodds www.chrisdoddsphoto.com All Rights Reserved. Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, 500mm F4 IS, Canon 2X II Tele-converter, Tripod & Wimberley Head II. ISO 400, 1/400s F8 Manual Mode. Full Frame. Click HERE to purchase a print or license an image for publication.
Coyote Alpha Male Skulking (Canis latrans) Quebec, Canada (C) ©Christopher Dodds www.chrisdoddsphoto.com All Rights Reserved. Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, 500mm F4 IS, Canon 1.4X II Tele-converter, Tripod & Wimberley Head II. ISO 400, 1/640s F5.6 Manual Mode. Full Frame. Click HERE to purchase a print or license an image for publication.
Coyote
It's amazing to see just how much this Alpha Male Eastern Coyote resembles a wolf; Coyotes have been known to occasionally mate with wolves. The offspring, known as a coywolf, are generally intermediate in size to both parents, being larger than a pure coyote, but smaller than a pure wolf. A study showed that of 100 coyotes collected in Maine, 22 had half or more wolf ancestry, and one was 89 percent wolf. A theory has been proposed that the large eastern coyotes in Canada are actually hybrids of the smaller western coyotes and wolves that met and mated decades ago as the coyotes moved toward New England from their earlier western ranges. The Red Wolf is thought by certain scientists to be in fact a wolf/coyote hybrid rather than a unique species. Strong evidence for hybridization was found through genetic testing, which showed that red wolves have only 5% of their alleles unique from either gray wolves or coyotes. Genetic distance calculations have indicated that red wolves are intermediate between coyotes and gray wolves, and that they bear great similarity to wolf/coyote hybrids in southern Quebec and Minnesota. Analyses of mitochondrial DNA showed that existing red wolf populations are predominantly coyote in origin.
Canon EOS 1D Mark IV First Impressions
I've now spent a considerable amount of time in the drivers seat of my Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and am loving every moment. From the new, and snappy, autofocus system to the superb image quality in low light at high ISO, this camera ROCKS! Be sure to download, read and digest the following from CPN Canon Professional Networks 1D Mark IV page:
Christopher Dodds on NatureScapes Radio Live April 6, 2010 @ 9PM EST!
Each month NatureScapes.net will be broadcasting a LIVE Pod Cast called "NatureScapes Radio LIVE!"
NatureScapes Radio LIVE! will air live the first Tuesday of each month at 9PM EST.
Hosted by Dave Warner of LensFlare Live each show will feature friends E.J. Peiker and Greg Downing of NatureScapes.net as well as other guest photographers TBA (Christopher Dodds on April 6th, 2010). Listen LIVE or participate in the conversation while they talk about everything nature and wildlife photography from the latest and greatest gear to techniques and important issues affecting us all.
I was thrilled to be invited as Greg and E.J.'s first featured guest and look forward to answering all of your questions live at 9PM EST on April 6th, 2010. Click HERE for more information.
Snow Goose Dark Morph (or Blue Goose) Landing (Chen Caerulescens, Oie des neiges, SNGO) Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro, New Mexico, USA. Image Copyright ©Christopher Dodds www.chrisdoddsphoto.com All Rights Reserved. Canon EOS 1DsMKIII, 500mm F4 Lens with 1.4X II Teleconverter, tripod and Wimberley Head II. ISO 400, F5.6, 1/1600s in Manual Mode. CLICK HERE TO ORDER A PRINT OR LICENSE IMAGE FOR PUBLICATION. 