Photography by Jouko
A coyote roams a San Francisco hillside, with Downtown SF in the background.
I got this shot by finally forcing myself to avoid the temptation of always shooting with a long telephoto lens. Mounting a mid-range lens made me miss many portrait opportunities and some behavioral shots of the coyote pouncing gophers, but it was worth it when it crossed this ridge exactly where I had hoped it would.
#sanfrancisco #coyote #wildlife #sfwildlife #urbanwildlife #photography #wildlifephotography
Dec 30, 2022 at 9:07pmWeb
Show threadMarcelDec 30, 2022
@mokumphoto amazing shot👌
Show threadtoxtethogradyDec 30, 2022
@mokumphoto About 40 years ago (1981, actually) someone reported seeing a mountain lion up in those hills. Animal Control investigated and said no mountain lion had been spotted, just a thirty-pound house cat...😱
Show threadLeesamkapDec 30, 2022
@mokumphoto incredible photo!!
Show threadpeter tamerusDec 30, 2022
@mokumphoto Ziet er wel doorvoed uit... net als de wasberen al aan ons vuilnis bezig?
Show threadPhotography by JoukoDec 30, 2022
@petertam Het is altijd mogelijk dat stadscoyotes ook vuilnis eten, of zelfs actief gevoerd worden. Maar deze specifieke coyote heb ik dagelijks op goffers zien jagen, en er ook elke dag een aantal zien opeten, dus voor zover ik weet had ze een gezond dieet.
Show threadAJ GracesonDec 30, 2022
@mokumphoto Nicely done. It’s always hard to give up the long lens even when I know I already have eleventy billion closeups. A shot like this is well worth whatever you gave up to get it.
Show threadPaul BottsDec 30, 2022
@mokumphoto Is that taken from Bernal Heights?
Show threadPhotography by JoukoDec 31, 2022
@PaulTheFossil Yes, Agee years back.
Show threadAkshayDec 30, 2022

@mokumphoto That photo tells a real story about the future of biodiversity, doesn’t it? Human adapted opportunists. From cockroaches and rats to pigeons, crows, foxes and raccoons. Apparently coyotes are doing decently too.

For some reason, ecological disruption also leads to the natural selection of hybrids; it seems coywolves are taking over North America:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/coywolves-are-taking-over-eastern-north-america-180957141/

Coywolves Are Taking Over Eastern North America

Coywolves are not 'shy wolves'—they are coyote-wolf hybrids (with some dog mixed in) and now number in the millions

Smithsonian Magazine
Show threadkcǃDec 30, 2022
@mokumphoto what a stunning photo!
Show threadsplicerDec 31, 2022
@mokumphoto Really great shot! Where is that, Bernal?
Show threadPhotography by JoukoDec 31, 2022
@splicer It is, quite a few years back.
Show threadsplicerDec 31, 2022
@mokumphoto couldn’t have been too many years back. The Salesforce Monolith looks complete there. Nice work, in any case!
Show threadEve ThorneDec 31, 2022
@mokumphoto Nice!