A coyote in Yellowstone National Park is on the mound, getting ready to deliver his first pitch.  Joking aside, I did notice that the coyotes tended to stand, and even sleep on these little mounds in the park.  I think it gives them a better viewpoint, and helps to keep an enemy from sneaking up on them.

During my 2017 trip to the park, I didn’t actually see any wolves (for the first time), but saw a lot of coyotes, even small packs of coyotes, so they must have been taking advantages of the wolves being elsewhere, and hanging out where we could see them.

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Taken: December 26, 2017
Location: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Camera: Canon EOS 1DX Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM + 1.4x III Extender
Focal Length: 700mm
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 160
Exposure: 1/1250