Coyote on the Hunt!

Here's an absolutely fascinating sequence of photos taken with a trail camera set for burst photo mode (a fast three-shot sequence).  If you follow the time stamp on the photos the entire sequence of pictures spans an elapsed time of three minutes.  I can only speculate on what the camera missed during the one minute reset period between bursts.  If only it was set on video mode.

In the first photo is a close-up of a hen turkey.  In the background further southwest on the trail are a couple of additional wild turkeys.  They're the dark shapes in the center of the frame.

In the second and subsequent shots a coyote materializes on the scene stalking the remaining birds - which amazingly hang around as the coyote circles back for another run at them.

In the final sequence the coyote has completed the circle and advances in the direction of where the birds had been hanging out.

If you look carefully following the first photo you will see a primary wing feather on the turf to the left of center.  Wonder if the canine made a grab for the bird in the first photo and all she got was a mouthful of feathers?

Tough bird the wild turkey - earning a living in a dog eat bird world...

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