One of the joys for me as photo editor for the upcoming book, The San Diego Mammal Atlas, has been the opportunity to work with some very talented local nature photographers. One of the nice surprises has been the work of Debbie Merrill. She has produced a number of images for the atlas, but I think her work with coyotes is special. See if you don’t agree.

Coyote(Canis latrans) |
Description: Brothers. Jamul, Cailfornia, San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2016:04:14 8:37 |
Location:
San Diego NWR |
Camera Information: |
File Name: Coyote-16MayBrothersWDM-Debbie-Ekhaml-Web |
(c) Debbie Merrill |


Coyote(Canis latrans) |
Description: Howling. Jamul, Cailfornia, San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:10:05 3:12 |
Location:
San Diego NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D7100, 260 mm, f/6.3, 1/1250 |
File Name: Coyote-Howl-DebbieMerrillSDNWRJamul10-2015-Web |
(c) Debbie Merrill |


Coyote(Canis latrans) |
Description: Pouncing on prey. Jamul, Cailfornia, San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2016:05:16 5:40 |
Location:
San Diego NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D7100, 190 mm, f/7.1, 1/320 |
File Name: Coyote-Pouncing_DSC3282_Debbie-ekhami-Web |
(c) Debbie Merrill |


Coyote(Canis latrans) |
Description: Political discussions. Jamul, Cailfornia, San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2017:01:11 20:42 |
Location:
San Diego NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 300 mm, f/6.3, 1/800 |
File Name: Coyote-Skuffle-DSC_5541-D.Merrill-Web |
(c) Debbie Merrill |


Coyote(Canis latrans) |
Description: Keeping watch. Jamul, Cailfornia, San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:04:09 5:51 |
Location:
San Diego NWR |
Camera Information: COOLPIX P520, 71.3 mm, f/4.8, 1/100 |
File Name: Coyote-Standing-Watch_DebbieMerrill-Web |
(c) Debbie Merrill |


Coyote(Canis latrans) |
Description: Submissive snarl. Jamul, Cailfornia, San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2017:01:11 20:42 |
Location:
San Diego NWR |
Camera Information: NIKON D500, 300 mm, f/6.3, 1/800 |
File Name: Coyote-SubmissiveSnarl-DSC_5601-D.Merrill-Web |
(c) Debbie Merrill |

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