tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1739575201086830963.post4554820824612498938..comments2024-02-02T15:32:33.960-05:00Comments on Whimbrel Nature: Life and Death at Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park, VAWhimbrel Naturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909584190910468971noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1739575201086830963.post-32759815694514802372016-11-30T10:10:27.603-05:002016-11-30T10:10:27.603-05:00The other night, I was at Gooney Run overlook and ...The other night, I was at Gooney Run overlook and I heard many coyotes I would guess killing a large deer. It was an amazing racket. It started as one howl but then the group all went super vocal. You could hear the sound of the "pecking order" ... I will never forget it. I also saw a great shooting star and one of the best views of the Milky Way I've seen at the same time!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17754238940837202722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1739575201086830963.post-18361630018428328732014-03-31T09:12:35.774-04:002014-03-31T09:12:35.774-04:00Great post. Thanks for sharing.Great post. Thanks for sharing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02828971651618878013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1739575201086830963.post-90595276972851301412011-11-07T23:24:01.269-05:002011-11-07T23:24:01.269-05:00awesome!awesome!troutmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16797477773501858612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1739575201086830963.post-65384259937400610232011-06-27T22:53:05.938-04:002011-06-27T22:53:05.938-04:00Always an honor to witness the rawness of life..gr...Always an honor to witness the rawness of life..great post..Especially love the blue on blue mountains!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11648992524079593966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1739575201086830963.post-86843634073210425052011-06-27T20:39:01.777-04:002011-06-27T20:39:01.777-04:00Thanks for the comments John. Apparently the coyo...Thanks for the comments John. Apparently the coyotes really starting showing up obviously in Big Meadows starting in 2010. This was the first time I had seen them. But given the abundance of deer, I'm not too surprised. I caught a glimpse of another one about to the cross the road just south of Big Meadows this past Thursday.Whimbrel Naturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12909584190910468971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1739575201086830963.post-11944216799803455732011-06-27T20:27:14.114-04:002011-06-27T20:27:14.114-04:00Fascinating. I have personally had many encounters...Fascinating. I have personally had many encounters at Shenandoah with wildlife, among them a close encounter with a black bear,yet I haven't seen a single coyote. I am surprised you saw him in Big Meadows. I guess he much like the deer are used to the close proximity of humans. Great read Elijah. Maybe we will cross paths in Shenandoah one day.John Robert Penningtonhttp://www.johnrobertpennington.comnoreply@blogger.com