"Hunkered down with cameras, they found the coyotes, but weren't alone for long. Suddenly, a barn owl swooped in. They looked at the barn owl. The barn owl looked at them, Emery said. The owl hissed at them as they stared at her. The owl, a formidable create with talons, seemed to be telling them this park was her territory, but, of course, Central Park isn't exactly any creature's private property."
"The coyotes booked it as fast as we've ever seen them run, Emery said of their reaction to fireworks, noting a few Canadian geese fluttered their wings as the coyotes vanished back into the Central Park dark. They don't like fireworks. As Valentine's Day approaches, New York City may have many so-called Romeos and Juliets, but the couple of coyotes in Central Park may be the most famous and Emery and Lei are the couple who have best documented them."
"Romeo and Juliet often sit at the Delacorte Theater, home to Shakespeare in the Park, at night, said Lei. That's why we started calling them Romeo and Juliet. He joked about how they scored these seats without waiting in line as he showed a picture at that theater at a recent lecture they and Times reporter Dodai Stewart gave at The Explorers Club in Manhattan."
Jacqueline Emery and David Lei spent New Year's Eve in Central Park using night-vision equipment to photograph a pair of coyotes nicknamed Romeo and Juliet. They encountered a barn owl that hissed and appeared territorial while the photographers observed. Fireworks and nearby runners startled the coyotes, which ran swiftly and caused nearby Canadian geese to flutter. The coyotes frequently sit near the Delacorte Theater, inspiring their nickname tied to Shakespeare in the Park. Emery and Lei believe the coyotes are largely staying within the park where food and shelter are sufficient and have documented them extensively.
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