One Picture

Today as I was leaving a wildlife area I noticed movement in the nearby brush. Since the activity was close, I watched as this raccoon sniffed and wandered around, even sitting up on its back-end twice (sorry - no picture). By the time I had a camera in hand the ‘coon had already made its way to a small tree surrounded by thick vegetation leftover from last year. Thoughts of not being able to shoot a decent picture were very real.

Instead of giving up, I moved slightly so the animal would track me. When the raccoon turned its head and gave me about as clear of a view as I was going to get, I pressed the shutter release button.

This is a realistic image of a raccoon in the wild - brush and visual obstacles all in place!