Raccoons

Cinnamon Raccoon Moving Through Brush

By |2023-01-25T02:28:20-06:00May 24, 2021|Categories: Raccoons|Tags: , , |

I photographed this Cinnamon Raccoon at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. It was walking on the side of the road heading to a pool of water. I was able to get a few quick photos before it disappeared into the thick brush. I did get a glimpse of it a few minutes later looking for food in the water.

Cinnamon Raccoon #2
Cinnamon Raccoon #2

How I Got The Shot: Cinnamon Raccoon Moving Through Brush

I had my camera and lens resting on a bean bag draped over the open window of my pickup.

Gear Used:

  • Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • Lens: Canon EF100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II

Technical:

  • Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge (Oklahoma)
  • Date and Time Taken: April 26, 2018 (10:52 A. M.)
  • Aperture: f5.6
  • Shutter speed: 1/320
  • ISO: 640
  • White Balance: Auto
  • Exposure Mode: Manual
  • Metering Mode: Evaluative
  • Back-button Focus
  • Single Point Auto Focus
  • Exposure Compensation: +1
  • Focal Length: 400 mm
  • Processed With Luminar 4

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Raccoons Mating

By |2023-01-27T14:13:08-06:00April 30, 2021|Categories: Raccoons|Tags: , , |

As I was driving the auto tour road at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma, I spotted these two Raccoons mating.

Mating Raccoons
Mating Raccoons

How I Got The Shot: Raccoons Mating

The Raccoons were high in a tree, and it was difficult getting a clear shot. I had my camera and lens resting on a bean bag draped over the open window of my pickup.

Gear Used:

  • Camera: Fujifilm X-T3
  • Lens: Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS II (attached with a Fringer EF-FX Pro)

Technical:

  • Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge (Oklahoma)
  • Date and Time Taken: April 25, 2021 (07:23 A. M.)
  • Aperture Priority
  • Aperture: f7.1
  • Shutter speed: 1/1400 (as determined by the camera)
  • ISO: 3200
  • White Balance: Auto
  • Metering Mode: Multi
  • Back-button Focus
  • Single Point Continuous Auto Focus
  • Exposure Compensation: +0.67
  • Focal Length: 400 mm
  • Processed With Luminar 4

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Popular Raccoon

By |2023-01-31T02:00:17-06:00April 5, 2021|Categories: Raccoons|Tags: , , |

This is a popular Raccoon at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. Just about every morning it will sleep for the day in this same tree near the road. It usually has its back in view, but sometimes you can catch it looking toward the road.

This Raccoon is near the 4-corners parking area on the south side of the auto tour road.

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A Popular Raccoon

I had my camera and lens braced on the door frame of my pickup.

Gear Used:

  • Camera: Fujifilm X-T3
  • Lens: Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS II (attached with a Fringer EF-FX Pro)

Technical:

  • Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge (Oklahoma)
  • Date and Time Taken: April 1, 2021 (07:52 A. M.)
  • Aperture Priority
  • Aperture: f5.6
  • Shutter speed: 1/2500 (as determined by the camera)
  • ISO: 1250
  • White Balance: Auto
  • Metering Mode: Multi
  • Back-button Focus
  • Single Point Continuous Auto Focus
  • Exposure Compensation: +0.67
  • Focal Length: 400 mm
  • Processed With Luminar 4

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A Curious Raccoon’s Posed Encounter

By |2023-08-24T13:09:46-05:00September 29, 2020|Categories: Oklahoma, Raccoons, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

A wildlife photographer describes an unexpected encounter with a bold raccoon that struck a perfect posing stance while he photographed it in Oklahoma.

Raccoon Showing Me An Injury

By |2022-12-28T14:11:30-06:00March 4, 2020|Categories: Raccoons|

I was parked in the Goss parking area at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma (March 2009). I saw a Raccoon walk out of the woods so I got out of my pickup to get a few photos of it. The Raccoon came right up to me, showing me an injury that it had on its paw. This Raccoon sniffed around on my boots after showing me the injury.

The injury didn’t look that bad to me. I could see that it looked like a raw spot.

It went to the side of the road and began searching for a meal. It didn’t seem like the injured paw was causing it trouble in using it to search in the water.

Raccoon With Injury
Raccoon With Injury
Injured Raccoon
Injured Raccoon

How I Got The Shot – Injured Raccoon

I was hand holding a Canon EOS 40D camera with a Canon EF500mm f/4L IS USM lens attached. This long lens is why I didn’t get a photo when it was touching my boot. It was to close.

Camera Settings On First Photo

  • AV Mode
  • Back-button focus
  • Aperture f4.5
  • ISO 400
  • Shutter speed – 1/800 [Read More…]

A Portly Raccoon At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

By |2023-11-24T09:58:15-06:00December 27, 2019|Categories: National Wildlife Refuges, Oklahoma, Raccoons, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

A wildlife photographer captures images of a delightfully plump raccoon perched in a tree at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.