When I first saw this Raccoon, it was walking on a field edge. When it got close, it noticed me and struck this pose and held it for a few seconds while I photographed it.

I was walking in an area known as the West Sally Jones Observation Area. This was at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. I was hand-holding my camera when I photographed this Raccoon.
Gear Used:
- Canon EOS 1D Mark III
- Canon EF 500 mm f/4L IS
Technical:
- Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge (Oklahoma)
- Date & Time Taken: September 6, 2011 (08:39:18 A.M.)
- Aperture Priority
- Aperture: f8.0
- Shutter speed: 1/1250 sec. (as determined by the camera)
- ISO: 640
- White Balance – Auto
- Metering Mode: Evaluative
- Exposure Compensation: 0 EV
- Back-button Focus
- Single Point Continuous Auto Focus
- Focal Length: 500 mm
- Processed With Luminar 4