[Steve]

This was from earlier in the season. In previous years, screech owls had taken up residence in this little hole, so we decided to check it out and see if they took up residence again this year. No such luck - however - we did discover a family of raccoons now occupying the old nest. This little guy was the bold, curious one of the litter and decided to see what that my wife and I were doing with our tripods in his backyard

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[Butlerkid]

Another "Who are you? And why are you here?" moment!!!!! Cute shot, Steve!

 

[Steve]

Another "Who are you? And why are you here?" moment!!!!! Cute shot, Steve!

Thanks - that's pretty much what it felt like when he looked out. It only lasted a couple of seconds too!

 

[Viathelens]

I love this...so cute!

 

[Charles Loy]

Nice snap. Owls are fun too, but don't have the coons character

 

[NorthernFocus]

Wow. That's simply a great shot. Well captured and processed.

 

[Winston Churchill (Sir)]

It is beautiful!

 

[Woodyg3]

Great

 

[Louis champan]

Super shot Steve, all sorts of good captions come to mind for this image.

 

[frdjohns]

Very cute. That's a nice shot Steve.

 

[K9Kirk]

"Did you brings me the tasty snackses?"

Cool capture, Steve..

 

[eft]

I love the contrast of the racoon's smooth fur and symmetrical coloring against the roughness and irregularity of the tree. Very powerful image in it's simplicity. Would be proud to produce an image of a fraction of this quality.

 

[SugarDude]

“It’s just Steve and Rose-AGAIN-Mom” Nice shot!

 

[Steve]

"Did you brings me the tasty snackses?"

Cool capture, Steve..

LOL, that seems about right from a raccoon

 

[Steve]

I love the contrast of the racoon's smooth fur and symmetrical coloring against the roughness and irregularity of the tree. Very powerful image in it's simplicity. Would be proud to produce an image of a fraction of this quality.

Thanks so much! We deliberately went towards sunset for that reason. I'm just glad he peeked out when he did, as there were times the position of the sun would add light and other times it was blocked by other trees.

 

[jfredrick]

Congrats on a great shot Steve! This shot would no doubt be near the top of anyone’s favorite captures! Also congrats on a great website that we can share information and enjoy images!

 

[Steve Pumilia]

Wow that is a great shot. You can see him thinking....

 

[ChrisSinSeattle]

Steve, Great capture, photo, and nicely processed

Chris S.

 

[K9Kirk]

LOL, that seems about right from a raccoon

Agreed, I've never met one that didn't expect some food.

 

[Irap]

Love the natural frame Steve!

 

[seh]

The critter already has a looking for trouble expression--guard the garbage cans if any nearby.

 

[Steve]

Love the natural frame Steve!

Same here - I'm a sucker for an animal peeking out of a hole. Anytime I see an opportunity, I hang out and see if I can get a shot.

 

[Steve]

The critter already has a looking for trouble expression--guard the garbage cans if any nearby.

LOL, yup, guard your garbage cans! A young trash panda is on getting ready to prowl.

 

[...Daniel...]

Really cool image!

 

[markymark]

This was from earlier in the season. In previous years, screech owls had taken up residence in this little hole, so we decided to check it out and see if they took up residence again this year. No such luck - however - we did discover a family of raccoons now occupying the old nest. This little guy was the bold, curious one of the litter and decided to see what that my wife and I were doing with our tripods in his backyard

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Great shot Steve, ‘you’re getting pretty good at this photography lark‘!!!…