American Badger

This guy was so much fun to photograph....my first wild badger. I found him out on the shortgrass prairie south of Oakley, KS (Smoky Valley Ranch). He was extremely curious and would stretch his neck and body up high to get a good view of me. This was taken after sunset, using ISO 1600 (1/100 @ 700mm). Good technique on the tripod helped, but the ability to use ISO 1600 and 3200 on the 5D MII was critical.