Nothing to Sneeze At!

Today I’m featuring some Black-tailed Prairie Dogs that I captured in a meadow of Sneezeweed wildflowers, captured in the Wichita Mountains of Oklahoma:

Black-tailed Prairie Dog in Sneezeweed wildflowers

Black-tailed Prairie Dog in Sneezeweed wildflowers

Black-tailed Prairie Dog in Sneezeweed wildflowers

I’m hoping to get back down to the Wichita Mountains in 2015. If I make it, these guys will be one of the target species I’ll photograph!

Photographic Equipment Used:

  • Canon 1D Mark 2 body
  • Canon EF 100mm-400mm, f/4.5-f/5.6 IS lens, with Canon 1.4x TC
  • Handheld, with IS “On”
  • ISO 200
  • Aperture f/8
  • Shutter 1/100 sec. to 1/320 sec.
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