So what do you think? Was it successful? 😉 This little guy saw the big guy and his camera and hunkered down, probably hoping I would move on. No such luck for it of course. While raccoons are very common, me getting pictures of them are not. For whatever reason I just can’t seem to find them even when I know where they hang out. Thankfully on this day back in November my persistence paid off.

Little rascal hunkers down, tries to hide. Clearly though, I saw it and it saw me. 😉

For such a common type of wildlife, I found getting a good picture of a Raccoon to be a bit of a ‘white whale’ for me. In fact, not only could I not get a good picture, I struggled to even find them despite knowing of places they frequent.

My years’ long quest finally came to an end Saturday. My wife and I were out for a photo drive / hike and I decided to check a spot where I knew they had been spotted and sure enough, I found not only one but four of them! I don’t think they were particularly happy at have the attention of this paparazzi but the cute ones gave me some nice poses in the early morning light.

Raccoons are notoriously adaptable, able to live in just about any environment – even dense, industrial urban ones. This was proven the case when my friend and co-worker, Ed, alerted me to family of raccoons digging through the dumpsters at our office this morning.

By the time I got back there, all four were in the process of fleeing and the low, pre-dawn light made for very tough shooting conditions. I did manage one decent shot of the one of the adults before the family scampered under a fence and out of view.

While I’ve seen these guys a few times, this is the first time I was able to get a half-way decent picture of one. I’ll definitely be on the lookout for their return in the future.