So, the answer is "Yes".

Yes, I did get a better shot of yesterdays post. Amazing opportunity that I did not get to take great advantage of. I should have been somewhere in the middle of the exposure ranges that I used.... maybe around 1/80sec.

I don't know how or why but he let me get to within maybe 10 feet of him before he poked his head in the hole to hide. Tough call on how close to let yourself get while taking the risk of losing the shot. You want to be able to get as close as possible so you can see all the details of the cute little faces but not so close that you scare the little bugger and lose the shot all together.


f/7.1
1/20 sec
ISO-400
300mm
WB-6000 (cloudy)
Tiffen UV Filter

f/7.1

1/125 sec.

ISO-400

300mm

WB-6000 (cloudy)

Tiffen UV filter

I was actually standing on a ladder for this shot, 2 feet above ground level. I snapped a few pictures as I was climbing but, the more I climbed the more he drew into the hole deeper and out of sight. I actually had lost him to the inside for a bit and then he came back out for another shot but after that one he disappeared for good.

Enjoy !!