Inspiring Photo: 'Sugar plum' coon kit #6854491

'Sugar plum' coon kit

Uploaded: August 28, 2008

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My nickname for this sweet, but wild little coon kit.

28 August 2008, 19:31:23
F4.0@1/30 Sec
Partial metering
ISO 1600
Focal length 87.0 of 70-200mm f4L
580EX Flash On ETTL-2/3
Custom White Balance in ACR. Tripod, remote. Taken from opened bathroom window.

Exif: F Number: 4, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/30 seconds, Flash: fired, compulsory flash mode, red-eye reduction mode, ISO: 1600, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 87.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 20D

Comments

ROLAN NARMAN August 28, 2008

Very nice capture Susan! Good job! #988187

Bunny Snow August 28, 2008

Thank you, Rolan.

Please visit my gallery. I'm having fun capturing wildlife in my backyard. #6382952

Janice Mezzacappa August 28, 2008

Wow Susan you captured great details in this cutie, well done! #6383068

Liz blahh August 28, 2008

Wonderful capture! #6383114

Bunny Snow September 07, 2008

Thank you, Janice and Liz. #6424128

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna September 20, 2008

This is such a cute series, Susan!!!!! They are such fun to watch...that is until they get into the sweetcorn patch!!!!! LOLOLOL ♫ k #6480471

Bunny Snow September 20, 2008

I have "Pointy Nose" almost feeding from my hand. He comes within a foot of me. Sugar plum is more timid.

Thanks for commenting, Kitty!
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Ann Coates October 01, 2008

This is "the shot". Well done and you so deserve your editor's pick on this one. #6540989

Bunny Snow October 01, 2008

Thank you, Ann.

This is my favorite coon kit. She is charming and waits for our picture every evening. The others run up the feeder, grab peanuts, and quickly disappear.

I also wish I could hug her, she's such a "Sugar Plum." When I put the peanuts out in the early evening, I call the sugar plum kits and most come running...if they are in the backyard.

It's fun! Thank you for visiting my gallery and your comments. They mean so much to me!
#6541421

Sharon January 11, 2009

So cute!! The colors are so vibrant!! Great work!! #7017255

Bunny Snow January 11, 2009

Thank you, Sharon. The colors are vibrant because when the coon kits were very young, they came during daylight. Now, if they come (and they often don't), it is long after I've gone to bed. I haven't seen them for months.

I hope they bring their babies in the early fall, like their mother brought this litter. I miss them.

Thank you for your kind words, and visiting my gallery. #7017324

Karen Rosenblum June 08, 2009

Fabulous!!! I'm glad the Editors picked it too. Good taste! I'll look at more of your gallery when I get a few extra minutes. I like your eye. #7608335

Bunny Snow June 08, 2009

Thank you, Karen. I love this image also. I wish this coon family still visited me. But, as they grew older, their mother took them to discover new foods in trash containers, no doubt.

I had really enjoyed their visits last fall and continually look for new possibilities in my old images as I learn more and more techniques.

I also enjoy your visit to my gallery. That you so much for coming. #7608855

Dianna Murphy January 18, 2010

What an enjoyable series! I raised a baby coon long ago. This brings back great memories. I eventually released her on our ranch. At first she would occasionally visit if she got hungry and once even brought her babies to visit. #8305812

Bunny Snow January 18, 2010

I miss the coon kits. I did not really raise them--just fed them peanuts as a photographed them. They've grown and have families of their own, I suppose, but I haven't seen them at the normal times and they don't come when I call, like they once did.

Thus, I moved on and started learning to capture birds. It's going to take awhile before I'm good at this, however.

Thank you for visiting my gallery and your comment on the coon kit series.

Bunny #8306152

Kara L. Hendricks June 20, 2010

Congratulations Bunny on being today's 101 POTD!! #8706071

William C. Raco June 20, 2010

Cute capture with great color and detail
Congratulations on the 101 POTD #8706092

Mitch Spence June 20, 2010

What a sweetheart of an animal and a sweetheart of a shot, Bunny. Congratulations on the 101 POTD. #8706124

Patti Coblentz June 20, 2010

Such a sweet image, Bunny!! Congratulations on your 101 POTD!!

Patti #8706162

Susie Peek-Swint June 20, 2010

So sweet ~ wonderful capture Bunny ... congrats on your 101 POTD ~ great choice! #8706196

Karen E. Baumann June 20, 2010

Wonderful capture, Bunny!!! Love the curious expression. Congratulations on your PG 101 POTD! #8706254

Bunny Snow June 20, 2010

What a surprise!!!! Thank you, Kara for selecting Sugar plum coon kit as PG 101 POTD! Such an honor. Wow! Thank you!

This is my favorite coon capture of all time.

Thank you very much for visiting my gallery. #8706263

Datha Y. Thompson June 20, 2010

Congratulations Bunny!!! This is just Adorable with Beautiful color :) #8706268

Bunny Snow June 20, 2010

Thank you, Bill, Mitch, Patti, Susie, and Karen for your wonderful, heartfelt comments and wishes, and for visiting my gallery. All of you have made my day, and I joyfully, thank you.
~Bunny
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Katarina Mansson June 20, 2010

Superb and cute capture Bunny! HTD! #8706276

Daniella Puente June 20, 2010

GREAT capture Bunny! love colors and the little cute one playing there :)) congrats on this 101 POTD! #8706282

Bunny Snow June 20, 2010

Thank you, Datha and Katarina for your wonderful wishes and comments. And thanks for visiting my gallery. HTD!! #8706286

Bunny Snow June 20, 2010

Hi, Daniella. You sneaked in while I was typing a note for Datha and Katarina. ;-)
Thank you so much for your comments and wishes on this surprising phenomenon. #8706300

Usman M. Bajwa June 20, 2010

WOW, SUCH AN ADORABLE CAPTURE, BUNNY. HUGE CONGRATZ ON THE 101 POTD!

UB. #8706508

Bunny Snow June 20, 2010

WOW! Thank you, Usman. It was such a surprise to receive an honored POTD from PG-101. And thank, you, for the wonderful comment and congratulations.

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Leslie McLain June 21, 2010

Congrats on your terrific 101 Winner. #8708011

Bunny Snow June 21, 2010

Thanks, Leslie. #8708076

Dr Silly June 21, 2010

Wonderful capture and congratulations on your PG 101 POTD. :O) #8708279

Donna La Mattino Pagakis June 21, 2010

Lucky you to see such cute wildlife in your backyard Bunny. This is such a sweet capture. Love it!!! Congratulations!! #8708971

Bunny Snow June 21, 2010

Thank you, Doc and Donna.
The coons used to come during daylight hours when they were babies. Their evenings grew later and later as they matured. Now, I can hear what I think may be coons...or it may be rats, as we have both. The coons generally feed before the rats, and are long gone by the time the Norway rats come out.

We refuse to use poisons, because we don't want to kill pets, owls, hawks, or other birds and coons. So they rats clean up after everyone else. I just make certain that the feeders come in before 10 p.m. so the only thing on the ground is seed left from messy birds.

I thoroughly enjoyed capturing the coon kits. There are more images of Backyard Wildlife, along with one rat "Calculating" from the high wire above the feeders.

Thanks for visiting and for your comments. #8709471

Linda D. Lester June 22, 2010

Wonderful shot....Congrats on your 101 POTD! #8711484

Bunny Snow June 22, 2010

Thank you, Linda, and thanks for your congrats on my first 101 POTD. #8712063

Liz blahh October 25, 2010

Your Raccoon images are wonderful! #8994658

Bunny Snow October 26, 2010

Thank you, Liz.
I miss the coon kits. Haven't see them in a long time. I knew zero about capturing wildlife before them, but learned a lot! #8997244

Lisa J. Boulden November 30, 2010

Fantastic racoon images, Bunny! #9072932

Bunny Snow November 30, 2010

Thank you, Lisa.
I'm honored that you visited my gallery. #9073037

Marcie A. Fowler May 23, 2011

Oh I love this. So well done. This brings back great childhood memories too. My Dad was a Game Warden and one day he brought home 3 baby racoons that had been abandoned by their mother. We raised them till they were old enough to be released back into the wild and then let them go. Their names were Stinky, Tiny and Gorbyguts. #9423661

Kara L. Hendricks May 23, 2011

Congrats Bunny on being this weeks gallery showcase! #9423662

Chris Budny May 23, 2011

Congrats, Bunny! She's a cutie! #9423668

Amanda D. Austwick May 23, 2011

Just love this image Bunny! I also love all your coon and bird images!
Congratulations on this weeks gallery showcase #9423891

Patti Coblentz May 23, 2011

Congratulations on your 101 showcase image, Bunny...love this one! #9423899

Bob Cournoyer May 23, 2011

Congratulations, Bunny, for being POTW... :-) Nice work!! #9424661

Bunny Snow May 26, 2011

Thank you all for your comments and congratulations on my favorite coon kit image.

Sugar Plum coon is all grown up now and I don't see her any longer. I miss the kits, as I had so much fun capturing them. The experience I gained from the kits, I transferred to the backyard birds. #9429827

Katarina Mansson May 28, 2011

Excellent and cute capture. Great work Bunny! #9432270

Bunny Snow May 29, 2011

Thank you, Kata. #9434010

Michele Peterson June 01, 2011

Congratulations Bunny, on winning the POTW image this month! Adorable little coon in the image!! #9438765

Daniella Puente June 01, 2011

Congrats Bunny! #9439336

Melinda B. Shiflet November 19, 2011

Awwww, what a cutie!! Fabulous capture, Bunny! Congratulations! #9818485

Bunny Snow November 19, 2011

Thank you, Melinda. This is one of my favorites. I'm glad you like her and may capture of this wild little coon kit. #9818847

Debra R. Harder April 25, 2012

This is such a wonderful series, Bunny! The lighting, colors and details are superb...and your timing couldn't have been better. Fabulous work!!! Deb #10108761

Bunny Snow April 26, 2012

Thanks, Deb.
The coons come in the wee hours of the morning now, when I cannot anticipate them. I can tell when they come because the water container left for the birds is upside down.

But I miss them. I really enjoyed their capture --photographically! #10110913

Connie J. Bagot September 17, 2012

I love your raccoon photos! They are sweet and crisp and clear and colorful---absolutely perfect! #10326323

Bunny Snow September 17, 2012

Thank you, Connie. I really enjoyed photographing them, a miss the coon kits. #10327060

Jill Odice September 18, 2012

What a wonderful series! Love these little bandits! #10327807

Bunny Snow September 18, 2012

Me, too! And, I miss them.
Thanks for your comments. #10328159

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