1111_1280 American Badger - a photo on Flickriver

1111_1280 American Badger

            A purposeful Badger strides through a snowy prairie dog town in today's instalment of "Wildlife in Winter". This is an older image, shot with the Nikon D300 and recently reprocessed.  

I photographed this Badger on multiple occasions in November, 2011, as it hunted in the dogtown. I didn't see it catch anything, but it was a well-fed Badger. They are born to dig. Short, powerful legs, huge claws, and a nasty temperament: you don't want to tangle with this large mustelid. (Mustelids are carnivores and include species such as mink, otters, weasels, martens, and wolverines.)

I had a couple of sessions with this individual during which I was able to get out into the dogtown while it was digging, lie flat, and shoot hundreds of close ups. On this day, however, I shot sequences from my rolling blind - not the current red Corolla, but a silver 2004 Echo, one of Toyota's not-so-well-known vehicles but possibly my favourite car of all time. Maybe I should do a "Cars in Winter" series next...

Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2011 James R. Page - all rights reserved.

Taken in: Canada / Saskatchewan / Gergovia (show map)

Taken on: November 10, 2011

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American Badger

Taxidea taxus

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Grasslands National Park

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Sets appears in: • Best 2011 • Not Explored more » • Badger • Grasslands National Park - West Block « less

Groups appears in: • BORN to be WILD • Capture Nature / No human elements / No zoo or people shots more » • Best Nature Shot Of The Day « less

Camera: Nikon D300, f/6.7, 1/2000 sec, 500mm (=750mm), ISO 250 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D300
Lens:	300.0 mm f/4.0
Aperture:	f/6.7
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/2000)
Focal Length:	500mm (35mm equivalent: 750mm)
ISO:	250
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 22.5 (Macintosh)
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