The boy who cried WOLF!

Well ok nobody is crying wolf here but I decided to take the 3 hour drive north today to the Haliburton Wolf Centre in Ontario and grab some photos of the wolf pack there. The pack is fairly small this year as the Alpha Female recently passed away giving birth to cubs whom also passed as well so this season has seen the introduction of a new Alpha Female and some hierarchy changes to the pack. I'm not entirely pleased with the outcome as I found the 40D to really struggle at higher ISO's dealing with the wolves going in and out of the shadows but here's some of the "keepers" from today.

1. Cedar one of Citka's siblings

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Well done....beautiful animals! I had the same noise problem today with all the clouds and rain.

very pretty

Nice series, noise shouldn't be too obvious for 4x6 prints.

Nice series Scott. Were these with the 100-400?
I was last there three years ago so it's time for a revisit as I see Smudge has moved up the ladder. Ebony was the alpha male back in '06.

Like the second image.

Very nice set. I like the second one the best as well. The eyes...

I like them all, I have yet to see a wolf and can't wait!
Karen

Rubi Jane wrote in post #8580943
Nice series Scott. Were these with the 100-400?
I was last there three years ago so it's time for a revisit as I see Smudge has moved up the ladder. Ebony was the alpha male back in '06.

Yup these were all shot with the 100-400. I had the 70-200 with me but it just wasn't long enough as most of the wolves were hanging out in the shade at the top of the hill. Smudge overtook Ebony in 2007 as the Alpha Male but Ebony still remains quite dominant and aggressive

Thanks for the feedback everyone!

Rubi Jane wrote in post #8580943
Nice series Scott. Were these with the 100-400?
I was last there three years ago so it's time for a revisit as I see Smudge has moved up the ladder. Ebony was the alpha male back in '06.

Hey Rubi Jane is that you or your husband I see driving the Ford Explorer into the tmmc parking lot everyday??

Beautiful series!

Nothing like this in the Uk, shot 2 I like the best.

Very nice shots.......#2 is my fav of the bunch.

Rayk wrote in post #8594666
Nothing like this in the Uk, shot 2 I like the best.

Thanks for the feedback everyone

There's a few of these across North America here... one in Vancouver and another in Indiana that I am aware of as the Haliburton centre shares their cubs with those two other facilities when born.

Sgt. wrote in post #8587821
Hey Rubi Jane is that you or your husband I see driving the Ford Explorer into the tmmc parking lot everyday??

It's my husband, Justin. You work at TMMC? He's in the North Weld Receiving. His Exploder, my ride is way cooler