April 28, 2014 White-Nosed Coati, Coronado National Forest, Arizona
White-Nosed Coati
Coronado National Forest, Arizona, USA
Canon EOS 1D X, 600 f4 IS II, 1/1000 sec, f5.6, ISO 500
Image taken on April 20, 2014.
One of my favorite animals in southern Arizona is the White-Nosed Coati (Nasua narica), mostly just called a Coati because that's the only kind found in North America. They're slightly larger than a raccoon and are usually less skittish around humans. This guy had a bad right-front paw, but he was still able to climb up into a tree for a nice portrait.
