I was sitting on top of a beaver lodge taking pictures of waterfowl when I first saw this wolf trying to catch a beaver farther up the lake shore. The wolf quickly lost interest and started hunting for a small rodent about 30 meters away from me as I lay down on my stomach to partially hide. When I started taking photos the wolf heard the shutter, turned and decided I was much better than hunting for rodents! It stalked towards me and when it was only a few meters away I stood up, the wolf stopped, turned and ran back into the trees.
Dude. That’s an awesome photo. I hope you were zooming in there, as that’s almost too close for comfort. Where was this?
It’s a bit of a long story, but the short version is yes I was that close. I was laying down to get the photos and so I think he thought I was something other than a person. Once he was within 10-15ft I stood up and he stopped, did a bit of a double take and then ran off. Pretty cool experience