Black Wolf

I took this image in Yellowstone National Park in the US which is a location I have been going to for many years now. I always look forward to going as, it is one of the best places to see and photograph wolves. Even so they are not easy and you do need a vast amount of luck to be on your side. Around 50% of the wolves in Yellowstone are black and although I have seen them many times I have always felt I haven't managed a good photo of one. I came across a pack called the Wapiti pack which had killed a bison by the Firehole River and most of its members are black. It was an amazing encounter with this pack as usually a wolf sighting lasts a few minutes but, on this day, I spent the entire day with them.

Canon 1DX MKIII, EF100-400 mm lens, 1/500 sec, f/5.6, ISO 1600.