In the Stewart Campground, Cave Creek, Chiricahua Mountains
October 2, 2017
I was looking for the Hognosed Skunk I had seen the night before, instead found a Ringtail. Ringtails are strictly nocturnal and not often seen. This one was very cooperative as I followed it around with my flashlight. Canon 7D Mark II with a Canon 200mm f2.8 lens, Canon 580 EX flash.
When I first saw it, it was eating some kind of invertebrate, but I can't quite tell what. The eyeshine is very strong at night.
I didn't see that it was inspecting something on the ground until I looked at the photos later. I do not know if it ate this beetle.
Looks like a Scarab beetle of some sort.
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