When I planned our excursion and the chance of getting sunrise at the Grand Canyon south rim prior to heading to the north rim where we were staying, I knew the drive from Sedona where we left at 2 a.m. in the morning was going to be a bit scary with deer and elk along the road.

On the road from I-40 up to the rim, we passed a bunch of deer as well as at least 5 male elks. Of course no good light at 3:30 in the morning for wildlife captures ...

... but after shooting the sunrise along the south rim, as we headed further east along the rim drive we came across some eating their breakfast. Snapped off some shots with the long lens at first, then got just a little closer with the 105mm.

Here is one of the captures taken with the 420mm combo.

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Make:	Canon
Model:	Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Exposure:	0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperture:	f/5.6
ISO Speed:	640
Focal Length:	420 mm
Lens:	EF300mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x III