Young male Pyrrhuloxia displays crest as he stares into the distance

The How: Young bird, familiar with me since he hatched. I kept my distance, he felt comfortable just being himself. My camera was part of the environment, I was part of the scenery. This does not happen overnight. But what if you only have a few days in a desirable location and want to see and photograph as much as possible? How do you get shots like this?