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Silver Fox Ripples

Foxy Friends by Todd Reed Discovering fox kits at play is one of the great joys of being in the right place at the right time in the Michigan outdoors. When I get off the couch and go outside, I never know what I will find, but I am sure to spot something exciting and beautiful.

A great wildlife photographer friend of my dad's and mine told us several years ago: "If you don't get off the couch, you will never be able to make good photographs." Our friend was right; the more time you spend outdoors shooting, the better your odds of capturing a great moment in nature. On a warm October afternoon in 2007, I was tired of looking at the computer all day and drove out to the Ludington State Park for a mental health break. Twenty minutes into the shoot, a curious fox crept very close to the tree I was resting against. The fox held still long enough for me to make two photographs. I was never so glad in my life that I had gotten off the couch.