Beavers at Ludington State Park

I got a call from a friend who lives near the Ludington State Park. He said that he had been hiking with his dog Monday night and come across a beaver den with a pair of active beavers and invited me along to try and get some pictures of the animals. We packed up tripod, long lenses, camera bodies, cards and batteries and headed off into the woods Tuesday just before sunset. We found the spot again, but no beavers. I looked for an inconspicuous spot to set up our gear and seconds later, a beaver appeared. We busily began photographing the critter when beaver number two showed up. "Rarely is wildlife photography this easy," I thought to myself. I think any photographer that's picked up a nature magazine has had the dream of doing this type of thing for a living. The dream of no office, every day being casual day and working outdoors with really cool camera gear is too much to resist. The realities of it are much more daunting, so when I get the chance to play wildlife photographer for a couple of hours, it's a treat. We sat and watched the beavers for 30-40 minutes, got our Ansel Adams fix for the season, shot hundreds of images and then packed up our gear and hiked out of the woods... to get ready for our day jobs.

For a video, and more images of the beavers, in their natural habitat see the Ludington Daily News website at www.ludingtondailynews.com/multimedia

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