Red Fox Kits

I'm primarily an avian photographer but when I get other vertebrate opportunities I usually take them. We found a den with four kits while at a local bird refuge - apparently the adult was out hunting and these guys came outside to play. We stayed in the vehicle and at times some of these youngsters approached to within 15' of us - so close that I had to swap my regular birding gear for my backup which I'm no longer used to so I was really fumbling with the settings. The angle's a little steep as it's a high truck - good thing though or we'd hardly be able to see them through the high vegetation.

Sadly, their days are likely numbered as they practice predator control at the refuge.

40D, 1/640, f/11, ISO 500, 100-400 @ 160mm, shot from pickup window on 5-25-10, cropped to 50% of original image, reduced exposure very slightly in ACR, selectively sharpened, no other processing, natural morning light

Comments/critique appreciated