And with some minor editing...

Much better. Thanks.
How do I do it?

Well done both of you!

That's a fairly good-sized opossum.

I don't know, I did it with photoshop but I don't know what tools you have available. I think there's a free program called Irfan that will do a lot of things.

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I haven't left the camera out for quite a while due to the threat of rain but it snapped these three last night.

Just glancing out of the window recently I've only spotted one cub at a time and no adult so feared the worst.

I assume that this is the original family group that appeared a week or two ago.

What does concern me is that the camera didn't record any Badgers.

So many perish on the road and I just hope that fate hasn't befallen any of our visitors.

What are they eating?

I leave out a small quantity of dog meat for them but, in this picture, they appear to be eating the peanuts I leave out for the Badgers.

Easy pickings!

Since you're baiting I guess you can't eat 'em. ;)

It tends to be frowned upon in polite company. :)

Yes, but so is butchering dogs to feed wildlife. :facepalm:

Another try, maybe a better size.

http://cellar.org/attachment.php?att...1&d=1558134018

Same night, same place, new critter.

http://cellar.org/attachment.php?att...1&d=1558134018

Nice pictures, you nailed it, hope your new buddy doesn't nail you. :D

Pepe!

Hepzibah and Coon Chile

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer still...

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Sorry its just just another badger/fox pic but we don't have the range of wildlife that those of you in the US are fortunate to have.

Generally badgers tolerate foxes but I once saw a fox being seen off the premises in short order when it got too near.

One of the best things my sneaky cam taught me was how my backyard's usual suspects seem to tolerate one another.
I have pics in various combos of raccoons, foxes, possums, skunks and my house kitties.
Hoping for one of all at once, a la:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...le_Kingdom.jpg

Peaceable Kingdom, no way, best you can hope for is tolerant kingdom. :lol:


Or maybe nature in the raw...

RiiiiiiiiDE, Ride the Tiger...

Cool. I have never seen that before. Never heard of the water tiger.

New extreme sport. After the tiger, ride the bear, the toughest critter of all:

https://www.sciencefriday.com/videos...-water-bear-4/

Elephant giving birth in the wild. They all stay away until the calf is almost on it's feet.

Now, that's a birth cannon.

Almost two years in the oven.
I wonder if any other animal comes close to such a greeting.

Elephants appear to have the longest gestation period, among mammals. Giraffes and some whales go for ~15-16 months.

Backyard game camera in the Southwest. (Photo moved from one spot on the internet to another.)

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When I heard the Frogs were in trouble I was worried about them.
But now I know they are working for the side, fuck those traitors.
Little Benito Mussolinis they are.

For the last few weeks, these guys have been hanging around the neighborhood.

https://i.imgur.com/9NtVlx9.jpg

This morning, I looked outside to see these two motherfuckers on top of my chicken enclosure. :shock:

https://i.imgur.com/i7fE2Kk.jpg

mmm..chicken

Don't mess with insects, Gorillas, Crocs, Eddie Hall... or anything.

Yup fire. that hand must burn...

Someone bit off more than they can chew...

Spideygottadienow.

Mama deer and spotted baby, munching on treats from my apple tree.

https://i.imgur.com/i2vUn0N.jpg

As a rule, I attach the trail cam to a tree or existing post and passing wildlife tends to ignore it.

However, last night I fixed the camera to a stake and placed it in the middle of the lawn quite a way from the house where Badgers, in particular, enter and leave.

It seems to have piqued the curiosity of this one...

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Is it possible that precautions were taken to prevent damage to the thin leading edge rather than from it?

YOU HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THOSE F104 BADGERS!!

The Edit feature also allows you to delete a post. You can give a reason for deletion too if you want. It's nice; because, only registered users logged-in will see where a post has been deleted. It won't be visible to the general public. You're lurking fans will never know and you won't be a litter bug.

That's a great shot. I wonder if I should look into a trail camera...

I bought mine from Amazon just over a year ago for £60 ($75) but prices seem to have come down by about 15%.

They are marketed under several different brand names but all seem very similar; badge engineered as it were.

Given the wide variety of wildlife you are lucky to have, I think that you'd find it a rewarding investment.

Just out of interest, have the tariffs on Chinese imports started to bite yet?

An early decision to buy might well pay off!

It looks like they start around $40 American. Which features matter?

No, the flash will blind you.:)

Actually yes. They are cheap, reliable and easy to use.
Mine is a C Cell glutton, so think about rechargeable batteries.

Definition and range. Common specs are 12MP and 1080p.

You can drop the definition right down in steps on mine which is helpful if you wish to conserve battery power but at the bottom end of the scale it's more for gathering evidence of what might be raiding your vegetable patch overnight than serious observation.

Range on mine is said to be up to 65ft and I've no reason to dispute that, in fact it might be a little more.

As mentioned earlier, most examples seem to be 'badge engineered' and will have the ability to vary sensitivity and the number of photos taken at a particular activation.

I tend to keep my camera set on the highest definition and sensitivity which can result in excess of a hundred photos overnight.

If you can place the camera in a convenient position vis a vis a mains electricity supply, it might be worth your while buying a plug in power unit.

Check to see if your chosen model has the necessary socket before you commit $ to the ether.

That's all I can think of at the minute but please feel free to ask if there's anything else I can help you with.


BTW The manual, as is to be expected, is a bit of a puzzle but operating the unit is pretty much intuitive.

One more thing. You'll probably have to buy a memory card separately.

...badger engineered?

Ha! :):):)

Here is an OK video about the cam I have used for maybe ten years.
I think they are discontinued, but there may be new models, including infra-red.
$40 is about average used and probably a good introduction to the sport of sneaky cams.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvUmI1tmiPY

Just make sure to get one w/the invisible flash.

And a cable lock. In case you have unknown two-legged wildlife coming through the rye.

If you're a pawn shopper, you can find them dirt cheap occasionally.

If ya want to spend the money, they can send the pics/vids to your cell phone. By bluetooth, or cell signal.

So many potential injuries...

We seem to be well supplied with foxes at the moment.
My neighbour had a vixen and four cubs on her back lawn very early one morning last week and we had the latest in a series of visits from this vixen plus her two well grown cubs last night.
I just wonder where they all go during the day.

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Awesome pic.

Just trying to be helpful, are you?

People who always log-in to the Cellar can forget that not everything appears to the general public. Conversely, I've had someone say they couldn't see a picture I posted via a link to my Cellar photo album. My Cellar photo album is set for viewing only by logged-in registered users. When they first tried to see it, they weren't logged in.

Poor Wolves get no respect...

Careful, your talking to The Post Police, y'know...

*chuckle*

hashtag understatement

I'm pretty sure I saw Stephen Douglas delivering a sermon while I was brush hogging the power-line this afternoon. He made me for a Lincoln man though, dropped down on all fours, and skedaddled.

Had to be Douglas... short guy, heavy set, dark suit.

Did he rattle?

That is a big rattle.