For a few years, I thought about getting a “camera trap” for the cabin to see what kind of wildlife is around there.  I finally bought one about a month ago, but couldn’t get it to work on our last trip to the cabin.  I’m kind of glad because I got it to work last week here at home and I can’t believe all of the birds that it has captured!

Here is a Chestnut-Backed Chickadee:

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Hummingbird:

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Hummer bathing:

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Chickadees fussing:

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Nervous Chickadee:

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Attack from above:

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Ugh!  Not a bird:

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Female Junco:

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Male Junco ready for his close-up:

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Junco pair and Golden-Crowned Kinglet:

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Kinglet having a vigorous bath:

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Male Junco:

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Red-Breasted Nuthatch taking a dip:

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More Nuthatch silliness:

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So far, I’ve caught hummingbirds, black-capped and chestnut-backed chickadees, red-breasted nuthatch, golden-crowned kinglets and dark-eyed juncos!  That’s pretty amazing, considering the camera was only set up on two different days so far!

The rat film shows how the camera works at night, too.  I was trying to capture raccoons but got the rat, instead.  We set traps accordingly and have killed three so far.

Stay tuned for more surprises in the coming days.