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:
Hummingbird:
Hummer bathing:
Chickadees fussing:
Nervous Chickadee:
Attack from above:
Ugh! Not a bird:
Female Junco:
Male Junco ready for his close-up:
Junco pair and Golden-Crowned Kinglet:
Kinglet having a vigorous bath:
Male Junco:
Red-Breasted Nuthatch taking a dip:
More Nuthatch silliness:
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.