Category: Wildlife

Hello?

On By CarynIn Wildlife
Photo description: Night vision photo of a deer’s eyes looking into the trail cam.

This is another gem from the recent trail cam collection; a deer peeking into the camera with what I interpret as curiosity. Mostly I get pictures of legs and tails, so this was startling.

Pardon me, as I skip frame

On By CarynIn photography, Wildlife

I took in my SD card from the trail cam and uploaded it on the computer. There were 50 pictures, mostly of deer parts, but with two adjacent pictures that made a nearly whole deer. It made me laugh.

Photo description: screen shot of two frames in my photo app, where the head of the deer is in the left frame, the body is in the right frame, and the neck lines up.

National Bison Day

On By CarynIn Wildlife

Happy National Bison Day! As an absolutely shameless plug, here is a link to the Buffalo Wool Company, and their list of ranchers and conservators to help you support the growing bison population and local economies!

Photo description: American Bison in a green pasture with a line of green trees in the background and blue skies. Photo taken by me last year at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center

Bug catcher

On By CarynIn Life Hack, Wildlife

I’ve been seeing some strange bug catching methods on my feeds, so I thought I would share my preferred method for catching and removing critters from the house: a cup and card stock. Put the cup over the insect, slide the card stock under, tada, instant cage. Thin paper can work, but isn’t as secure. Clear plastic cups are awesome, but a glass works too.

Photo description: Blue transparent plastic cup upside down on a white sheet of card stock on a concrete porch. Large black beetle visible inside the cup.

This works great for creatures on flat surfaces, and the materials are cheap and readily available.

Trail cam captures

On By CarynIn Cats, photography, Wildlife

I still have the trail cam set up to watch the water bowl behind the coop. It turns out that there are at minimum five raccoons washing in the dish. Hm.

Photo description: Night vision photo showing two raccoons in the water bowl, one to the right, one behind, and a fifth on the stair in the background.

I’m not the only one watching. Mr Tom was caught keeping an eye on an opossum coming in for a drink.

Photo description: Night vision photo with the back of a white cat’s head in the foreground, and the glow of an opossum’s eyes in the midground.