You never know.....

[Clicker]

...Just what is lurking  around in the garden  whilst  you're pottering about indoors making a cup of hot chocolate  ... Found 8 photos on my trail camera  this morning  it's the first time I've placed it in the front  garden near  the pond  and just the second time I've  used it at all ...  I didn't have the video option on ... it triggered at 11.58 PM  last night .

[Fogey]

Wow!  Just goes to show what happens when we're in bed.  
What would you have done if it were a two legged lurker?   

[JamesT]

I've not had one of those, a bit too enclosed here. Only hedgehogs, mice and cats by night; birds and cats by day.

[Clicker]

2 hours ago, Fogey said:

Wow!  Just goes to show what happens when we're in bed.  
What would you have done if it were a two legged lurker?   

Probably  asked him to remove his mask and smile .... so I could get a better  image !!

[Clicker]

They look quite cute  but these Muntjack deer  can be destructive... we usually have a sonic bleeper  that is triggered if they, or the badgers  get in and it deters them  but I turned it off last night ....

[Paul]

Lovely find though!

Paul.

[Clicker]

Yes I agree Paul ... a wee bit easier to spot than your usual subjects eh ...?

[Kobione]

Lovely catch!!

[Clicker]

Turned up again this morning ... but kindly waited till  daylight before appearing on the trail cam ... not the best resolution but hey ... its a trail cam !

[Clicker]

and a crop...

[David995031]

Amazing! Did it take you long to work out how to use it Polly?

[Clicker]

No it didn't  David.. Just important to format sd card in the actual  camera  ...settings mean you can  choose  to take up to  10 consecutive  shots  triggered in 0.2 seconds  or video only,  or photos and video  together. The sensitivity of the PIR has 3  settings , high,  medium and low , so trial and error ensures  whether a bird triggers it, a tiger  or an elephant !   It's range is  about 70 feet I think( have to check that)  ...it automatically  changes to night vision when it's dark ... it has wifi and blue tooth ... in fact here is the link ...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/TOGUARD-Bluetooth-Detection-Activated-Waterproof/dp/B08QCNLBXG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=16GOK1PCJ1WKH&dchild=1&keywords=toguard+h100&qid=1616672608&sprefix=fujinon++50-2%2Caps%2C190&sr=8-1

[David995031]

18 hours ago, Clicker said:

No it didn't  David.. Just important to format sd card in the actual  camera  ...settings mean you can  choose  to take up to  10 consecutive  shots  triggered in 0.2 seconds  or video only,  or photos and video  together. The sensitivity of the PIR has 3  settings , high,  medium and low , so trial and error ensures  whether a bird triggers it, a tiger  or an elephant !   It's range is  about 70 feet I think( have to check that)  ...it automatically  changes to night vision when it's dark ... it has wifi and blue tooth ... in fact here is the link ...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/TOGUARD-Bluetooth-Detection-Activated-Waterproof/dp/B08QCNLBXG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=16GOK1PCJ1WKH&dchild=1&keywords=toguard+h100&qid=1616672608&sprefix=fujinon++50-2%2Caps%2C190&sr=8-1

Thanks Polly. I am interested in this and might give it a go in the future. My garden is completely enclosed so nocturnal visitors are unlikely but I have (unofficial) access to a wooded lakeside area which is never, ever visited (by people anyway), through a gate from the back of my shed. I am pretty sure it has potential.

[JamesT]

45 minutes ago, David995031 said:

Thanks Polly. I am interested in this and might give it a go in the future. My garden is completely enclosed so nocturnal visitors are unlikely but I have (unofficial) access to a wooded lakeside area which is never, ever visited (by people anyway), through a gate from the back of my shed. I am pretty sure it has potential.

You may still get small mammals, I mostly see hedgehogs & mice in  my garden (and of course cats).

[David995031]

8 minutes ago, JamesT said:

You may still get small mammals, I mostly see hedgehogs & mice in  my garden (and of course cats).

These guys are fairly regular visitors, rooting around for stuff that has been dropped from the bird feeders. Usually female, I suppose they are feeding themselves up for egg laying season.