I’m not a deer hunter or any kind of hunter except with my camera. And I do like to take pictures with my phone. But sometimes when I’m walking back in the woods, I wonder what might be watching from the shadows. And so, I borrowed my husband’s trail camera and set it up out in those woods to see what I could see when the critters knew I wasn’t around. This spring I caught some pictures of a deer and her fawn. Spots and all. In the first picture it looks as if the deer is very new to the world and even seems a little wobbly on its feet. Then a little later, if it’s the same fawn, you can see how it has grown in a few weeks.
But I see more than deer. There are wild turkeys.
And raccoons come in the night.
And sometimes even though I try to sneak up on that trail camera, it catches a picture of a two legged creature with her dog buddy. Of course, I have been known to delete those. But I save the ones of Frankie and Marley sometimes.
And now and again a deer wants to get close to do a selfie. 🙂
Have you ever played with a trail camera?
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Yes, it is fun to see what you get photos of.
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It is fun to see what’s out there, Lucy. I’ve even caught a few pictures of neighbors visiting the farm on their little buggies. Since I have the camera low to catch the low to the ground animals, I usually just get the wheels of those vehicles and maybe the driver’s knees. However, my granddaughter had fun posing for the camera when I pointed it out of her when we were walking.
Trail cams are interesting ! We sometimes put one up in our woods to watch various wildlife . We have captured images of deer, foxes, coyotes, racoons, possums and rabbits, mostly at night. I like to think about these creatures as I walk the trail during daylight hours . Love your shots Ann !
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I think about how they might be watching from the shadows and hoping I’ll move on along out of their way, Nancy. I’m sure to them I’m the interloper in their territory and I’ve brought those pesky dogs with me. Frankie loves coming up on a flock of wild turkeys. So far, he hasn’t caught any this year, but he has in the past when a half grown one didn’t fly fast enough.
No, I’ve never had a trail camera, but it is interesting the animals you can capture with one. We have bears in our area, don’t see them very often, but I bet a trail camera would.
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So far not many bears in our area, Connie. Just a passer through now and again. Not long ago, they caught a picture of one in the middle of Lexington at the door of a medical facility. I did catch a picture of Frankie once that did look like a bear. I’ll have to share it sometime. I do know it was Frankie but if I didn’t….
I don’t have a trail camera, but I’ve been thinking about getting one just to see what Ollie barks at in the wee hours every morning. I’m suspecting a family of racoons or maybe a coyote, since he acts scared of whatever it is. But then again, ever since the neighbor’s cat scratched his nose, he’s also terrified of cats. 😉
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So it could be a cat sauntering by, Lavon. Sounds as if Ollie met up with a cat that showed him who was boss. 🙂 The cameras do take night pictures too. Frankie does a lot of barking at coyotes at night when they are being vocal. He also goes crazy when the neighbors’ pet rabbits come over into our yard and watch him stuck in the backyard fence, barking at them. Lucky for them!
We have trail cameras around our ten acre property in the southern Appalachians. We catch shots of all the animals above, as well as bears and coyotes. Often though we look out the window and see the deer or a flock of turkeys in the yard.
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What a pretty place to live, Vicki. I know you must get some great shots. So far no bears around our way although there are reports of a one wandering through the area now and again. I sometimes see deer in the field near the house and have seen turkeys in the yard, but my dog, Frankie, encourages them to move on. 🙂
Love those shots and yes, we have a trail camera too (or did have one). What great shots!
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I really liked the ones of the mama deer and the fawn, Amy. They must have stood around in front of the camera for a while and struck several poses. 🙂
I’ve never had trail cameras, but then I’m a city gal. I do love the variety of wildlife you’re getting on your camera. I especially love the close-up of the deer’s face as if it’s even smelling the camera.
I have seen bunnies, raccoons, possums, and armadillos crossing through our yard from time to time–usually at night when they think no one is watching. We’re usually inside looking out our windows when we see them. God’s creation is quite fascinating!
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Yes it is, Suzanne. Sometimes I feel as if I only see a little of the surface of nature while all this other stuff is going on underneath. I’ve gotten pictures of bunnies and possums and once a little owl. Then there are the coyotes that zip by the camera at times. No armadillos in our area but bears are rumored to pass through at time. I’ve not seen any, but I did get a picture of Frankie once that if I hadn’t known it was Frankie, I might have thought it was a bear.
I love trail cameras.I think it is interesting.to see what is captured on them. We have security cameras and since we live out in the country we catch some wildlife on our from time to time.
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We used to have deer that would come in the front yard and eat our apples. If you went outside, they’d just look at you as if irritated you had interrupted their snacking. Then you could almost hear them sigh as they finally ran off. Right now a couple of tame rabbits, pets of the neighbor kids, are driving my dogs crazy. Lucky for the rabbits, Frankie is fenced in or Frankie would be having rabbits for lunch.