Back to the Log

         Back at one of my favorite logs, this camera was set up for otters and I got what I asked for on this one. Upon approach, I noticed an otter latrine (a group of scats together used for marking), and it looked as if otters had been near my camera. The camera was placed just a foot to close to the log so I moved it back and will wait for the otters return. All otter visits were in the evening or the early morning. A porcupine and a number of raccoons were also some of the visitors.

Just a little to slow

I was hoping to get a bobcat at this set...and I did, but the camera was just a little to slow. The extending lens took just barely to long to capture this cat. Everything worked perfectly as I had planned it, but the timing was off.  I thought the wide angle (PIR), which detects changes in heat (motion), was enough to catch this cat, but the lesson I learned is live and learn. The interesting part to me is that when I reviewed the times that I set this camera out, the cat passed by the camera only 50 minutes after it was set out.

Bear on the log

Every once in a long while you find a location with a nice background that appears to be ideal. You imagine a rare animal posing perfectly for the camera, and the tall grasses blowing slowly in the wind. I forgot the most basic rule of the book on this one, you can't get a picture of an animal that isn't there. I was hoping for a bobcat, but I forgot the golden rule: Location, Location, Location. This black bear wasn't a bad picture, just not what I was looking for. I was also hoping that he would walk just a little farther down the log.