I have finally got my Christmas present trail camera set up ready to go out in the garden. I think I may have a fox cutting through my garden as there is a distinct trodden path up and over the bank between my garden and the field next door. I am hoping to see if I have hedgehogs or rats as I find poos on my steps and patio. I am not convinced they are rats poos, fingers crossed they come from hogs. I have seen deer around and my neighbour next door took a photo of 5 deer standing around my car so hopefully the camera will catch them as well. So exciting.
Hope you get to see lots of action overnight @Joyce Goldenlily . Are you taking just photos or videos too. I find doing both catches the most, I have two photos then a minute of video each time.
I am not sure as my son-in-law programed it for me. It might be set on still pics. only, your combination sounds better to me. I will be checking it later. I am trying out various locations to see what its range is. I did warn my neighbour I would be putting it near my car to see if I could get some pics. of the deer. She promised not to do anything toooo exciting in range of the camera! How very considerate of her. I do not know if the rule about not filming your neighbour's home directly, applies to trail cameras. I am also learning which heights to set it, are going to be most productive. I have a dog and cat so I may end up with lots of shots of them during their daily garden wanderings. So exciting. Of course, there is the possibility there will be absolutely nothing recorded.
That too is helpful @Joyce Goldenlily it can give you an idea of where food/nests are best placed. ( no good placing a bed for hogs on a superhighway 😄) Even knowing what predators are about helps. I find about three bricks high is a good height for catching most things at ground level, and the camera covers about 10/15 foot × 5 foot with good clarity, after that the light is insufficient for detail.
I have a lovely pic. of myself stepping out of the conservatory! At least it is working, I need to lower the camera by a foot or so. all a learning curve.
I am not sure as my son-in-law programed it for me. It might be set on still pics. only, your combination sounds better to me. I will be checking it later. I am trying out various locations to see what its range is. I did warn my neighbour I would be putting it near my car to see if I could get some pics. of the deer. She promised not to do anything toooo exciting in range of the camera! How very considerate of her. I do not know if the rule about not filming your neighbour's home directly, applies to trail cameras. I am also learning which heights to set it, are going to be most productive. I have a dog and cat so I may end up with lots of shots of them during their daily garden wanderings. So exciting. Of course, there is the possibility there will be absolutely nothing recorded.
I think the rules you mention only apply to CCTV systems:
Just love badgers! We have them regularly visiting the garden at night. Showed OH the video, he is now hankering after a catflap! He is often heard muttering during the cold weather that he’d be happy to invite them in to warm up!
This is my wife feeding one of our regulars a few years ago. (I'm wielding the camera out of the downstairs loo window.) The gizmo you can see on the wall below my OH's arm is a PIR detector linked to either a lamp or a radio inside - to let us know we have a visitor when the curtains are closed!
Since then we stopped putting food out after the badgers trashed the garden looking for their food when we went away on holiday. They still pass through most nights outside winter but the worst damage now is small snuffle marks or the occasional hole below the bird feeders.
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I think I may have a fox cutting through my garden as there is a distinct trodden path up and over the bank between my garden and the field next door.
I am hoping to see if I have hedgehogs or rats as I find poos on my steps and patio. I am not convinced they are rats poos, fingers crossed they come from hogs.
I have seen deer around and my neighbour next door took a photo of 5 deer standing around my car so hopefully the camera will catch them as well.
So exciting.
I am trying out various locations to see what its range is.
I did warn my neighbour I would be putting it near my car to see if I could get some pics. of the deer. She promised not to do anything toooo exciting in range of the camera! How very considerate of her.
I do not know if the rule about not filming your neighbour's home directly, applies to trail cameras. I am also learning which heights to set it, are going to be most productive. I have a dog and cat so I may end up with lots of shots of them during their daily garden wanderings.
So exciting. Of course, there is the possibility there will be absolutely nothing recorded.
Even knowing what predators are about helps.
I find about three bricks high is a good height for catching most things at ground level, and the camera covers about 10/15 foot × 5 foot with good clarity, after that the light is insufficient for detail.
At least it is working, I need to lower the camera by a foot or so. all a learning curve.
It's amazing how tame they can become if you feed them regularly. I showed this to some of you before but I'll show it again for our newer members
I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
Since then we stopped putting food out after the badgers trashed the garden looking for their food when we went away on holiday. They still pass through most nights outside winter but the worst damage now is small snuffle marks or the occasional hole below the bird feeders.
I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful