A fast fox....

The fox ran through quickly last night - didn't stop to feed.

YouTube Video : https://youtu.be/0rjXBCpbYtw

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Mike Mason

An early evening visit from a deer

The deer was here early - at about 7:00pm. (A real one this time - not the raindeer....)

YouTube Video : https://youtu.be/QEtmcG2uzpQ

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Mike Mason

Prime Rib Bones - raccoons and possums

We put some left over prime rib bones out ( thanks Kim ) - and the raccoon and possum enjoyed them.  The possum took one away.....

YouTube Video : https://youtu.be/3XZ4glNtK0I

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Mike Mason

A brief fox visit

We had th usual raccoons and possums, and a brief visit at about 6:15am from the fox.

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Party Night??????

I think it must have been party night for the raccoons - four at once, but they did arrive two at a time.......  (Not like the four babies in the Summer.)

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Mike Mason

A very unusual rabbit visit in the night

Rabbits are usually around at dusk and dawn - but last night this one came through at about 3:30am.  Didn't stop for long.

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Mike Mason

Three BIG raccoons and a fox too late to get anything...

The raccoons really bulk up for the Winter.  I've shown the picture of the three sharing - but the video clip really shows how big they have become....   The fox arrive about 5:00am and was a little late to get anything good....  But it's looking pretty healthy.

YouTube Video : https://youtu.be/Igpe949sbaY

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Sharing and a lone deer

The raccoons and possums still have the sharing Christmas spirit (at about midnight) and alone deer visited at 5:00am.

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A Busy night - as it was warmer

A very busy night - raccoons, possums and raccoons and possums together at times.  No fox or deer, but a visit from a skunk!!!

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A busy and different night....

Last night there was more traffic - a little warmer!!

The differences

1. The deer visited just before 6:00pm - early,

2. The fox visited just before 7:00pm - also early,

3. and tow possums were sharing with a raccoon.  It's unusual to see two possums together, let alone with a raccoon.  It must be the Christmas spirit.....

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Fewer visitors on a Winter night - but the fox is checking things out

There was a possum, and couple of raccoons over-night - but the fox still stopped by.

YouTube Video : https://youtu.be/_FfSrLDly7c

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Mike Mason

A quiet night - but the fox did stop by....

Cold nights do not see much traffic - the raccoons don't hibernate - but they do into a "stupor".  The possums were still out and so was the fox.

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A busier night.....

It's been quiet the past few nights -TOO COLD!!!  But last night we the usual possums, raccoons, a visit from the fox, and two deer.

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Mike Mason

Hawk in the backyard during the snow....

This hawk paid a visit - there was a large flock of birds flying around at the time - so it might have been hunting.

( I wasn't really that close - but I do have a long lens on the camera...)

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Not many animals on a cold, snowy night - but a rabbit and fox - about 10 minutes apart.

Not many animals on a cold, snowy night - but a rabbit and fox - about 10 minutes apart. The rabbit we see once in a while, then the fox was there about 10 minutes later, after the rabbit had made a quick getaway.  Both around three in the morning - while the snow was falling.

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A raccoon and possum sharing while the snow is falling.....

YouTube Video : https://youtu.be/xwTL9KC6DG0

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Skunk decides to stay away....

The skunk was given the "eye" but the possum and decided not to try its luck - specially after the possum attacked it the other night.  The skunk is getting pretty fat - ready for Winter.....

YouTube Video : https://youtu.be/hUDJjGvS_RM

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Mike Mason

A deer early, a fox later, and a possum-skunk fight....

An interesting night.  The deer was early at about 6:30pm, then the fox bounded in a few times at about 9:00pm.  Finally the skunk was eating when the possum attacked.  The skunks do NOT spray in those situations - it seems they only spray when the are chased.....

Skunk-possum YouTube Video : https://youtu.be/Fyuo9h_evi8

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Mike Mason

Move activity - as it got a little warmer....

Before Midnight the possums had the food all to themselves -especially the Bullwinkle's rib bones (thanks Steve), but as it got a little warmer over night the raccoons turn up and the possum had to share.......

It's not usual to see the raccoons and possums sharing.

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Last Night Visitors - and some info on how these are shots are taken.

Last night we had a deer at about 7:30pm and a fox at about 10:00pm.

After the photos there is a brief description of how I get these pictures - there have been some new additions to the mailing list and even for some who have been getting them for a while, it might be interesting to know how it is done.

 

How it is done - in brief.

Firstly, it is totally dark out there - the light is from InfraRed lamps that allow my infrared cameras to work.  The animals see nothing!  One infrared camera in on a raspberry Pi ( single board computer) that is doing motion detection.  When something happens it turns on a high-def video camera that records in infrared.  Also the Pi takes a photo every 5 seconds while there is movement.  I review these pictures then next morning to see what happened and then get the hi-def video clips from the camera.  The YouTube video are clips from the camera, and then the still shots are taken from the video.   SIMPLE........

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Afternoon Visitor at the seed block

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2018-11-27 : Three deer

YouTube video : https://youtu.be/AieTzf2km1w

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This blog will report on the wildlife we see in the backyard.