At this time of year I point at least one camera towards the ponds. I hope to capture pictures of the goose families to get an accurate count of goslings. I have 3 separate hatches of goslings, Plus I plan on pictures of the ducks and duckling to aid in species ID and duckling count. I have a bufflehead with ducklings, and a cinnamon teal with a row of ducklings closely following her, After 5 years of wind, rain, snow, and deer mishaps, my camera had blank pictures. This camera is barely functional. I have lost all ability to program it. When it takes pictures, it takes clear pictures.
I thought I’d better bring the camera in to dry with the hope that would return the camera to its barely functional state. I happened to glance at the lens to find a spider had cached her food on the camera lens and in and around other dry places. After cleaning the lens and cleaning the food cache the camera is back on the job. There is a first time for everything.
What I have seen on the other game cameras include deer (of course), turkeys, ravens, skunks, raccoons, coyotes, and feral cats. Nothing out of the ordinary.
-Patches
Trego's Mountain Ear 