A camera trap that takes videos went back to
the bear wallow last April and stayed in place until mid-October when the
prospect of it being found by a hunter prompted me to remove it. This seasonal
pool has been a good location to obtain interesting videos as anyone who
regularly visits In Forest and Field
has seen.
Herewith is a compilation of some of the best
videos from 2019 – wood duck; deer, including a piebald doe; raccoons; great
blue heron; red fox; and bears, lots of bears.
The female black bear with two
cubs visited on at least eight different days and they seldom left without
investigating the camera.
A camera trap will probably go back to the bear wallow next spring – stay tuned.
The bears’ investigations resulted in the
camera being moved which resulted in the slightly different aspect in many of
the videos. Why bears so often mess with camera traps is only a guess – the odor
of the human who put it in place, or the odor of plastic or paint, or the sight
of something new in their world (but one of my camera traps has been on the
same tree for five years and the bears still examine it), or a sound that
humans can’t hear.
A camera trap will probably go back to the bear wallow next spring – stay tuned.
These were great to see...from a nature lover who can no longer get out in the wilds. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThose bears are so curious. They seem to be the only animals that are attracted to your camera. The others ignore it. What fun to watch.
ReplyDeleteGreat video -- I never get tired of bears.
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