Better get that SD card before it goes viral! ;-)

I think there was a dominant raccoon in the area but it turned out cute. Thanks for visiting.

Good eye. Thanks for watching.

Western Michigan

Thanks. Good luck with your cam.

Thanks! I try to stay with private property when I can and the low angle seems to do a lot for the audio pick up. Since I'm not scouting, I just do it for the experience.

It's hard to say. All the brands seem to have their problems. I returned a Browning after 4 months. They sent me a replacement without a problem. For good nature videos get full HD (1920X1080). For scouting game, A/V quality isn't much of an issue for less cost.

All the animals see is a faint glow but to the camera, the field of view is illuminated. Without it there would be no video. After seeing it many times they begin to ignore it altogether.

tracey maggio 😂

A lot of the time people do not differentiate between the terms Infrared or Thermal Imaging. Most infrared systems are not sensitive enough to use the natural light of the night and therefore use their own light source. They use infrared light which is not visible to the human eye or as they explain most mammals. The source itself probably just looks like an eye to the deer, that is why they are curious/spooked. Disabling or taping off the light source would just mean you would have a very very very dark image or even no image at all. A thermal imaging device on the other hand would record the heat radiation which also happens to be in the infrared spectrum but is so faint other technology is used. Thermal imaging is very blurry and it would look more like a todlers drawing if you would use it to record wildlife in the night.

I wish.

It's a black squirrel. Thanks for watching.

@@WatershedWildlife Thanks

Something small ..it looks like either opossums or mice maybe

...makes sense

Interesting. The birds tend to be the look-outs. I've watched them give their warning call and all species of birds know what it means and react. They also react to visual cues. I was once surrounded by 32 wild turkeys while putting bird seed out. I glanced straight up at the sky and the entire flock immediately alerted and looked up in unison with me. Funny.

My horses used to look up when my brother was on approach to land his ultralight in their pasture. 🙄

Thanks. You never know what you might get.

You never know

All of the creatures are on high alert . they all have their own source of protection

This only raises more questions.

Thanks!

I've recorded a groundhog only on one occasion. It also was in a hurry. Good story.

Wa-a-a-y up north.

Not if he's quoting Shakespeare. ;-)

@@WatershedWildlife Good one.

Go back to watching cartoons.

stupid