Two weeks ago I set a trail camera out at Shanahan's Mountain for a test. My plan was to leave it there a few days on what looked to be well worn animal trails. Unfortunately as Canberra residents know we have been inundated with rain the past few weeks causing the closure of the Territory's mountain roads.
This was no real problem as the Camera is weatherproof and can run for up to six months off 8 AA batteries. The camera was set to take two photos in quick succession followed by 10 seconds of video and then the camera resets after 1 minute. This really was a test as I've never operated one before.
Someone asked me the other day if I was concerned about somebody finding and stealing the camera. I had a bit of a chuckle because I didn't know really after two weeks if I could find it again myself. The unit is small, it fits in my hand so it would be like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Also I'm confident that there are not many walkers who will stray off the walking track to find it by chance anyway.
I can only assume the weather played a big part in the exercise. With hundreds of millimetres of rain I imagine most self respecting marsupials would be hunkered down for the duration...
Good set. Great to see footage of wildlife from different places around the world. We don't see many wallabies around here. :)
ReplyDeleteCould have been better Bob but for the rain. It bucketed down for days.
DeleteGood one Dave, I love watching your videos from your trail cams.
ReplyDeleteJust as a matter of interest, because I know nothing about these deices, but there is one made to watch farm gates for security purposes. I just thought it might be worth your while checking one out.
Regards, Keith.
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I keep forgetting to hit the reply button underneath the comment Keith. Comes up as a new comment if I don't.
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