Thanks to my trail cameras I have discovered that badgers are visiting the woods. So far the photos are not great because their visits have been nocturnal. Night photos are not the best but you can see that these are badgers and not foxes or anything else.
Because its night the cameras are not picking up any colours so the black and white facial markings are not showing up.
Hopefully as the days get longer and the badgers get more hungry they will be out and about in daylight hours. Then I might get some better photos.
Still the commonest animals appearing on the cameras are rabbits and foxes, however by far the greatest number of photos show absolutely nothing…. ? Presumably what has triggered the camera is very small, ie mice and voles or maybe small birds. I am picking up a few dogs and humans now but not many.
Great to see the trail camera working. Amelia
Yes I am getting the hang of it, also bought a bridge camera, a Lumix, FZ 72 if that means anything to you? but it will hopefully lighten my load and still get reasonable quality photos.
Can you get a point focus? Comparing a good Canon, you can fix a point focus on a little bird sitting on a tree with a big branch in the foreground. How does the focus work at a distance with this camera? Amelia
Not received it yet, should get it after Easter, will let you know then.
I’ve seen a higher than usual number of roadkill badgers this year.. not sure why. Nice to see some that are actually alive in your wood !
Yes driving from Gloucester to home (30miles) today I saw three, so much for the badger cull, the roads seem to be far more effective!