critter cam 2019

This page is a work in progress....

My old critter camera bit the dust, so I bought a new one. Here are some highlights from the Spring. Because it is a new camera, the date & time are correct, and I can only assume the temperature is correct too - the camera does that on its own. These are all 10 second clips.

fox or coyote? Hard for me to tell but I lean towards fox - seems too small for a coyote, although they have been seen here before. Fox have not, but I'm guessing it's because of the improved capture optics on the new camera.

We have seen far too many deer, and I only post this because it shows off the improved optics of the new camera.

THIS! Been trying to ID the new scat I have been seeing - I think I figured it out!

Seen here is an altercation between a pair of blue jays and a red squirrel. I have more of these, request if you want more.

Porcupine! A long, long time ago, when living in the Berkshires, a porcupine once gnawed  into a tractor tire in it's quest for salt. The humans were not pleased. 

The new camera is much better quality than my first one, which got fixed. I'll add model numbers at some point.

Raspberries, second season

Last years planting was mostly successful - we had berries to eat by the late summer and no animals felt the need to break down the fence. I think two plants didn't survive the transplant last year. This year there was so much weeding that I didn't even count the plants, although there are plenty of volunteers popping up outside of the row.
This June (2019) I weeded, and added an additional row of fabric and another yard of mulch to either side of the row.
You can see in the images below what I found, what it looked like with the most offending weeds gone, and then when it was done.