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  1. - 30th May 2010, 08:34 #1
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    What do you plan to do when you find out it is a badger?
    Well just enjoy it and try and take a photo record of it's visits (as long as he / she / they don't start digging the garden up they're more than welcome). We had three Deer that 'visited' a while
    back, all was well until they got hungry one night and ate all my wife's shrubs!!! So there are risks attached to 'nature watching'.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LEDave View Post
    Well just enjoy it and try and take a photo record of it's visits (as long as he / she / they don't start digging the garden up they're more than welcome). We had three Deer that 'visited' a while
    back, all was well until they got hungry one night and ate all my wife's shrubs!!! So there are risks attached to 'nature watching'.

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    Seen a couple bear cams and they were really interesting. Even had cubs in it!

    With PIRs and and multiple cams you could track your vistitors from one end of the trail to the other. Interesting project.
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    Breaking news. Operation 'Badger' has just gone live......

    I've had a few teething problems though, the main one being that although the PIR is out in the garden the camera itself is photographing through a double glassed unit and the flash swamps the picture, it looks like snow. The best I could do tonight was move the camera back into the room and alter the camera angle on the trpod to about 45 degrees.If I get a picture I'll zoom in and edit it.

    If I get any pictures I'll post them up.

    Seen a couple bear cams and they were really interesting. Even had cubs in it!
    Probably a very good, not to mention safe way of getting cub footage. I've heard Bears are very protective of their young. A badgers claws are big enough for me

    I might have trouble sleeping tonight, all rather exciting this

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    Well here are the results of night one.

    I can't really believe it but there he is Mr Badger (or maybe that should be Mrs B not sure) oh and a mystery guest too.

    When I woke up this morning there were 48 pictures taken (48!) so the device worked a treat.

    Tonight, I'm putting the peanut container on the step right outside the doorway, if he turns up I should get a much clearer photo.

    An amazing result for night one though.

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    WOW!!!! THAT IS COOL!!!!
    One heck of a job!!!
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    Hi Walter

    Thanks for the tip I'll give that a try.

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    Cheers mackrackit,

    I'm really pleased with the results for a first attempt. I must admit I wasn't really expecting to hit the jackpot with the first go

    Let's see what tonight brings and hopefully a better picture.

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