The trail camera I have at the wildlife scratchpost introduced in this video has the best image quality of all the trail cams I own, but unfortunately also the narrowest field of view (FOV) of them all. I originally placed the camera on a nearby tree, which is where I would normally leave my cameras … Continue reading “Wildlife Scratchpost Trail Camera Moved Because It Has Narrow FOV”
Tag: Woodpecker
Animal Scratchpost – Tree Used by Wildlife to Scratch Itchy Furs
In the woods where I live, I have several locations used by the animals where they aggregate in order to scratch their itchy furs. They tend to use coniferous trees for that purpose, quite expectedly because unlike most deciduous trees, the conifers have rough barks. I call the trees the wildlife rub themselves against “scratchposts“. … Continue reading “Animal Scratchpost – Tree Used by Wildlife to Scratch Itchy Furs”
My Adventures at Injured Badger Hole – Episode 08
Almost two weeks into my Adventures at the Injured Badger Hole, the reality really starts to sink it – there most likely is no badger anymore. As much as it tears my heart to admit it, the chance of the furry friend having made it are next to none. Due to his debilitating injury, the … Continue reading “My Adventures at Injured Badger Hole – Episode 08”
My Adventures at Injured Badger Hole – Episode 07
After finding out the European Badger (Meles Meles) at the sett #2 is injured, I had spent 8 consecutive days (seven nights) bringing food to his sett in an effort to help him survive the looming winter. Unfortunately, so far the efforts have been fruitless. Because the injured badger’s situation was an emergency, I had … Continue reading “My Adventures at Injured Badger Hole – Episode 07”
My Adventures at Injured Badger Hole – Episode 06 (Badger Pair SPECIAL)
Eight days after tending exclusively to the injured badger, I took a hike to a more remote part of the forest where a sett (networks of tunnels and living quarters dug up by badgers) inhabited by a pair of European Badgers is located. In this, special episode of My Adventures at the Injured Badger Hole … Continue reading “My Adventures at Injured Badger Hole – Episode 06 (Badger Pair SPECIAL)”
My Adventures at Injured Badger Hole – Episode 05
Episode Five of My Adventures at the Injured Badger Hole consists of two days at the sett of the injured badger. Day Five at the Injured Badger Hole On Day Five, I encountered a Roe Deer (Capreolus Capreolus) on my way to the badger’s burrow. It was a frigid and foggy morning, but the fog … Continue reading “My Adventures at Injured Badger Hole – Episode 05”
My Adventures at Injured Badger Hole – Episode 04
On the fourth day of my ongoing mission to save the life of an injured badger I return to his sett (network of tunnels and holes in the ground), in hopes that he had come out the previous night and had some of the food I had left for him. So far, after he was … Continue reading “My Adventures at Injured Badger Hole – Episode 04”
My Adventures at Injured Badger Hole – Episode 03
Having seen that the injured badger did not come out of the burrow the first night I left the food for him there, I returned to his sett (the actual name for the network of tunnels dug by badgers to live in) with more food. Because I live a simple life in the woods, I … Continue reading “My Adventures at Injured Badger Hole – Episode 03”
My Adventures at Injured Badger Hole – Episode 02
After leaving the cardboard box with food scraps in front of the burrow of the injured badger as seen in the Episode one of the series, my adventures continued with me making preparations for a more substantial meal for the badger. I made sure I had everything ready to return to the location the following … Continue reading “My Adventures at Injured Badger Hole – Episode 02”
My Adventures at Injured Badger Hole – Episode 01
On my daily strolls through the woods where I live, I came upon a burrow of a European Badger (Meles Meles). This particular one was the third badger burrow I found – the first unfortunately did not have any badgers living there, and a group of wood rats took over the dens. The second one … Continue reading “My Adventures at Injured Badger Hole – Episode 01”