SWFeral Loc: SWNM

I love my trail cameras; I have four now (again). This is my newest one, a Browning with dual sensors for day and night, and it's fabulous. The other dual-sensor camera in my possession is the one overlooking the Perch, which has seen little activity lately.

I placed this camera in a camera near the Continental Divide Trail in the Burro Mountains southwest of Silver City, NM, for those of you who fuss at me for leaving out location details. As is my custom, I do not bait my cameras with food but will provide water for the animals since we are in a drought of Biblical proportions. Not visible in these photos (snapshots taken from videos) are two depressions in the bedrock where I put a gallon of water each. I got some good stuff from this location, including two varieties of skunk, a fox, the requisite endless chipmunks, squirrels, and birds, a mule deer, and several videos of a ringtail, more than I've gotten in almost five years of this nonsense.

And I got what I assume to be a coyote family, a long-suffering Mom and her brat. Prior to these scenes she appeared in a couple of videos, clearly worried over the whereabouts of someone, which turned out to be Junior here. The adult stands on the foreground rock, fully aware of the camera, waiting for the little idiot. He (I'm guessing) shows up looking joyfully full of mischief, and he does not disappoint: he snaps playfully at Mom from several angles before going for a below-the-belt angle and biting her right rear leg. She seems unfazed but then springs off the rock, her youngster in pursuit, nipping at her tail. The expression on his face throughout this video is priceless.

Both animals look healthy, and I love the white forefeet on the adult female. I left the camera where it was and repositioned it (originally it was aimed higher to take in more of the beautiful canyon, but a squirrel removed the stick that angled it upward. This happens a lot). I never know until I've swapped out the SD cards and returned home to view the results if I've got a good spot, and then it might be a couple of weeks before I return to any of the cameras. So it's a crap shoot, which may explain why it's so addictive.

Sometimes I edit the photos for greater contrast or whatever, but these are the originals--it's a darned good camera! I hope you'll enjoy them. My business is shut down again so I plan to spend a lot of time in the forest.

Eyeing the camera

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Expecting trouble

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Trouble arrives (lower left)

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Moving in for the kill

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Full frontal assault

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Change of plan: underbelly attack

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A nip to the hind leg

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Mom's had enough; Junior goes for the tail

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wet3843

-best trail camera images I have seen.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

The images even might give me an addiction, wonderful!

SWFeral Loc: SWNM

Of course I can't take credit, but thanks. (I did go to the trouble of extracting them from the video). I don't hunt, so I set trail cams merely to see who else is out there, and I'm rarely disappointed. Watching these family interactions is one of the high points.

SWFeral Loc: SWNM

I cannot say enough about the (relatively) innocent pleasure I derive from my trail cams. Although I generally try to place them away from human activity, I have gotten videos of people, including people I know, and of course when people hike together they talk. One of my business clients appeared on a trail cam last spring, hiking with a friend. "So-and-so thinks he has acid reflux." "THAT's not good." People should hike in silence. I'd rather hear the sounds of animals doing what they do, like drinking and squabbling with their offspring. I am glad you liked these.

Susan yamakawa

Great settings ❣️👍🤗

SWFeral Loc: SWNM

It's a good spot, I agree. Thank you for looking.

couch coyote Loc: northern Illinois

Man, those coyotes are beautiful!! You're right, the youngster's expression is priceless. Time to turn off all the self-important talking heads on TV and watch these slices of real life. THIS is the real thing. The picture quality truly is amazing. Okay, you've twisted my arm; gotta get me one of these things. :)

jdtonkinson Loc: Red Wing, MN

Great images from a trail camera. Great targets too.
and I hear you about the severe draught we are facing (I'm South of Tucson).

flyguy Loc: Las Cruces, New Mexico

Wonderful shots!

JRiepe Loc: Southern Illinois

These are great. Didn't know any trail cameras were that sharp.

Dr J Loc: NE Florida

VERY nice! 👏🏻 Enjoyed!

jederick Loc: Northern Utah

Fun times...I always look forward to your trail camera photos so, thanks for sharing with us!!

George II Loc: Fayetteville, Georgia

WOW! Please what is the model number of your new camera? Great photos thanx for posting.
The “G”

G. Crook Loc: Linden, TX

What brand and model trailcam do you use? Grrat shots!!