One of my biggest surprises so far in my experiences of camera-trapping has actually been a lack of skunks. This is only my third event of getting a skunk on camera in all of northern Virginia, ever.
I know there are many of them around because I see them walking in the daytime, see them dead on the road, smell them in the air frequently, and see them at least once a week in my backyard in the summer,
So why are skunks so camera shy? Well, I don't really know. I never thought it would be this hard to get a skunk on camera in the woods at night.
Nice - I've never seen a live skunk! I guess I can put that on my bucket list.
ReplyDeleteYou should come to my neighborhood. We've got plenty to go around.
DeleteI wonder how they know there's a camera? Or perhaps they are reacting to your scent!
ReplyDeleteThe cameras are visible (at least most of my cameras) to the animals. They can definitely see the red infrared light at night and don't seem to care much when there is a deer carcass around them.
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