Ridgewood Trail Cam

These are the more interesting vids from my trail cam. I check the camera about once a month and will continue to post interesting captures.

Check these out if you want to see what goes on in your backyard when you aren't looking.

It starts out slowly. Then one raccoon, then another. They start to play near the big tree in the background. By the end there are four of them.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ezt0sk0njgmpgi4/The%20longer%20it%20goes%20on%20the%20more%20racoons%20show%20up.AVI?dl=0

The longer it goes on the more racoons show up.AVI Shared with Dropbox

Foxes eat bread too. You need to be patient for this one. Both foxes show up about half way through.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/q5non2hgi2d4d71/Two%20Foxes.AVI?dl=0

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This groundhog is checking out the window of the neighbors garage. This is the first groundhog on the trail cam.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/yj9uj5a8of8pbu8/Groundhog.AVI?dl=0

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This eight point buck and his doe just hang out as if they were on a date.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/o0lis5ofgbjlxwe/8%20point%20buck%20and%20his%20date.AVI?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/b9rcrdykndvboe3/8%20point%20buck%20and%20his%20date%20part%202.AVI?dl=0

8 point buck and his date part 2.AVI Shared with Dropbox

The fawns are already getting big.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/a7mbxfsw8eeqpqt/IMAG0010.AVI?dl=0

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Yes! Deer eat bread.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5mmw1yi6fvg5dbp/IMAG0006.AVI?dl=0

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This one is an eight point buck!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/74h7uc1vgwfobne/IMAG0102.AVI?dl=0

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Here is a six point buck.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/74h7uc1vgwfobne/IMAG0102.AVI?dl=0

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This one is cool because one of the owls is right up close to the trail cam.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/74h7uc1vgwfobne/IMAG0102.AVI?dl=0

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This series of vids shows how owls convene a parliament. It starts with just one and in this case ends with five.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/an9hza1xnnvz67s/IMAG0085.AVI?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/vydep3zc7d6evkc/IMAG0086.AVI?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/r7fa5f5fiz1230z/IMAG0087.AVI?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/q18qv2di348vm9n/IMAG0088.AVI?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gu65e1f84d9suz6/IMAG0090.AVI?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gu65e1f84d9suz6/IMAG0090.AVI?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pu5fs4arzadqo51/IMAG0094.AVI?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/v6f0nk5v7o27d49/IMAG0096.AVI?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/p581nbiuc7nxsi8/IMAG0099.AVI?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/rdb8lja1u0zkrye/5%20little%20owls%20sitting%20in%20a%20tree.AVI?dl=0

5 little owls sitting in a tree.AVI Shared with Dropbox

Mom and her two fawns. This is not Marissa. This is a different mother and two new fawns.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/craiwga1qwkgt73/IMAG0060.AVI?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/xxnmdhsv9tchaiz/IMAG0061.AVI?dl=0

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The cardinal attacks the trail cam. As you saw in my previous posts, the trail cam doesn't always win, but this time the cardinal loses.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qrfs36urbxc0nq3/IMAG0015.AVI?dl=0

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Its not the best shot, so why this one? It is the first time we see this baby fawn. This is followed by the newborn and its mother.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5lstao7xvjumuu7/IMAG0008.AVI?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ch1yw2iq23t6njq/IMAG0009.AVI?dl=0

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this is the first time I have seen the owl back since Last August.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/bx9twe84em9dyde/IMAG0062.AVI?dl=0

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Deer in the rain. They don't seem to mind. Notice they still have their grey winter coloring.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/55s0ivsl5de6nt0/IMAG0061.AVI?dl=0

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Notice how mangy the deer have become over the winter.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jma1mpb427tio5b/IMAG0009.AVI?dl=0

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A family of four decided to camp out in front of the trail cam.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/of85pejdzgo5c2y/IMAG0018.AVI?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/iu5rji5cuaee4yw/IMAG0019.AVI?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/2gv0klqm4jfgvk9/IMAG0020.AVI?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/vawc0il3lkdju1z/IMAG0021.AVI?dl=0

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So what do deer eat when snow covers the ground? The branches that have been pushed down by the weight of the snow.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ahf7megdnh03wuk/IMAG0010.AVI?dl=0

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After 11pm and the deer are hanging out here. But what is that on the ground? It is the end of January and that is snow.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dtb3tkmwmd1cbcv/IMAG0071.AVI?dl=0

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January 13th, at 4am! Up until now we have not seen deer awake and at the trail cam in the middle of the night.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/w9asusxj9oloqqo/IMAG0028.AVI?dl=0

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This is the first time I see a Buck in the trailcam. The best I can tell he is a 6 pointer.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/kst1dq52988dm9e/IMAG0040.AVI?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/sw7qplvu0ohf5op/IMAG0041.AVI?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3infwsshcfzxbb6/IMAG0042.AVI?dl=0

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In January traffic in the sanctuary was quite. This raccoon was the exception, and based on her girth, she seems to be doing very well.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/69eoncx9s2dgyyw/IMAG0032.AVI?dl=0

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The deer have enjoyed the back of my garage in the daylight or at dusk, but here is a series of vids that take place after dark, towards the end of November. Notice that they are eating the moss on the side of the neighbors garage.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/x47bqi1zdk96tip/IMAG0005.AVI?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/hi17qglzpkh8w1d/IMAG0006.AVI?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/m6osirfn01gjnf1/IMAG0007.AVI?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ipccmdb9nqxancf/IMAG0008.AVI?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/z69ls58nzvwb1jb/IMAG0009.AVI?dl=0

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First one of the fawns decides to make the hanging vine his toy. Then his brother becomes bored and they play with each other. This is actually a very cute scene.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5fe2ddm4e9bk2zs/Fawns%20playing.AVI?dl=0

Fawns playing.AVI Shared with Dropbox

It was interesting to see that the fawn's spots disappear completely in night vision.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3hqhuho62a17im3/Fawns%20hanging%20out%20at%20night.AVI?dl=0

Fawns hanging out at night.AVI Shared with Dropbox

Here's a better shot of the smaller fox.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/9kv9oq20cw9dzov/Young%20Fox.AVI?dl=0

Young Fox.AVI Shared with Dropbox

This fox is smaller, and perhaps younger.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/cf0vfai2sm7nxl7/Skinny%20Fox.AVI?dl=0

Skinny Fox.AVI Shared with Dropbox

Quite a lovely fox scampers through the screen. Sorry about the tilted camera but this is after it was attacked and before we could fix it.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ehn96n83q0culvx/Scampering%20Fox.AVI?dl=0

Scampering Fox.AVI Shared with Dropbox

You see nothing in this vid. You can hear some animal start to fight with the trail cam, and then the trail cam is twisted out of place. My guess is that it was a squirrel, because there is only about a foot distance between the garage and the camera lens, and a bird would have had to fly into the scene. Of course if you are a fan of Stephen King, you may have other solutions.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qm0d6nu1ri6s2ku/What%20was%20that.AVI?dl=0

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