Over the years I have had several game cameras. These are motion activated cameras that are used to see what kind of game is moving around in hunting areas. They are also used for security purposes to see who or what is milling around in a given place. They can be set for single or multiple images or for video. I have used mine mainly for fun to see what is in my yard or garden. Since they also work at night using infrared, I see lots of night critters. I never knew so many things were moving around at night. I see cats and dogs that I never see during the day. There is also an assortment of skunks, rabbits, possums, armadillos, and raccoons. I have seen one deer, one wild hog and one coyote in the last several years. In daytime there are squirrels, chickens, cats, dogs, doves, mocking birds, cow birds, cardinals, black birds and meadow larks.The compost pile draws the most critters with the garden being second. Food scraps brings the possums and raccoons and they are sometimes there together.
When I could not figure out what was eating my cabbages and broccoli, the camera showed that the rabbit was eating them during the night and the cardinal was eating during the day. I put up a rabbit fence and the rabbit still comes even years later to look through the fence. I guess he is still mad.
