Living in the near-wild as we do, backed up to the Sandia National Forest, we hear and sometimes see a lot of wildlife. Specifically, a lot of coyotes.
Our goal is to avoid conflict with these coyotes, and to protect our dogs. The foundation of our plan is to “know thy enemy”. So last week we purchased and installed a wildlife surveillance camera.
Here’s our first capture:
That’s right, it’s the infamous Wild Weimaraner. *sigh*
We’ve got lots more photos like this one of our dog … and several of our cars … and of us changing the storage card, etc.
It wasn’t until last night that we got this one:
Yep, that’s a coyote!
At the bottom of the frame you'll see that he cruised by last night about 11:30 pm - the camera automatically records the date, time, temperature and even the moon phase of each photo. (We love this camera: it’s a Primos TruthCam 46.)
But because the nighttime shots are infrared, the detail isn't great. I've edited the photo to brighten & sharpen it, but I still can't tell what he's got in his mouth - and not sure I want to know anyway - it looks like a femur!
Stay tuned for more as we catch them!
--MaggieBelize
Designer, kNotes for kNitters
Creator, Happy Hands Hand Cream for Knitters
Sandia Park, NM
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