Great stuff Hanna; trail cameras are much maligned and misunderstood; they can be incredibly useful tools in the right hands. I have to say, I have a very soft-spot for weasels; fabulous animals. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Ian. Thanks! They are useful indeed. As someone who loves rabbits, weasels and stoats seem like unfair enemies- they're just such well adapted predators. But if I think like a wildlife photographer then I'm eager to see and photograph them! H
@@BosePhotography Good point Hanna; it's a challenging dilemma. You well know my ambivalence toward badgers for similar reasons! :-) I think this is possibly one of the biggest challenges to any photographer in any branch of photography.....at what point must we stop 'just observing'. I have to say, I admire so many of the wildlife documentary camera-folk, much of what they show us can be hard to watch but it is nature.....red of tooth and claw. I think Trail Cameras can give us a wonderful insight into the private lives of many of the beautiful creatures we see in nature....those who otherwise only show us glimpses of their 'public' faces!
The issue of photographing predator and prey reminds me of the book 'The Shark and the Albatross' by wildlife photographer John Aitchison- the chapter relating to the title. Keep meaning to re-read this.
Hi Paul, so sorry for the late response! It's been a hectic few months and we haven't been checking the channel much! Congratulations on your successful buzzard image, we're really pleased to hear about this and I hope there are more to come for you! Glad the video was a help! S
Hi thanks for the video it's great & one of the reasons I decided to buy a trial cam. I know it's an old video old now but if you remember I wondered where you got the secure locking cable that you use that fits through the camera bracket I'm investing in a better camera & want to secure it in a local woodland thanks
Hi Ade, sorry, I thought we'd replied to your earlier message! The one we use is like this one on amazon, just an inexpensive padlock with cable. It wouldn't stop a determined thief, but should deter an opportunistic passerby! www.amazon.co.uk/Hilka-70103300-Security-Cable-Lock/dp/B01G31WZNO/ref=sr_1_32?crid=2UQR2544EWOQN&keywords=cable+lock&qid=1679382400&sprefix=cable%2Caps%2C430&sr=8-32
@@BosePhotography Hi Hannah really appreciate you getting back to me thanks 😊 I looked at that typre myself I can't understand how the cable is able to go through the camera bracket with the big crimped metal parts on the cable ends, I must be missing something, it wouldn't be a first 🤦😂
@@adeharris4457 😄 Don't worry, it might just be a different type of camera to ours! We have a plastic bracket on the back of ours and we can thread it though that. It definitely wouldn't stop anyone from stealing it if they wanted to, but at least it might act as a deterrent (we only use inexpensive camera traps anyway).
Great footage of the wildlife. We, too, have 2 trail camera's but can not find out how to transfer them to our laptops. In addition, does your trail camera have an sd card, normal size, or a micro sd card? Many thanks for the video, and can you help at all.
Trailcamera are great for waching Animals what you didn't new of😃badgers are great Animals to follow whit trailcamera😃great video, thanks👍subscribed and liked😃
Thank you guys! Just checked out your channel by the way, great to see another couple on YT doing wildlife and landscapes, looking forward to watching!
Hi David. Thanks for your comment 🙂. The camera used has infrared for nighttime so that's not a problem. The colour rendition at the change from day to night can look a bit odd, and it doesn't exactly have the dynamic range of a DSLR - but for the price who's complaining? I would quite like a proper camera trap set up, but there are many things on my wishlist 😁. H
Great shots of the deer ,badgers,rabbit and the weasel could I ask you what make your camera was and what kind of lock you was using is I have subscribe to your channel thank you
Hi Pete, we have a few trail cameras that we use, including ones by 'Gosira' and 'Victure' that we bought from amazon, and one by K&F concept. I think the Gosira and Victure ones were 'white label' ones as they both seemed to be similar apart from the brand, and I can't now find those brands on Amazon. I think any of the trail cameras you find on amazon in that price bracket (£40-50) will be pretty much the same. We preferred the K&F concept one though as it didn't make a loud noise when starting up. The lock we used was another amazon purchase, similar to this one: www.amazon.co.uk/Hilka-70103300-Security-Cable-Lock/dp/B01G31WZNO/ref=sr_1_3?crid=GREES0GXNW39&keywords=security+cable+and+lock&qid=1656586572&s=diy&sprefix=security+cable+and+lock%2Cdiy%2C82&sr=1-3 Hope that helps (and apologies for the late reply!) Sam.
@@BosePhotography Thank you for the information on locks I’ve got a couple coming today for my cameras I always think to myself will they still be there when I go back to pick them up I’ve actually caught some people on them walking by not knowing that they are there but always a first time for everything once again thanks.Pete 😊
@@peteoutdoors5791 No problem Pete, we've been fortunate so far and haven't lost any, but you never know! I'm sure the locks won't deter a determined thief, but we like to think they at least act as a bit of a deterrent. So far, our only experience of a camera being tampered with was an otter that decided to pull it into the river! The camera still survived though!
Hi Paul, sorry for the late reply! The wire ties were just from amazon, you can usually buy them in a pack with the lock (like this: www.amazon.co.uk/Hilka-70103300-Security-Cable-Lock/dp/B01G31WZNO/ref=sr_1_27?crid=23X3Q5M467H26&keywords=padlock+and+wire&qid=1665242379&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIzLjE3IiwicXNhIjoiMi41MCIsInFzcCI6IjIuMjUifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=padlock+and+wire%2Caps%2C123&sr=8-27)
Hi Oliver, you don't need a license in the UK, but you do need permission from whoever owns the land. Also, we always put details of why the camera is there and provide our telephone number inside the trail camera, just in case any curious members of the public find it and wonder what it is and why it is there.
Wow, great footage of those badgers. I've never seen a polecat before, must have been very special when you found out what it was. Hope you manage to capture it again Hannah
Thanks for watching it Jamie. I love the badger footage- it makes me smile. The polecat has been elusive since making the video but I'll keep trying. 🙂 H
Great vid both. Seem to have missed this episode. Cracking captures on the cam. Hannah, nice to see you getting a main spot on the channel, Sam has been hogging it too much of late ;) Atb Alan
Hi Alan, thanks for your comments 🙂. I really like the trail cam footage in this video. Hopefully we'll get a couple of videos made soon with both of us in, so it's not just Sam or me. Thanks for watching 👍. H
Hello Hannah, if you already know this information, apologies, it is a good idea to bait the area with jam and scrape it into the crevices of the bark on trees. They tend to loiter longer (Pine Marten) which then gives you more opportunities to get some great shots...
Hello Allan. Yes, I've heard that pine martens have a sweet tooth! In this scenario though I just wanted to learn more about which animals lived there and what their normal habits were, and feeding them would have interfered with this. Finding where animals loiter (such as the badgers at the end of the video) definitely helps with getting photos; but with badgers there's definitely no need to bait them as they're just going to loiter outside the sett : ) H
I have used my camera for a while and caught foxes on it. I have found 3 different badger sets and put it out every weekend for the past 2 months. I put peanuts around the camera and when I arrive in the morning they have all gone. However, no video or pictures. Anyone know why? The camera works when it test it at home .
It's frustrating when that kind of thing happens. I have started purposefully making sure I'm in shot when I go to collect a trail camera, so if the last video is not me I know there's a problem. Beyond checking batteries and memory card space I'd double check the positioning of the camera. Strange that your camera works at home but not in the field. So yes, double checking everything would be my advice!
I had that same experience whilst wild camping in sussex it was raining I was sitting on a stool looking at my phone and noticed something moving in the bush line 4 meter's away then it stopped looked right at me then darted of down a rabbit hole it was small and had a black and white face , I looked it up and realized it was a pole-cat.
Well done guys. I use the same trail camera and so far I have only used it to catch rats in with my chicken coop! The problem is finding places to put it regarding permission etc The rats are gone BTW 😜
Hi Joe. I had the same predicament but found if you just approach the land owner & ask for permission & explain that all you want to do is photograph the wildlife, nine times out of ten they’ll say yes! I did it to a private estate near me & got given a permit that I carry & show if I’m stopped by the game keepers or estate staff. Seriously mate, try it, all they can say is no!
You say fun and excited a lot, that's why I want to get one too, it ticks loads of satisfaction boxes 🙂
I love my trail cam, I switch locations sometimes, but often just point it at my bird feeders
Thank you Hannah and Sam, I've never used a trail cam before, this gives me additional information on their use. Have a great week.
Hi Steve; thanks. I hope you have a great week too. Glad the video informed. 🙂 H
BEAUTIFUL VIDEO and very informative !!!!
Thank you very much Ambar!
The most difficult of subjects, but so interesting. Thank you Hannah and Sam
Thank you David. Glad you find it interesting 🙂. H
Trailcams are great fun! loved the footage, weasel & badgers - thank you! 👍🦡🌳🐿🦌
Thank you for watching! We're planning to set up some more trail cams this weekend so we'll hopefully have some more footage to share again soon!
@@BosePhotography yes i have 3 out in the woods, plus got some good footage of badger cubs last night. 😀🐾
Great video 👍…. Amazing footage captured…. And a great looking channel 👍👍👍
Thank you very much Robert!
Those badgers ❤❤❤ This looks like xmas day for you opening your presents not knowing what you're going to get!
That's exactly what it's like 😀. Shows you watched to the end, thank you! H
Great stuff Hanna; trail cameras are much maligned and misunderstood; they can be incredibly useful tools in the right hands. I have to say, I have a very soft-spot for weasels; fabulous animals. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Ian. Thanks! They are useful indeed. As someone who loves rabbits, weasels and stoats seem like unfair enemies- they're just such well adapted predators. But if I think like a wildlife photographer then I'm eager to see and photograph them! H
@@BosePhotography Good point Hanna; it's a challenging dilemma. You well know my ambivalence toward badgers for similar reasons! :-) I think this is possibly one of the biggest challenges to any photographer in any branch of photography.....at what point must we stop 'just observing'. I have to say, I admire so many of the wildlife documentary camera-folk, much of what they show us can be hard to watch but it is nature.....red of tooth and claw. I think Trail Cameras can give us a wonderful insight into the private lives of many of the beautiful creatures we see in nature....those who otherwise only show us glimpses of their 'public' faces!
The issue of photographing predator and prey reminds me of the book 'The Shark and the Albatross' by wildlife photographer John Aitchison- the chapter relating to the title. Keep meaning to re-read this.
@@BosePhotography shall look that up.....shark conservation perhaps being my #1 main hobby-horse!!
Fun stuff! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks very much Shane!
Hi, watched you video months ago. Got my first big pic last week a buzzard taking off after a kill. Many thanks for your inspiration H&Sam 👍👍👍
Hi Paul, so sorry for the late response! It's been a hectic few months and we haven't been checking the channel much! Congratulations on your successful buzzard image, we're really pleased to hear about this and I hope there are more to come for you! Glad the video was a help! S
Hi thanks for the video it's great & one of the reasons I decided to buy a trial cam. I know it's an old video old now but if you remember I wondered where you got the secure locking cable that you use that fits through the camera bracket I'm investing in a better camera & want to secure it in a local woodland thanks
Hi Ade, sorry, I thought we'd replied to your earlier message! The one we use is like this one on amazon, just an inexpensive padlock with cable. It wouldn't stop a determined thief, but should deter an opportunistic passerby! www.amazon.co.uk/Hilka-70103300-Security-Cable-Lock/dp/B01G31WZNO/ref=sr_1_32?crid=2UQR2544EWOQN&keywords=cable+lock&qid=1679382400&sprefix=cable%2Caps%2C430&sr=8-32
@@BosePhotography Hi Hannah really appreciate you getting back to me thanks 😊
I looked at that typre myself I can't understand how the cable is able to go through the camera bracket with the big crimped metal parts on the cable ends, I must be missing something, it wouldn't be a first 🤦😂
@@adeharris4457 😄 Don't worry, it might just be a different type of camera to ours! We have a plastic bracket on the back of ours and we can thread it though that. It definitely wouldn't stop anyone from stealing it if they wanted to, but at least it might act as a deterrent (we only use inexpensive camera traps anyway).
Très belles séquences avec ces biches. Bravo pour cette vidéo et merci pour le partage et les conseils. Bonne continuation !
Merci beaucoup! :)
Great footage of the wildlife. We, too, have 2 trail camera's but can not find out how to transfer them to our laptops. In addition, does your trail camera have an sd card, normal size, or a micro sd card? Many thanks for the video, and can you help at all.
Thank you! Yes, our ones use either normal or micro SD cards, so we just use a card reader to transfer the videos to the computer.
I've just bought one a ezetai E9, very pleased with it for around £35 Amazon
Hi. Can you please tell me how long is the mounting strap for this camera? Cant find this information anywhere
Trailcamera are great for waching Animals what you didn't new of😃badgers are great Animals to follow whit trailcamera😃great video, thanks👍subscribed and liked😃
Very interesting to see what your trail cam picked up. We’ve had fun looking at ours too. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you guys! Just checked out your channel by the way, great to see another couple on YT doing wildlife and landscapes, looking forward to watching!
Just been watching some of your vlogs. Love them. Subscribed👍
@@richandgem Ditto, just been enjoying your barn owl video! Stunning images! Thank you for the sub! Sam
Fascinating stuff Hannah do the cameras work in low light conditions
Hi David. Thanks for your comment 🙂. The camera used has infrared for nighttime so that's not a problem. The colour rendition at the change from day to night can look a bit odd, and it doesn't exactly have the dynamic range of a DSLR - but for the price who's complaining? I would quite like a proper camera trap set up, but there are many things on my wishlist 😁. H
Great shots of the deer ,badgers,rabbit and the weasel could I ask you what make your camera was and what kind of lock you was using is I have subscribe to your channel thank you
Hi Pete, we have a few trail cameras that we use, including ones by 'Gosira' and 'Victure' that we bought from amazon, and one by K&F concept. I think the Gosira and Victure ones were 'white label' ones as they both seemed to be similar apart from the brand, and I can't now find those brands on Amazon. I think any of the trail cameras you find on amazon in that price bracket (£40-50) will be pretty much the same. We preferred the K&F concept one though as it didn't make a loud noise when starting up. The lock we used was another amazon purchase, similar to this one: www.amazon.co.uk/Hilka-70103300-Security-Cable-Lock/dp/B01G31WZNO/ref=sr_1_3?crid=GREES0GXNW39&keywords=security+cable+and+lock&qid=1656586572&s=diy&sprefix=security+cable+and+lock%2Cdiy%2C82&sr=1-3
Hope that helps (and apologies for the late reply!) Sam.
@@BosePhotography Thank you for the information on locks I’ve got a couple coming today for my cameras I always think to myself will they still be there when I go back to pick them up I’ve actually caught some people on them walking by not knowing that they are there but always a first time for everything once again thanks.Pete 😊
@@peteoutdoors5791 No problem Pete, we've been fortunate so far and haven't lost any, but you never know! I'm sure the locks won't deter a determined thief, but we like to think they at least act as a bit of a deterrent. So far, our only experience of a camera being tampered with was an otter that decided to pull it into the river! The camera still survived though!
Hi, where did you purchase the wire ties for you trail cam
Hi Paul, sorry for the late reply! The wire ties were just from amazon, you can usually buy them in a pack with the lock (like this: www.amazon.co.uk/Hilka-70103300-Security-Cable-Lock/dp/B01G31WZNO/ref=sr_1_27?crid=23X3Q5M467H26&keywords=padlock+and+wire&qid=1665242379&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIzLjE3IiwicXNhIjoiMi41MCIsInFzcCI6IjIuMjUifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=padlock+and+wire%2Caps%2C123&sr=8-27)
Many thanks
@@Paul-tc3us ps keep up the brill work
Can you use a trail camera in any forest in the uk or do you need some kind of license for one?
Hi Oliver, you don't need a license in the UK, but you do need permission from whoever owns the land. Also, we always put details of why the camera is there and provide our telephone number inside the trail camera, just in case any curious members of the public find it and wonder what it is and why it is there.
@@BosePhotography thank you!
Good work
Thank you!
Wow, great footage of those badgers. I've never seen a polecat before, must have been very special when you found out what it was. Hope you manage to capture it again Hannah
Thanks for watching it Jamie. I love the badger footage- it makes me smile. The polecat has been elusive since making the video but I'll keep trying. 🙂 H
A really nice vlog and so interesting. I look forward to more of the same.
Thank you Brenda. Always nice to hear from you. I've left the trail camera out for another week and will check it tomorrow so 🤞🤞. H
It would be great for seeing if those black Panther sightings are genuine or not nice video thanks
I would personally buy the new campark tc22 because they an absolute weapon of a trail camera and for $165 it really good for the price
Great vid both. Seem to have missed this episode. Cracking captures on the cam. Hannah, nice to see you getting a main spot on the channel, Sam has been hogging it too much of late ;) Atb Alan
Hi Alan, thanks for your comments 🙂. I really like the trail cam footage in this video. Hopefully we'll get a couple of videos made soon with both of us in, so it's not just Sam or me. Thanks for watching 👍. H
Hello Hannah, if you already know this information, apologies, it is a good idea to bait the area with jam and scrape it into the crevices of the bark on trees. They tend to loiter longer (Pine Marten) which then gives you more opportunities to get some great shots...
Hello Allan. Yes, I've heard that pine martens have a sweet tooth! In this scenario though I just wanted to learn more about which animals lived there and what their normal habits were, and feeding them would have interfered with this. Finding where animals loiter (such as the badgers at the end of the video) definitely helps with getting photos; but with badgers there's definitely no need to bait them as they're just going to loiter outside the sett : )
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Very nice...
Cheers!
I have used my camera for a while and caught foxes on it. I have found 3 different badger sets and put it out every weekend for the past 2 months. I put peanuts around the camera and when I arrive in the morning they have all gone. However, no video or pictures. Anyone know why? The camera works when it test it at home .
It's frustrating when that kind of thing happens. I have started purposefully making sure I'm in shot when I go to collect a trail camera, so if the last video is not me I know there's a problem. Beyond checking batteries and memory card space I'd double check the positioning of the camera. Strange that your camera works at home but not in the field. So yes, double checking everything would be my advice!
I had that same experience whilst wild camping in sussex it was raining I was sitting on a stool looking at my phone and noticed something moving in the bush line 4 meter's away then it stopped looked right at me then darted of down a rabbit hole it was small and had a black and white face , I looked it up and realized it was a pole-cat.
I love it when unexpected things like that happen : )
Well done guys. I use the same trail camera and so far I have only used it to catch rats in with my chicken coop! The problem is finding places to put it regarding permission etc
The rats are gone BTW 😜
Hi Joe. The infinite uses of a trail camera! Thanks for your comment 🙂. Agree about locating them: open access land can be useful. H
Hi Joe. I had the same predicament but found if you just approach the land owner & ask for permission & explain that all you want to do is photograph the wildlife, nine times out of ten they’ll say yes!
I did it to a private estate near me & got given a permit that I carry & show if I’m stopped by the game keepers or estate staff.
Seriously mate, try it, all they can say is no!
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