Tag Archives: trail camera

“Talking Porcupines”

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Tamra

Writing Prompt Idea! So I went to the trail cam the other day . . . Those of you who follow me regularly know I have porcupines hanging out in my yard every now and again, eating from my hemlocks … Continue reading →

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Trail Cam Visitors

Posted on March 2, 2019 by Tamra

  In the last year, my trail cam has picked up many, many visitors passing through our little patch of woods at night, behind the house.  I thought you might like to see some of them!         … Continue reading →

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Under The Shed ~ The Mystery Continues

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Tamra

It seems I spoke too soon with my last blog post! You see, after the video where the fox went under the shed, there was this video showing the male bringing her a meal.  I felt this was a sure … Continue reading →

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Under the Shed: Mystery Solved!

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Tamra

Just a couple days ago, I had begun a blog post to report out that whatever had been digging at the base of our shed, had stopped. For the last couple weeks the trail camera picked up video after video … Continue reading →

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Our Little Shed Mystery

Posted on March 11, 2018 by Tamra

I was so happy to see that our new house had this cute little garden shed. We moved into our house right after Thanksgiving, so we only had time to store some of my gardening things inside, close the doors … Continue reading →

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First Fox Sighting in 2016

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Tamra

I collected the SD cards from the trail cameras this past weekend.  I had my fingers crossed the whole way down and back, hoping for some fox footage. And I got lucky.  There was only one video  and this is … Continue reading →

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Fox Kits Lost and Found

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Tamra

Okay, I admit it, I’ve been withholding information. I was afraid to show you. But you see, right around May 1st (not the date on the video) I was going through the videos, watching cute little fox kits tumbling all … Continue reading →

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How many fox kits?

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Tamra

I’ve only visited the fox den a handful of times, and recently I was lucky enough to catch either one or two kits peeking out from the den opening.  Last year there’d been five, so I admit to being a … Continue reading →

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‘Lost Trail’ and the Survival Unit

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Tamra

  Shannon and I have begun the Survival Unit with this year’s students. She always starts with a few articles, such as Aron Ralston’s incredible story of perseverance as he faced certain death, or a story about a real life … Continue reading →

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Surprise!

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Tamra

  I was already late for dinner, and I’d come home to tell Dave I’d be a few minutes more. “I have to grab the SD card from the trail cam,” I told him.  “It’s been there for two weeks … Continue reading →

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