My trailcam was a Christmas present from my daughter two years ago. It has a motion sensor that triggers it, but I think it can be set to take random photos at intervals. As with most of my electronic gadgets, there are settings on there that I will probably never use. Pictures with no animals in them are not uncommon because a tree branch bobbing in the wind can set it off. I sorted those out of this batch, but I've still got to go through and pick out the best ones to save to my files. As I do that, I run them through my photo shop program to see if they can be enhanced. I can usually improve the clarity and adjust the lighting but, other than that, I seldom tinker with them.
We have been seeing two kitties around the house this year, one is orange and the other is black. I think they belong to one of our neighbors, as much as a cat can belong to anyone. I doubt that a truly feral cat could survive one of our winters. Numbering from top to bottom, these are the animals seen in the photos:
1. orange kitty 2. crow and hawk, probably a Cooper's hawk 3. coyote 4. probably a grey fox (identified by the black tip on its tail, red foxes have a white tip) 5. coyote 6. probably a bobcat (note the short tail) 7. coyote 8. hawk, probably the same one in photo 2.
We don't do a lot of sky watching. I suppose the stars would be impressive if we got away from the house lights, although the surrounding trees obscure the horizon.
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