I recently bought a Bushnell Trophy Cam Night Vision Trail Camera. The camera is motion-triggered and takes color photos in daylight and infrared photos at night. It has an infrared flash unit.

I set it up near one of our rainwater collector water dishes, which I’ve posted about before. I’m curious to see what wildlife is coming to the water dish. I swapped out the camera’s flash card after a week and brought the card back to my computer to see what it had recorded. It had shot about 82 photos and here’s some of the best.

First, is a great shot of a Rio Grande Wild Turkey. We usually only hear them and spotting one is a rare treat. Interestingly, it’s not drinking water, but just walking by the dish which is located along a dirt road. The timestamp shows the photo was taken about 2 pm.

Next, is a night time, infrared shot, of three feral pigs. This photo was taken about 9 pm. It shows two pigs at the water dish and a third one on the left. There were about 6 photos of feral pigs, but this is the best one.

Finally, here is a night time photo of a cottontail rabbit. It was taken about 6:30 am. There were many photos of rabbits, both cotton tails and jack rabbits.