I’m taking a break from behind the camera this week. I’ve got some captures from a wildlife camera to show you instead.

The camera is on our property and near a hog trap and deer feeder. It’s part of our wildlife management plan on the property to see how diverse our wildlife is. The camera is mounted on a tree and is triggered by the animal’s motion. It can take daytime photos and also has an infrared flash to capture night images.

I always enjoy reviewing the images it caught over a several week period. You never know what you’re going to see.

First, is a small flock of wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo). I think these are Rio Grande wild turkey. Is the one in the lead looking at the camera?

Wild Turkey

Next is a shot of a nice male turkey, putting on a show for us.

Male Wild Turkey Displaying

Many of the images are of white tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). This one has eight points and you can see his antlers are fuzzy with velvet. Again, the animal seems to be looking right at the camera. I wonder if they can they see the infrared flash?

White-tailed Buck

Finally, one of many shots of feral hogs (Sus scrofa). Do you think we have a problem? I do. You can see a large mother hog and many babies. We trap and shoot them, but we cannot keep up with their numbers. They can cause a lot of damage to the ecosystem and are very smart and wary.

Feral Hogs

Here’s one of a coyote (Canis latrans). It’s a native of North America and is smaller than its close relative, the gray wolf. It’s also known as a prairie wolf. They are also very smart and wary and are usually hard to spot. Their yelps and howls are easily heard though and sometimes our dogs join in their cousins songs. This one is looking at the camera also.

Coyote