The light spilling out of the hedgehog house is IR which looks bright when seen by the trail camera. I tried my first camera attempt with the 12V supply from a battery. The video was still suffering interference so I obtained a tp-link tapo TC-60 wifi video camera to try. Bingo!
All went well, slightly out of focus as the hedgehog house was too small to move the camera well away but still a fair result. The camera has a microSD card to save the videos. It can be programmed to record only when motion is detected. The video clips can be downloaded by wifi to the makers app on a smart phone ot tablet. This is an indoor camera so should be OK in the hedgehog house but is not waterproof for exterior use. The 9V supply is in a nearby shed.
The feast .....
..... is a mixture of bought hedgehog food and dried mealworms. Water is available elsewhere in the garden.
Great video, John! The hedgehog seems to approve. I love how you spliced the arrival and departure with the interior action.
ReplyDeleteWilma: Thank you. It's nice to put together a short 'story' to show the action. It / they?/ must really like the food as there have been visits every night for over two weeks now.
DeleteGreat video and lovely to see the hedgehog enjoying its feast.
ReplyDeleteRR: Thank you. Pleased to see they also go hunting for their natural food. I am hoping it is a female. A few years ago one brought her youngsters to feed and it would be nice to see that again.
DeleteSo sad my current garden can never have a prickly visitor
ReplyDeleteSimon. It is but at least you get to see a variety of nature on your many running / jogging outings.
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