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Genet Passing in The Night

Category: Mammals, camera-trap | Date: Mar 09 2008 | By: tumaren

I haven’t managed to get much of anything too significant with the game camera since capturing the Bat-eared Fox images at the den. The game trails are harder to set up on, especially as this camera has a delay so that one needs to aim down the trail rather than across so to capture the animal a moment after it triggers the laser. In the evening this genet passed and you can see that he nearly was able to pass out of frame. In the morning Mr. Hare made a cameo. I was sort of more hoping for a Leopard or an aardwolf. Will keep trying.
(also look how dry it is here now - Hopefully soon with the rains i will be posting pictures of green everywhere)

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5 Responses to “Genet Passing in The Night”

Paula, on 09 Mar 2008

Hi James, have you seen camera trap codgers site? cameratrapcodger.blogspot.com

I think you can seriously compete with his camera trap stuff if you get it right. Why are all your shots at night?

Theresa Siskind St Petersburg FL, on 09 Mar 2008

I kinda like the night shots. I know the Genet is nocturnal and secretive, not a bad shot at all. I just heard of the Zorilla, for the first time, courtesy of Kerry. Learning about all these lesser known critters is part of the fun visiting your blog. Is this dry spell typical for this time of year?

James, on 09 Mar 2008

Hi Paula, I will check it out. I will try more day shots shortly, I have just been concentrating on the nocturnal stuff to start. In a few days i will try for our lesser kudu.
Theresa, This dry spell is normal for this time of year but it must be said that drought conditions are hitting this area more frequently than they did 30 years ago. All the old people around here confirm that it is much drier now than it was when they were kids. I imagine that this could be global warming but also exasperated by desertification caused by overstocking domestic livestock. best to florida,
james

Theresa Siskind St Petersburg FL, on 10 Mar 2008

Ah James, I’m lucky to live besides a lake partially bordered by a small patch of woods. Many mini wildlife dramas carried out here on a daily and nightly bases. Some of my favorites are the 4 otters, one alligator, and the mad diving pelicans!

Wim, on 10 Mar 2008

To those of us for whom the dawn chorus consists of a Pigeon’s emphysemic coughing, a Hare in the bush is really quite exotic…

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