This particular spot happens to be where three trails converge on the curve a couple hundred yards from the house. As you hike west from the back yard past the rain garden the trail curves gracefully to the north-bound path to cross Silver Creek. Alternatively, you could take one of two left-hand turns to the southwest and head in the general direction of The Taj to hook-up with three more trails to take you to other (nod to Anthony Bourdain) parts unknown.
It’s a busy spot for sure and is host to raptors, coyotes, deer, bunnies, possum raccoon, an occasional butterfly and this spring a romp of river otters. It is covered by a newer Moultrie trail camera that has been a patient sentry for more than a year. It’s one of two A-30 models that I obtained on sale at Fleet Farm for something less than $90 apiece. According to Moultrie……
The A-30 is the spiritual successor to the wildly popular A-5 and A-20 game cameras that improves image quality for day and night with the Illumi-night image sensor. Resolution is increased to 12 MP, triggers speeds are reduced to less than 0.7 seconds and detection range extends to 60 feet. With a 2-year warranty, the A-30 exemplifies Moultrie’s legendary reliability while offering more bang-for-your-buck than ever in a trail camera.
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After more than a year of continuous use this camera has more than 40% of its original battery life left in reserve. Amazing. Here are a couple of shots that I’m just tickled to have fetched in the last couple of weeks.
Raising a toast to the local brood turkey flocks and an old man and his faithful Labrador retrievers.....
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