We even have deer that come to check out the bird feeders. Here's a picture of one eating from the hanging feeder that Tom puts corn in.
The other camera is focused on our deer feeder and has taken lots of pictures of deer. We have this nice little group that comes to visit the feeder regularly.
So, how does Big Foot fit into this story? Well, last week I went out to retrieve the SD card from the camera at the deer feeder and it was laying on the ground. Not only was it laying on the ground, but the strap that held it to the fence post was missing. Gone. We looked all around for it and it is nowhere to be found!
What follows is the sequence of pictures that were taken just before this happened. First, it was knocked around so that it was no longer straight on the post.
Next, it is on the ground with the strap clearly visible in front of it. Notice that when it fell to the ground the date/time got screwed up.
Finally, we have this picture. All the pictures after this show a view of the sky and trees. Nothing else appeared to happen after this.
Except for the last picture on the camera....this was me when I went out and found the camera on the ground. Love the expression on my face that says "What the Heck!".
I've shown the picture of the "animal" to several people. Some of the suggestions have been: dog, coyote, squirrel, wild hog and Big Foot.
All I can say is that this happened during the day and whatever it was somehow undid the strap that held the camera to the post and carried it away. The strap was extra long, so the excess had been wrapped around the post and tied so as not to flap around in the wind and scare the deer away. Whatever took it went to a lot of trouble to get it.
So, what do you think? Big Foot?
My first thought when I saw the blurry image was "raccoon."
ReplyDeleteThe only problem is that raccoon are only active at night. So, I'm thinking it was a dog who thought the strap looked like a leash and took it home to his owner who is wondering where his dog got it. :-)
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