Reply To: wildlife cameras

[Spindles]

Hi, I’ve just joined and hope I can help with the camera problem. I have a trail camera but the trouble with those is that you can’t see what has been recorded until you look on the SD card. One of my sons kindly bought me a set of outdoor security cameras that I am using instead. They are quite expensive as there are four of them but you can buy single ones. They are called Amazon Blink and can be viewed over the internet and videos are stored on the Cloud. They are motion activated, freestanding and use batteries or can be plugged into the mains and connect with a sync module. I put the cameras slightly off the ground, just a few inches ,which means that the hogs can be examined to make sure they are healthy and as they record sound I can check breathing etc. I can also shout at any cats that are eating the hogs food when I use Live View!. They give very clear videos but the main advantage is that I can move them around the garden and can see within seconds what is happening which was a great help when I needed to catch a couple of hogs at various times which meant I could walk down the garden and pick the hogs up before they moved away. When I was using a trail camera it took me a few weeks to track down a female who had an injured back leg which she eventually had amputated and was returned to my garden but with the other cameras I quickly caught a young one that also had an injured leg but that one couldn’t be helped and the most recent are the amputee hog and one of her young ones who both have internal parasites that are being treated and hopefully will be back in their nest soon. I know these cameras are more expensive than cheaper trail cameras but the advantage of almost instant viewing is well worth it.