Bird feeder camera captures hilarious images of range of animals grabbing midnight snack
- 2 months ago
A bird feeder camera captured hilarious images of raccoons, skunks and a deer - all grabbing a midnight snack.
Danae Wolfe, 36, first set up the recording device in 2022 when she was gifted it to review on her TikTok channel.
Danae and her family are wildlife enthusiasts and have spent the last eight years transforming their yard to support the native wildlife of Ohio, USA.
But on the very first night of the camera being in place, Danae and her family were treated to some hilarious images of local wildlife paying a visit.
Danae, a conservation writer and photographer, said: "Much to our surprise, the funny photos and videos started the first night after we installed the camera.
"We enjoyed seeing the birds visit during that first afternoon but later that night, the camera caught a cheeky raccoon stop by for a midnight snack.
"The raccoon actually knocked the camera off its mount on the tree and the camera continued recording all night as raccoons, deer and skunks stopped by for a treat."
The camera has captured a whole variety of other creatures - including squirrels and even a pair of turkeys!
Danae, of Wooster, Ohio, USA, said: "It’s the nocturnal wildlife that we’ve really enjoyed seeing.
"We’ve had as many as four raccoons show up on any given night - a mum a three babies.
"We’ve also counted 11 or 12 different skunks that are regular overnight visitors.
"The camera also once picked up a pair of turkeys - a male and a female - last year that I was hoping would become regular visitors, but we haven’t seen them since.
"We were also surprised to see a flying squirrel squatting in the bird feeder trough one night.
"Though they are common squirrels in the eastern US, I’ve never seen one in our yard before, so it was super cool to see they’re hanging out in our neighborhood."
To this day, Danae has amassed thousands of photos and videos from her bird feeder camera, but her favourite photo is a peculiar fish-like close up of a deer.
She said: "I think my personal favorite is the photo of the deer that almost looks like a fish.
"At first glance, it’s tough to make out what you’re looking at beyond the large eye and eyelashes. It’s such a funny perspective of a deer."
Danae Wolfe, 36, first set up the recording device in 2022 when she was gifted it to review on her TikTok channel.
Danae and her family are wildlife enthusiasts and have spent the last eight years transforming their yard to support the native wildlife of Ohio, USA.
But on the very first night of the camera being in place, Danae and her family were treated to some hilarious images of local wildlife paying a visit.
Danae, a conservation writer and photographer, said: "Much to our surprise, the funny photos and videos started the first night after we installed the camera.
"We enjoyed seeing the birds visit during that first afternoon but later that night, the camera caught a cheeky raccoon stop by for a midnight snack.
"The raccoon actually knocked the camera off its mount on the tree and the camera continued recording all night as raccoons, deer and skunks stopped by for a treat."
The camera has captured a whole variety of other creatures - including squirrels and even a pair of turkeys!
Danae, of Wooster, Ohio, USA, said: "It’s the nocturnal wildlife that we’ve really enjoyed seeing.
"We’ve had as many as four raccoons show up on any given night - a mum a three babies.
"We’ve also counted 11 or 12 different skunks that are regular overnight visitors.
"The camera also once picked up a pair of turkeys - a male and a female - last year that I was hoping would become regular visitors, but we haven’t seen them since.
"We were also surprised to see a flying squirrel squatting in the bird feeder trough one night.
"Though they are common squirrels in the eastern US, I’ve never seen one in our yard before, so it was super cool to see they’re hanging out in our neighborhood."
To this day, Danae has amassed thousands of photos and videos from her bird feeder camera, but her favourite photo is a peculiar fish-like close up of a deer.
She said: "I think my personal favorite is the photo of the deer that almost looks like a fish.
"At first glance, it’s tough to make out what you’re looking at beyond the large eye and eyelashes. It’s such a funny perspective of a deer."