For some I had been thinking about getting a trail camera. Had seen many animals and tracks of them at summer place and forests near it while walking there or picking berries or mushrooms. In this July I finally got a Burrel S12 camera and in September a small SG 520 trail camera.
At first a had no idea how really use them and just put them places where had seen animals or tracks. But quickly after that I was reading maps and checking satellite picture for new and possible good places to put a camera. Then I build a stand to put it in forest or in shallow water and by that had new places to put it.
As usually I got lucky in some times and unlucky in other. Got a nice video of 2 baby deer fawns when camera was only couple of hours in that place. On other hand I missed a good picture or video out of great egret even it was 3 days near my camera, but I think similar things will happen to all and again to me.
Now after new year I was cleaning material to 2017 folder and at same time thought I would put my picks of best pictures taken by trail camera in 2017. Here is my top 15 and one bonus picture. All are taken between 14.7-29.12.2017 in southwest Finland.
Hope you like them and you can put your picks of best one in comments.
1 Cranes spend night in that shallow water and this is after they woke up
2 Ducks near camera when sun is rising
3 Baby swans near shore
4 Morning mist
5 Some very old deer in camera. King of area?
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And then a bonus picture. Most likely this is a nice size pike attack, but don't know for a fact.
