Adventures in camera trapping and zoology, with frequent flashbacks and blarney of questionable relevance.
About Me
- Camera Trap Codger
- Native Californian, biologist, wildlife conservation consultant, retired Smithsonian scientist, father of two daughters, grandfather of 4 small primates. INTJ. Believes nature is infinitely more interesting than shopping malls. Born 100 years too late.
Friday, March 7, 2008
When a snag is not a home
I eyed this black oak with growing interest for two years. Those two knot holes, about 30 feet up, looked like they were made for owls.
Three weeks ago I got around to staking it out with a camera trap. I lashed the telescoping pole to a fir sapling, and raised the camera to the cavities.
Looks can be deceiving. I didn't even get a picture of a squirrel.
It looks as though the upper hole collects water which trickels into the lower cavity where it overflows. Somehow I failed to notice this.
No self respecting squirrel or owl would have anything to do with such a shabby place. Which reminds me, I have to repair the roof this summer.
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