A Selection From the Trail Cam

A couple months back, I installed a trail camera in our backyard, for the express purpose of surveilling the animals that live and visit the area behind our house. After several weeks of passive outdoor espionage, I’ve collected an array of clandestine wildlife photos.

Below, you’ll find a selection of smol beans (chipmunks and squirrels), medium beans (raccoons and groundhogs), and flying beans (birbs [birds]).

The early raccoon gets the... garbage, it's still garbage

Getting an early start, aren’t you, night kitty?

The noble groundhog

What an elegant pose to strike before going about your business of hogging ground.

Friend Robin

I’ve watched dozens of robins hatch and grow up around our yard over the past few years. I bet this is one of them.

Even squirrels need coffee

This squirrel looks like they need to munch a few coffee beans before they can even think about burying acorns. I feel you, squirrel.

Okay, they don't just eat garbage

Lack of infrared lighting can’t hide this raccoon and their peanut-eating ways.

Oh, crap, he's on to me

Luckily, the camera is camouflaged. All he sees is a free-floating lens.

Skunk in the night

Eater of pests and favorite snack of Great Horned Owls.

Pretty sure this is a finch?

So much for clandestine animal peeping. The cardinal must have tipped them off.

That’s all. For now! I set up this camera months ago; I have hundreds of photos and thirty second videos clogging my hard drive.