Tim Harrell - Swamp Trail Camera Pickup

A few months of trail camera action from the swamps of southwest Florida. I had the camera set out on a trail where I was hoping to get some bears and Florida panthers. I came in to check the camera after a month and someone stole it. I bought a new Browning Recon Force Advantage and set it out in a swampy area where no humans should go.

[@canoefor-one1102]

Thanks, Tim, for another great glimpse of Florida orchids and wildlife. Your dedication and hard work continue to bring viewers the opportunity to see a Florida we didn't know still existed.

[@darlenegood4101]

The gator was coool. I think it funny when the animals sniff the camera.

[@Oldsparkey]

In the morning sit my cup of coffee down and click on the computer. Go to KZbin and find a new Tim Harrell video. That moment always feels like Christmas morning when I was a kid and found a nice present under the tree. Yes Virginia , Christmas arrives more the one time every year.

[@ShrikeZone]

Thank you.

[@trudyeagan4336]

I look forward to each video you make. So sad that people have to be thieves. I’m glad you were able to get another camera so quickly. Thank you for all your hard work.

[@strglitter]

Yippee! So excited to see this pop up ! I love your videos! 😀

[@Rockest]

Me too!

[@fcardini]

Certainly one of your better camera placements, Tim, with all the varied wildlife behavior. Your effort is much appreciated. Great work and keep it up. I can see why you're so enamored of the ghost orchid. The flower is stunning.

[@ShrikeZone]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Jamart2662]

Everytime I watch Tim hiking through I really feel for him. And brave to walk around in that black water. Of all the wildlife, The black bear astonished me as how thin he/she looked.🙁

[@ShrikeZone]

I love it. I think those bears are fine. It's pretty hot down here in the summer and the bears never seem to get too chunky.

[@Jamart2662]

@@ShrikeZone I grew up in S.W. Florida, mainly a beach, back waters and gulf girl but loved hiking in the glades and pine lands too. I remember wading in maybe a foot of black water but you go in the deep and brave to do so. We can tell how much you love it and appreciate all your videos!.. Makes me homesick at times.

[@mamacitabambi3558]

I notice Florida bears are thinner than Montana forested bears. Florida bears also have less hair. The bears, although thinner, appear healthy. I'm thinking the bears with thicker hair, look bigger partly because of all the hair they have. Also, Montana bears thicken up a lot, because of the long hibernation period. I don't know how long Florida bears hibernate for?

[@maccthelab5165]

Beautiful photos of 'your' ghost orchids!!

[@edheide7229]

As always thanks for the pleasure of watching your videos. Keep em coming.

[@jlau-piegesvideos2172]

Merci pour ces images incroyables des animaux des forêts. Les orchidées sont superbes. J’aime beaucoup les miniatures des vidéos avec tous les animaux et toi au milieu, quelle bonne idée. Bravo pour cette vidéo, bonne continuation !

[@Jenufir]

17:16 Holy moly! I wasn't expecting ole Ally to come creeping through the woods. I jumped.😄 This one had a little bit of everything, loved it. Thank you, Tim!

[@JeanBrewer]

There's another one a few years back! I'm pretty sure it's daytime. That one really scared me 😃

[@JeanBrewer]

I found it for you 🤪. 4 years ago,. Go to the end. kzbin.info/www/bejne/roO6e3Zuhpijf5o

[@sautnerg]

What a wonderful video. Thank you for going out there to fight mosquitos and bears that I can enjoy the beautiful wildlife on the sofa ;-)

[@ShrikeZone]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@cliffordabernathy9070]

In my area we had some people robbing a archaeological site. The fish and game put a camera up on the site then hid a second camera watching the first camera.. the grave robbers found the first camera and took it but their picture was on the second hidden camera watching the first camera and they went to jail. Just a thought about catching the camera thieves.

[@matthiasaronjonsson3066]

Thank you so much Tim! That was a super exciting and epic trail camera pickup! Really nice scenery on that spot :)

[@ShrikeZone]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Objective-Observer]

The Owl was awesome! Thanks for bringing us along.

[@judyscheiber3661]

Thanks for the video, Tim! Always so wonderful to watch !

[@ShrikeZone]

My pleasure!

[@lyndac4894]

Love the Ghost orchid. Beautiful.

[@PandorasJunkJournals]

My cat and I watched on the iPad. He was very interested when the deer sniffed the camera. Thank you for a great video. I get very nervous when you are walking through that water.

[@maxmanx1294]

Lol! My cat watches, too!

[@guskoerner75]

Beautiful. Thank you for your work.

[@bellalogan414]

Great spot! A good variety of animals!

[@sewcrazybaker]

Those Ghost Orchids are absolutely beautiful! I really Love your videos. Thank you so much for sharing them with us!

[@ReSearcherSusie]

Some people are such jerks. I’m sorry Tim. Thank you for your hard work.

[@jenlarge9036]

So good there are no humans. All the animals are living in harmony.

[@stevieme8642]

Thanks for the orchid information! So beautiful!

[@duanequam7709]

You always amaze me with videos. Thanks for sharing your hard but enjoyable work. Absolutely the best on U Tube.

[@ShrikeZone]

Thank you.

[@mjadams8070]

So glad you persevere in doing good and interesting activities that you share. Enjoy and look forward to your videos in spite of the bad things people do.

[@hamptonparris7002]

Again a another great video Tim keep them coming ! Howling at the moon cat fishing !

[@norrisporter8955]

Loved the video. keep 'em coming. Of all the trail cam videos I follow, you do the best job

[@wildroses2649]

Appreciate all that you do so that we can see these amazing animals. Thank you 😊

[@lindarigdon9208]

Really enjoy watching your beautiful pictures

[@janinymanwildlife4563]

Great video👍orchida and lots of different speacees of animals 😃

[@donnaokoniewski3761]

Another beautiful video Tim. I'm so sorry you had another camera taken from you. That's awful! The first bird ~ it was such a pretty color, I had never see before. I don't even know what kind it was, but had a yellow hue to it. The Ghost Orchids are so beautiful and I would never have known about them without coming to your channel. The smaller bear was so thin. I don't think I've ever seen such a thin bear like that. The deer, the big cat, gator, coons... Wow! Thank you for all you do. You are a GEM.

[@ShrikeZone]

Thank you. That first bird was a red shouldered hawk.

[@charlesebyjr2925]

Thanks Tim

[@johnfairsgoldpanningschool.]

Thank you Tim for another amazing, exciting Trail Camera Pickup.

[@suzanh7777]

I’ve found several ghosts on the St. Johns River. Love your ghosts!!!! Been A LONG TIME since I’ve seen a Florida bobcat & panther!!! White tail deer too!!! 😁. Excellent videos!!!!

[@ShrikeZone]

Thanks for watching.

[@MrAn0nym0us]

Awesome finds with those ghost orchids!

[@deborahdanhauer8525]

I love the orchids!🐝❤️🤗

[@shawnaford5540]

At 23:20 the Ibis? with a bird of prey in the back ground was interesting.

[@donbearden1953]

Tim, thanks for the hard work that you do to produce these videos! I hate that the thieves steals your cameras. If karma does catch up with them the good Lord will, they will have to answer to God on judgement day!

[@georgesilverhawkstrailcame2297]

Hey Tim, this was a fabulous spot. And man, sure sucks haven your camera stolen. I suppose the Park Ranger could be right, but sadly there are a lot of opportunistic thieves with no conscience who will come across a camera and come back with bolt p-cutters, and many will carry a small pair just incase they run across a trail camera. Regardless, they're skunks of the highest order. Sorry man... Your new Recon Advantage has captured a lot of "Totally Awesome" video clips. The Alligator, the Fawn, those Raccoons and wading birds were all cool stuff. Blessings, and all my best. Be safe, George

[@ShrikeZone]

Thanks George

[@georgesilverhawkstrailcame2297]

@@ShrikeZone I really like the older Browning Recon Advantage and prefer it over the newer models. Its LED's illumination field isn't quite as wide, but the camera is sharper and has better contrast in my opinion. And it's one of the most reliable cameras ever. Good luck with it...

[@zzz7zzz9]

@@georgesilverhawkstrailcame2297 very true. I have the recon force advantage asxwell, and it's about as perfect a cam as it gets. Except it's over-priced.

[@pamelar3607]

Another Great Video Tim !! The Ghost Orchids are so cool. Wish there was a way u could bring them home to continue their life instead of them dying from that tree gonna fall in the water. But loved all the animals & U Still Are The Bravest Guy Ever! Thanks for Another Exciting Video. Looking forward to the next one. 🙋🏼‍♀️

[@ShrikeZone]

I go to that spot often. I won't let those orchids die. I'll move them when the time comes.

[@ImaLeshLushnIcantgetmyPhil]

Thank you Tim, you just made the day brighter and put the first smile on my face since two o’clock 😊 Stomach bugs are such mood and body killers. Love the cray coloring on the second Bobcat! Had some interesting Fox similarities on its legs. Let me know if you’re ever interested in selling some reprints of your amazing photos.

[@ShrikeZone]

Thank you

[@monikaprice5618]

Long time follower thanks for your videos.

[@ShrikeZone]

Thanks for watching!

[@jmuise2704]

It’s so cool watching them grow up like that.

[@bobbywummerphotography9798]

Great footage as always Tim! That bear was awesome looking right at cha!

[@moderndayelsa5665]

It sucks that people can’t seem to keep their hands to themselves. Sorry you had to lose your camera. May whomever stole it have a week of spicy diarrhea.

[@kaywoodward9283]

Amazing video as always. Thanks for all your effort and time in bringing these to us all. We appreciate you. Thank you.

[@patcheek7669]

We enjoyed this video very much, we could almost smell the swamp! The orchids are so beautiful and we appreciate that you share with us. The camera shots of the bear were great. Keep us entertained with more videos. Why not go back a check on the newest offering from the late bloomer! We will be waiting!!! Safe wanderings to you Tim.

[@ShrikeZone]

Thank you. I'll give you guys an update on that seed pod soon. I should be checking a camera down there soon.

[@Strat57L]

It never fails, your videos are great! Love both the flora and wildlife! As far as the camera getting stole... It's simply pathetic! Guess you could buy a tracking chip, but suspect that won't stop the theft or really help in retrieval! Thanks Tim, your effort is greatly appreciated!

[@pibbanon1987]

This time the does get the award for most curious about the camera.

[@johnkellmer5133]

That was a good one. Looks like it must be a good bit of a hike, judging from the next to last camera check. That young bear looks like he/she just left mama; kinda skinny, but healthy overall. Nice cinnamon color, too.

[@hillbillyorchids]

Awesome! I love when you show the Ghost orchids 👻 I bought a flask of Dendrophylax lindenii and have it mounted in my grow room. If I can ever get it to bloom like that I will be over the moon!!! I show it on my channel sometimes. Stop by and check it out if you have time. I love seeing your videos! Is there any one you can contact that can preserve the tree that all those Ghosts are on? It's ashame if those all go in the swamp. 😭😭😭 Thanks for sharing Tim, I appreciate all your hard work.

[@ShrikeZone]

Thank you. I'll keep an eye on that tree. I'll try to save any if I have to.

[@hillbillyorchids]

@Tim Harrell Aww that is super awesome! I mean if that tree fell and all those gorgeous Ghosts lost I would cry so much! My friend said that is nature, it's tye way, hey I say if it needs help help it! That tree is priceless in my book! Thanks for all you do Tim!

[@alyssam5455]

This was a really great spot!!! Thank you for sharing these videos are my favorite

[@ShrikeZone]

Glad you like them!

[@cawiltu]

Very bright colors on the animals in this video 👍👍

[@edheide7229]

Hi Tim. I wonder what is happening with the usual u tube videos I sure will miss them if they disappear. I always enjoy you videos, thanks for sharing.

[@americanpatriot6240]

Big Bobcat. Cool critters. Enjoy your videos.

[@elizabethblanchard456]

Cool to see bucks in velvet up close, Great video!!!

[@morganrowe2330]

That bear looked super skinny! Great video, thank you!

[@DocLarsen44]

This was a very timely video, Tim! Yesterday morning, we discovered that something had killed a young hawk that was very similar to the one seen near the beginning of this video. The one we found was a little more grayish in color where the one you videoed was a bit more tawny in color. It was killed in a large pine tree in our back yard; we saw the largest part of the body on a fairly large limb. My main suspect is one of the large owls we have seen and heard in the area. The next suspect is some kind of feline although we have never seen a bobcat (which, of course, means nothing) nor have we seen many house cats large enough to have attacked and killed this hawk 20-25 feet up in the tree. The images in the video confirmed our suspicions that the dead bird was young hawk. So, thank your for the great video once again.

[@maxmanx1294]

I wonder if the culprit is a great-horned owl.

[@ShrikeZone]

Owls can be pretty aggressive. They kill swallow tailed kites.

[@zzz7zzz9]

Likely an owl. I have doves that feed and drink in my yard. One year, a small hawk swooped in and killed one, while i was watching. It sat there and fed on it for awhile. The very next day, i was watching, and there the hawk was again, hanging out. Then suddenly a flash. An owl swooped in and took out the hawk, then proceeded to feed on it. Very interesting to have witnessed.

[@mariecasburn3895]

Congrats Tim another great video. I don't know if I could walk in that swamp water or not even for a photo of the Ghost Orchid.

[@zygotepeyote]

Another awesome video Tim......much appreciated!!! Looks like the Noles finished 20th in recruiting this year. Will be an interesting year next season for sure!

[@trailcameralakeloon]

When I grow up I want to walk through a swamp in Florida

[@maxmanx1294]

I bet it felt great to escape the mosquitoes & humidity & return to the ac & then make it home to the shower! I used to go on similiar expeditions, but not as deep into woods or with as much gear. I love your videos & so does my cat. LOL! The night gator was cool as were the curious deer. I sure miss seeing red-shouldered hawks, limpkins, egrets, etc. I'd never seen a coon hunt like that! Thank you!

[@ShrikeZone]

Thank you. Those raccoons are good lizard catchers.

[@suesalley1487]

I love seeing the birds fishing. But the orchids are my favorite thing. Thank you again.

[@apriladams8710]

Great video!! Your photos are fabulous! Thank you as always for sharing these with us.

[@kennyarmer4092]

I’ve got three cams that’s been out since November, I’m gonna retrieve them this weekend and see what’s on them, love your videos.

[@maxmanx1294]

How can I find your vids? I used to shoot in FL, but moved out of state. I really miss FL wetlands & the activity within.

[@kennyarmer4092]

@@maxmanx1294 I don’t have a channel, I hunt pigs and predators, keep cameras out year around

[@minnesota7010]

Great video....

[@ShrikeZone]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@sunshine19601000]

That was awesome as always Tim. I counted 11 different animals this time and the ghosts orchards are truly beautiful. Do you come across many mushrooms out there? I have found some really beautiful mushroom in the woods and wondered what type you might come across in those swampy areas. This video is my new favorite, thank you.

[@ShrikeZone]

Thank you. There are a bunch of interesting mushrooms that grow on the trees in the swamp.

[@trailcameratexaswildlife9526]

Excellent wildlife clips! Also enjoyed seeing the orchids. Take care, Char😊

[@johne.stinson9759]

Always enjoy your effort !!

[@ronvancleave3085]

Really enjoyed that spot, well done and thanks for your efforts.

[@davidrust3169]

Love your videos, Tim! I wonder: are there add-ons or something for your trail cameras that can broadcast a feed via satellite or something if they are moved more than X-number of feet? In other words, if someone tries stealing your camera, it would broadcast the last 4-or-so videos as well as whatever it is currently shooting to you, at home, and allow for tracking to where it ends up? That way, you'd not only know where the camera went (even if it's just destroyed) but also you may get some images of the thieves that you can turn over to the authorities. I know nothing about trail cams, mind you: I just hate to hear that people breaking laws cost you your equipment!

[@Chuck59ish]

Watch for the snakes!

[@nashguy207]

I hate a thief! love your videos!!

[@d.virgallito3490]

Wow, great eyes, I probably wouldn't have even noticed that BEAR!

[@ShrikeZone]

You could hear him walking through the water from a long way away.

[@kathybrandt6060]

Hello Tim, I didn’t know where to put a note about your owl that’s on a live cam. So I figured I’d leave it here. First I’d like to say wonderful idea. I could sit and watch that owl for hours. It’s very interesting that she talks to her self. Or maybe she’s talking to her babies. We may never know. But when I was a kid back in the late 70s yeah my cat chased a baby screech owl into the yard. She never got really close to it because of the beek clicking. We called the people who could come rescue this poor owl. It was Fourth of July and within an hour of finding him on the phone, back then we didn’t have the Internet we looked in the Yellow Pages. But he came out and said the birds perfectly healthy but I will take it because it’s still a fledgling because it couldn’t fly. It was so cool my cat comes running up to the door and is screaming at us and then runs back towards the bird and circles it and then comes back to the house again. That cat brought me a gift every day. Sorry I’m rattling on here, really wonderful idea. Thanks Kathy

[@marklenninger3089]

Great video thank you.

[@kathybrandt6060]

Hello Tim, have you asked any science teachers for school-age kids if they would wanna watch this live feed. I would think somebody would love to have this in their lunchroom. Just a thought. I love your channel, Kathy

[@mamacitabambi3558]

Personally, I feel that's a really great idea. It's so educational.

[@veeschannel5539]

Wow, Florida on its best, love the orchids!

[@teresamc1337]

Great video! The Ghost Orchid make me think of a praying matis for some reason. Beautiful!

[@maxmanx1294]

Many orchids do look like insects & pollinators. The orchid world really is fascinating!

[@bekkiware264]

Great video. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@skiplambert4693]

That was some great video, I'll be looking for the next one!

[@elainelueras7673]

I am so glad to see that some of the small mammals are coming back from predation by Burmese Pythons. I thought they were all eaten!

[@samsen3965]

Wow... Loved your old Orchid... 1:55 Can't they be transferred to another nearby tree? or do they want to be on a dead tree and complete the sad story? Also sorry for your lost camera. I guess if you find it, you may solve a mysterious larger crime!!! So the guy had to take the evidence with him!!!👹

[@gbosearcher-3686]

@@eleanorwilliams6648 the Ghost Orchid is protected.

[@ShrikeZone]

You're not supposed to mess with the orchids but I always try to re-locate any that need it.

[@artemis1style]

SOOO CUTE, ESPECIALLY THE DEER, RACOONS AND SQUIRRELS 💜🏵️👌🏽🌿 TY

[@janmorse6948]

Wow! That 'coon sure put the Habeas Grabus on that lizard quick-like. Ditto the Little Blue Heron and the little fish. Surprised the ibis didn't try to steal it. When I was a kid living in that area 50+ years ago, the old timers would have called the ibis a "curlew". My folks generation used to eat them. Do you ever see any pythons in the area south of Okeechobee where your cameras are placed?

[@ShrikeZone]

I've seen a few dead pythons on the highway.

[@TheKingOfInappropriateComments]

Florida bears do not even look like bears. They look more like monkeys

[@cawiltu]

Each time the baby dear passed his spots were less obvious than the time before.

[@JonFrumTheFirst]

Sir, you are a maniac! Be safe.

[@nathaniel.7172]

Pretty cool to see some orchids

[@mags3521]

Tim there was just an article about the ghost orchid on yahoo regarding putting them on the endangered species list. Maybe you could get in touch with somebody to see if they could put a prop or something on that tree to save the orchids that are growing on it.

[@ShrikeZone]

I'll do my best to keep that tree up. I'll move the orchids if I have to.

[@yv6eda]

Great video... as usual! Thanks!

[@laurieb8197]

Thank you Tim

[@ronpettit3200]

Hi great show

[@CS-bu9kd]

Ghost orchid … 🤗

[@OleGuy55]

Thanks Tim.

[@wnctrailcam]

Thanks Tim 👍👍

[@hphillips7425]

Good video. I appreciate the hard work. My daughter wants me to do a trail camera video also. We have deer raccoons foxes coyotes possum and armadillo all in my front yard

[@maxmanx1294]

Do it!

[@ShrikeZone]

Good luck. I can't find a fox down here in south Florida.

[@mikejones2086]

Florida bears look so thin up north in the catskills they're much larger.

[@68dart]

Awesome , Thanks Tim