Trail Camera - First Night Out - This Turned Up!

[@paultsworld]

I hope you enjoy seeing all the night-time activity in my garden. Please let me know in the comments below what animals visit your garden - lets see how many different species visit our gardens all round our big beautiful world.

[@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461]

PAUL, 🌞DAY OR 🌚NIGHT WE ENJOY YOUR SHARING YOUR GARDEN 🪴 THANKS AGAIN 🤗💚💚💚

[@paultsworld]

@@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461 Thank you - great to hear from you.

[@RoseCottageColleen]

I live in a rural area with a stream running through my property. You've piqued my interest in trail cams. I had no idea they were so inexpensive. Now I get to see the animals that are leaving tracks through the snow on my property. Thank you for a wonderful idea and a wonderful channel.

[@paultsworld]

I love your ‘handel’ Rose Cottage - I didn’t know it was you at first! I’m sure you have a rose round the front door? That’s true - I think Trail Cams are good value. As you have snow tracks and a stream, you have a head start in knowing where to try filming. I wonder if there’s a place where the animals tend to cross? If there’s a piece of wood, plank or old fallen tree there’ll be lots a animals using it to cross - to save getting there feet wet!

[@RoseCottageColleen]

@@paultsworld I'm training climbers there. Rose is also an old family name. I added so many roses to my gargen I actually named my house Rose Cottage. - Colleen

[@paultsworld]

How lovely Colleen, there is something about roses that is special.

[@FrankGallagherplus]

Hi Paul, my wife and I live in Oklahoma, USA. We look forward to watching your videos together with our morning coffee. It is always a beautiful morning when there is a PaulT video! Your walk through of the camera on this video was perfect. You made us want a trail camera, lol. Hope to get to meet you some day! Cheers! All the best, Frank & Jen

[@paultsworld]

Hi Frank & Jen, you are very kind - so nice of you to watch the videos relaxed over a coffee. Get a trail cam - and let’s see the night-life in Oklahoma! Cheers, Paul

[@jacquelinestewart3157]

We have snow on the ground many months of the year so I have a record each morning of the critters that come around. There are possums, rabbits, squirrels (brats), cats and dear. Another sign in the snow is the type of scat that is left behind. Thank you Paul for this remarkable footage of your night time yard.

[@paultsworld]

That’s fabulous to be able to cast an experienced eye over the snow and scat to know what has recently visited. Love your description of the squirrels - brats - I know what you mean! Thank you Jacqueline, for adding to the species list.

[@vickiperkins476]

Hi Paul, I was delighted to see another Paul T video pop up. And such a wonderfully interesting one. I immediately fell in love with your little hedgehog 😁 Thank you for another sweet time spent with you 😊❤️

[@paultsworld]

Hello Vicki, so nice of you. Yes - they are so cute the hedgehogs with their little clockwork legs. Bet you weren’t expecting to see the pond at night! 🌻

[@vickiperkins476]

@@paultsworld No I wasn’t but a sweet surprise. Especially seeing that little newt scrambling around. 😁 it’s so nice that you have milder climate. Looking forward to more videos. My garden is in deep slumber.

[@paultsworld]

The garden and you are taking a nice break till Spring - I’ve still got to prepare for Winter - it’s coming this week! Big Northerly winds.

[@doreenlatimer6379]

That is quite the collection of animals you have at night time. We in coastal BC Canada get mostly deer, rabbits, squirrels but occasional black bear, and bobcat. We have had snow lately and it is so interesting looking at the different footprints that have been in the garden at night time.

[@paultsworld]

Tracks in snow is fascinating - particularly when it’s the big animals you have.

[@miekowu5139]

Thank you so much for this video. I had purchased a trail camera several months ago, but was intimidated by it and have never set it up. Now I’m going to get it out and set up and see what is wandering around in my garden during the night. You explained it all so well and I truly appreciate you!

[@paultsworld]

I am delighted you watched my video and are now going to get your Trail Cam outside. Let me know what you find!

[@wendychandler8304]

Absolutely fascinating Paul; it beats sitting in the freezing cold with a camera - sneezing just as a beast appears! We will all be fascinated by your new videos I'm sure.

[@paultsworld]

Thanks Wendy - it's certainly getting colder.

[@victoriabourgeois3273]

Amazing how many animals are in neighborhoods. Tfs cheers

[@paultsworld]

@victoriabourgeois3273 more is going on in the garden at night than I thought!

[@nickiramsay2421]

That was fascinating, I would love to see a badger in my garden. I was very impressed with the quality of the night cam images.

[@paultsworld]

First live badger I’ve ever seen - I’m thrilled with the visits - just hope it doesn’t decide to do any serious digging 😀. Yes, the camera quality is great.

[@Pecanut]

Cats always act as if the place belonged solely to them. I would love to see videos about birds and beneficial insects in your beautiful garden. Greetings from California! 🎄

[@paultsworld]

I have a good number of birds visiting the garden - I’ve featured them in various videos and plan on a bird video this Winter. Thanks for visiting from California. 👍

[@1955missellie]

Really enjoyed seeing all the critters that come by for a drink in your garden. I don't currently have a trail cam but there are many cats in my neighborhood as well as deer, raccoon, possum....etc.

[@paultsworld]

Thank you Ellie - no possums or raccoons here in Britain so I love to hear about them.

[@joannecraft-lane8660]

Hi Paul, I live in Ohio USA (zone 6a), and I was in the market for a trail cam but you helped me decide which one. My current home cameras have captured rabbits, squirrels, mice, chipmunks, opposums, raccoons, and recently a red fox. I also saw a hawk grab a squirrel while on a platform feeder. I chased it off and saved the squirrel.

[@paultsworld]

Hi Joanne, good luck with your new trail cam when you get one. Your home cameras are doing a good job - thank you for letting me know the animals that visit as there is certainly plenty happening on your property. Hawks have been getting more common in Britain this last 30 years and often visit gardens. I had one once sitting next to the bird table….waiting. Next time you’re rescuing squirrels you’ll have the footage on camera 😀

[@elliepaske2062]

Thank you for this video Paul. We have had one of these trail cameras for over a year but never got to grips with it - all the different settings 🥺 your explanation is calm and much easier to understand than most. I’m looking forward to giving it another try.

[@paultsworld]

That’s great Ellie, get it out there and see what happens. You can always walk past it yourself to check you’ve got it working OK. Once you do the settings then each time it’s just a matter of turning it on and standing well back! Let me know what passes by.

[@richardhigel5612]

Trail cameras, and what they spot are fascinating!!! Thank for adding this video.

[@paultsworld]

Glad you enjoyed the wildlife.

[@ursulanitafegradoe6259]

Interesting visitors to your garden at night! Very formative review of the Trail Camera Paul.

[@paultsworld]

Thank you!

[@mr.sidhanta5982]

Hi paul, good to see wild animals in your garden!! Mongoose, cat and squirrel are commonly seen in my garden.🦋💚

[@paultsworld]

Excellent - mongoose - I'll add it to the list!

[@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461]

Very interesting video! Always enjoy your beautiful videos and landscapes! Thank you for all your hard work and sharing it with others.

[@paultsworld]

Thank you so much for your thoughts - it’s appreciated.

[@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461]

@@paultsworld PAUL, 👋just an fyi….this was my wife’s comment

[@paultsworld]

So nice of her - tell her, thank you🌻

[@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461]

@@paultsworld 🤗👍DONE 💚💚💚

[@jasminelouisefarrall]

Wonderful activity 🥰

[@paultsworld]

Thank you!

[@pjeames3334]

Fascinating, I’m going to get one of these. I have a full garden, live on an island in the Seattle, Washington USA area and would love to see what comes in my garden. How fun!

[@paultsworld]

They certainly are fun and I'm addicted to the excitement of seeing what's happening every night. Easy to set up and operate so you'll get interesting footage straight away. Good luck.

[@pamelacorsi]

Here is Massachusetts I saw a red tailed fox in my yard this morning. I often see turkeys, deer, groundhogs, quail, pheasants, possum and sometimes the terrible fisher cat. I'd love a trail cam because some of my neighbors have seen a bobcat lately. I always love seeing your garden!

[@paultsworld]

That’s a nice variety already. Is your red tailed fox similar to ours? Fisher cat? Is that a feral cat or a wildcat? Wow, a bobcat would be something to see!

[@paultsworld]

I have just looked up the fisher cat. We have something similar - European Pine Marten.

[@itsmewende]

What fun was this, loved it. I'm on the shore in Maryland here in the states, nothing exotic roaming my yard...hedgehogs, badgers...My camera has the delay as well, I had a fox go running by in a hurry, but I missed what may have been chasing it, oh yeah, I do have coyotes here.

[@paultsworld]

It’s interesting the differences between the hedgehogs and badgers on the different continents. Coyote on a TrailCam would be good Wende…chasing a fox!

[@lynnhunt2865]

Great filming Paul. We have pheasants, muntjac deer, foxes, squirrels. Quite a few variety of birds one of my favourites is a woodpecker. I'm sure with a night camera we would see many more.

[@paultsworld]

I was in the shed last month and wondering what the racket was - went outside and saw a pheasant jumping up and down on the roof! Good addition Lynn - muntjac deer.

[@helen1962]

That was really cool Paul. Thank you! 😊

[@paultsworld]

Cheers Helen 👍

[@mariamojicasarmiento]

Good morning Paul, as always 😀 😊 impressed with your videos! Wow, a badger, fox, cat, hedgehog , mice, and the little one by pond? Wow, the camera caught the night life in your garden! Perhaps this video might inspire me to get a trail camera. Always, appreciate your wonderful videos!

[@paultsworld]

Good afternoon Maria, glad you enjoyed the procession of animals passing through my garden.

[@hanzketchup859]

Great video, Cheers. You’re such a talented teacher.

[@paultsworld]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video.

[@RoseMary-vs3io]

👌wow!!, loved this, thanks for sharing

[@paultsworld]

You’re welcome! 🎄

[@samiecain1244]

How exciting ! I'm inspired to get my own trail cam, after watching this. Thanks for sharing

[@paultsworld]

It is exciting - let me what you discover!

[@mariniedermeyer7235]

Hi Paul, what an interesting and fun video!! Great review as well! One can see how much effort went into making this video! Well done! We have a couple of very basic cameras around the house. Initially to see a hedgehog but we caught a marten. We hastily checked our car engine room and it did indeed had already started eating the insulation. Managed to scar it away with a peeping device. So all is good but we are yet to wait for the hedgehog!😆🦔👍

[@paultsworld]

Hello Mari, hey - so pleased you liked the video. It’s true - I reckon this video took me longer than any other, plenty of editing and burning the midnight oil. A marten! Sorry to hear it chewed the insulation but I’d love to see one! They are mostly up in Scotland. (pine marten) Hope your hedgehog turns up but probably hibernating now. 👍🌻

[@kristinregine4798]

that was great information. thank you.

[@paultsworld]

Thank you! 🌻

[@margaretmichelsen766]

Good Morning Paul, I am pretty gobsmacked by the badger as well. I wonder where it lives. I will google its habits. One day, I hope you see badger and little badgers. Ha! You'll need a bigger solar panel than that in Britain !! lol ! ( I can make that joke now that we have had a week of over 20 deg C !! 😆) I think that camera would be a great Christmas gift, I am pretty sure you have given lots of people a great idea. Yes, amazing quality difference with your upgrade. I would rather not know how many foxes pass my henhouse at night in high resolution.

[@paultsworld]

Hello Margaret, the badgers have quite a range but it probably lives on a common that is not too far away but must cross a lot of properties to get to me. I’d be delighted but nervous if he/she brought the whole family because one of their habits is to dig up peoples’ gardens. So far mine has been well behaved.

[@meggygurova7273]

Amazing video with all those visitors 😀

[@paultsworld]

Hello Meggy, that’s true, I am always delighted at all the nocturnal visitors. 🌻

[@joannapocock6055]

Hiya Paul, You captured some fantastic footage on your trail cam, I loved seeing the badger and catching the naughty kittens out. I have a trail cam and only ever seen birds, cats and the odd hedgehog until last week.......I saw a strange man in my garden I have had problems getting my neighbours to replace the fence but it turns out the man in my garden was someone that intends fixing the fence. I was a bit cross that he did not knock on the door to ask permission.

[@paultsworld]

Hi Joanna, glad you enjoyed my garden animals - it's amazing what these trail cams can record but it must have been a bit of a shock to begin with. Should I add 'man' on the list of species caught on a Trail Camera?

[@joannapocock6055]

@@paultsworld lol nah

[@jasonw6640]

I might have to get one of these. Great video!

[@paultsworld]

Glad you enjoyed the video. 👍 I am addicted to them and have at least two out every night.

[@khayescobar1819]

Thank you very much for sharing we have one trail camera and really interesting what kind of animals ours captured black bear enjoy swimming in the pond, herd of elks, family of deer, pheasants, owls,wild turkeys,cats,and more so interesting.👍❤️🙏

[@paultsworld]

That is quite an array of animals your trail cam has caught, wish I had such a variety. A black bear relaxing in the pool is quite something! We have elk - not in my garden 😀 - mostly in Scotland. We call them red deer. Gets confusing because what we call elk in Europe (mostly found in Sweden) you call moose.

[@lynnpowell963]

Thank you what a wonderful video. I have had a trail camera for about 2 years now with not a lot of success the batteries go flat very quickly. 😊

[@paultsworld]

I had a trail camera that ate batteries - I now prefer these solar ones so I can let the sun do the job or I can charge up the internal battery from the mains electricity. I am really pleased you enjoyed my video.

[@lynnpowell963]

@@paultsworld yes I like the look of the solar camera but sadly they are out of my price range. I will just have to enjoy watching your videos with all your wild life thanks for sharing.

[@paultsworld]

That’s a shame you’re not using the trail camera. I have a Garde Pro A3 - in fact all the videos were taken with it (before the CY95 review) and it doesn’t have a solar panel. I think the battery life is good and I put cheap batteries in it. Video takes the most power - photos don’t take much at all. Glad you enjoy my wildlife. I have another channel where I’ll be featuring more wildlife - it’s called Paul T Reviews if you want to take a look.

[@lynnpowell963]

@@paultsworld thank you I will 😀

[@Podsolnux_2022]

Hello Paul , thank you for the video is a very interesting format , I really liked it , it is very fascinating and informative , I hope there will be sequels . If I had such a camera , I would try to shoot clouds or lightning during a thunderstorm . I really like to shoot such things .

[@paultsworld]

Hi - glad you enjoyed my video. Absolutely - clouds, thunderstorms, all types of weather make for such interesting subjects - I once videoed sheet lightening passing overhead - it was quite exciting.

[@tomasacreyes6701]

interesantes vicitas, nocturnas 🐿️🐈‍⬛en tu jardín 🪴🌼💚

[@paultsworld]

Gracias Tomasa. 🌻

[@PaulOutdoors]

Superb footage Paul. I have a soft spot for badgers and the big boy on your footage is a beauty 👍😊

[@paultsworld]

Cheers Paul. Yes, he’s a big healthy guy. Closest sett to me - that I know is of - is a mile away.

[@PaulOutdoors]

@@paultsworld My pleasure Paul. Your black and white visitor is probably resident closer than the sett you mention but that said badgers will travel sizeable distances for food depending on territory size, type etc. I have a sett nearby in what I call Trailcam Wood that I have been filming using Victure HC100 trailcams for 4 years now. It's a small oasis in the middle of farmland and orchards. I have footage on my KZbin channel if you are interested 👍😊

[@paultsworld]

I’ll have another look at your channel - actually I’ve already watched some of your fox videos. Great to see daytime footage - right in front of the camera. I have another channel called Paul T Reviews where I review trail cameras and put up some footage. I really must increase production!

[@GardeningWithJeremy]

Lately it has mostly been rabbits and deer. A couple years ago I planted pumpkins and the deer would visit every day to eat the leaves. Occasionally we get turkey and although I never see them, we do sometimes hear the fox calls.

[@paultsworld]

Would those be white-tailed deer? We don’t have wild turkeys here unfortunately.

[@GardeningWithJeremy]

@@paultsworld yes, all white trail deer in my area. The turkey aren't as prevalent since more houses have been built, just a few years ago seeing a line of 20 turkeys coming from the woods was pretty common in the morning.

[@paultsworld]

Really interesting- fairly built up here although there is farmland nearby which makes for a greater variety of birds. Unfortunately everywhere gets more built-up - never the other way round.

[@MarieClaireMonterey]

Thank you for this excellent video. I always appreciate your clear and slow speaking, it makes it way easier to understand since english isnt our first language. My husband was looking for a particular wildlife-camera with 4 K an wlan since a long time. He ordered it right away. Please let us know the models/brands of your two tripods. That would be nice and helpful. Greetings from Germany

[@paultsworld]

Glad you enjoyed my video and narration Maria. The 'bendy' tripod is this one Small Flexible Tripod amzn.to/3Up6RCt (ULANZI MT-33 Multifunctional Flexible Mini Octopus Tripod) and the 'cheap' tripod is amzn.to/3EXJRVn In Germany it's like the Endurax Camera Tripod 153 cm.

[@ainetor4402]

Love this video. Just to confirm, the Ceymour camera was used for the footage at the beginning of the video? If not, what camera was used? I like the video footage. I have a trail camera but it only takes stills.

[@paultsworld]

Glad you enjoyed the video. I took the first videos over the pond last Spring using this Camera: amzn.to/3UAlnHs (My UK affiliate link)

[@ainetor4402]

@@paultsworld Excellent, thank you! I am in West Virginia, USA... I wish we had badgers and hedgehogs but we only get deer, possum, raccoon, skunk and of course the house cat. :)

[@paultsworld]

Not sure if the Garde Pro A3 is for sale in the States - but I’m sure there’s a similar one. Yes, we love our hedgehogs - wouldn’t it be great if we could swop animals for a few weeks! Raccoons and possums are exotic to us.

[@barnhillnancy51]

wow!! i live out in the country so i would like to see what comes on my 2 acres

[@paultsworld]

2 acres and in the country - you need trail cams! Let me know what you record and I’ll add them to the list. 👍 good luck.

[@britishgal1808-Sue]

Awesome video, Paul. Let’s see, we have possums, skunks, wild rabbits, foxes, raccoons. During the day we have the rabbits, I’ve seen a fox, wild turkeys. There are black bears in our area but I’ve never seen one, thankfully lol. Bobcats we saw one crossing a busy road once near our house. I think that’s about it. I hope you some more of these night videos:)

[@paultsworld]

Hi Sue, that’s certainly quite an array of wildlife to chew at your hydrangeas! - bobcat is quite something! Glad you enjoyed watching the wildlife back here in Britain.

[@britishgal1808-Sue]

@@paultsworld Yeah, something not sure what chewed a flower 🌸 off the new hydrangea Summer Crush, the kicker was it didn’t eat it!!! I can’t tell you how mad we were. The weird thing is it didn’t bother it again. The rabbits enjoyed eating some cone flowers grrrrr but at least they didn’t eat them all. That cat spraying in your garden, not cool! It sounds like it’s not neutered. Do the cats get your songbirds? We don’t have a problem around here with cats, but millions of songbirds are killed by cats every year 🥲. All of our cats have been indoor only. Yes, you must do a video like this again, we enjoyed it very much. :)

[@paultsworld]

The cats get plenty of mice and leave them lying around. I sometimes see a pile of feathers so that’s probably cats. I chase off any I see during the day so it’s pretty clear in normal hours but I hadn’t realised how many cats, and how often they visit, until I put out the trail cams - depressing really as I know what they’re after.

[@britishgal1808-Sue]

@@paultsworld It is depressing, they typically don’t kill for food it’s prey and it’s in their blood to go after anything that moves. We recently adopted a 6 month old kitten and my sister said are you going to let her out to “forage “. I said forage for what songbirds, mice, rats or whatever they see. No we don’t do that, we provide many toys to keep her entertained! I worked with animals for over 20 yrs, 8 years as a Vet Tech and saw many cats that were hit by cars, attacked by dogs poisoned, and so on. You get the idea I’m sure.

[@paultsworld]

How fascinating that you were a tech vet, love and are so knowledgeable about animals. Your adopted kitten is having a wonderful life in your home.

[@janetn1925]

Love this! I wish we had Hedgehogs in America. So cute! We have security cameras all around our house and have seen wild Turkeys, cats of course,ots of birds and chipmunks and squirrels and an Ermine. I think your camera would be better for viewing wildlife though.

[@paultsworld]

Thank you for letting me know the animals you’ve seen on your land. I do envy the vast variety of species in the Americas. Love your native turkeys - and the chipmunks. We have ermine but not often seen now. Glad you enjoyed my wildlife.

[@gardensenglishanddance]

What a fantastic idea! I do meet large animals in the area where I live, especially in the evening, they even visit my street occasionally; sadly, that is neither safe for them nor approved of by the local residents. I mean wild boar, of course.

[@paultsworld]

I am more wary walking round the house in the dark now I know I might bump into a startled badger. A wild boar is something else!

[@gardensenglishanddance]

@@paultsworld Beware of the badger! I shall deal with the wild boar, then ;-)

[@paultsworld]

😀👍

[@pepitovfr]

Great video Paul. BTW does anybody know what animal makes the sound you hear at around the 4:22 mark? I heard it last night in my backyard and thought it might be a possum (I'm in Australia)

[@paultsworld]

Glad you enjoyed the video. The call you can hear at 4:22 is a European (or common) magpie. (Latin name pica pica) They are becoming more numerous in suburban gardens. Interesting that your possums make a similar noise.

[@oldsquashmonkey]

Does this camera have a clear night time preview, without making it record? We have a trail cam which in daytime shows a very clear 4k preview but at night (pitch black, no street or ambient lighting) there's nothing to view unless you actually press record. In which case the IR shows an area clearly.

[@paultsworld]

That’s a good point. If you use the camera wifi then you can see a preview of the scene through the camera - I have tried it at night and saw a clear preview. But there might have been street lights on - I’ll have to double check.

[@paultsworld]

I’ve checked and I think the camera is like yours - the LEDs didn’t come on when not recording.

[@meankitten101]

That was fun! I liked that however I've a complaint . In this entire video, there was only 5 seconds of Squirrel footage. Your neighbor needs to build a bigger Hedgehog House. The kittens are growing they are old enough for their own bedrooms now. Lol

[@paultsworld]

Glad you enjoyed the video - I have another video full of squirrels! Yes, own bedrooms and food for the kittens.

[@robdiss387]

Hi Paul, great video, however, I was expecting herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically by in your garden on the Wirral :-)

[@paultsworld]

Hi Rob, I once described my pond as my very own Serengeti - I’m just lacking the wildebeest!

[@Knapper94]

Couple of Mice and Hedgehog for me on the other side of the Mersey (Just got a glimpse of the hedgehog in the corner of my eye before it scarpered) I remember walking home from my mum and dad new years eve party and turning a corner at the same time as a red fox, im not sure who was more startled 😂😂 We have a robin who sat and watched me create my low maintenance/Mediterranean bed a few weeks ago, I suspect looking for worms in the soil id just forked over.

[@paultsworld]

Classic British animals - it’s nice that every garden has a robin. I’m wondering if I’m going to come face to face with the fox or badger one evening.

[@marjanmohaselfateh7813]

😍😍😍😍😍

[@paultsworld]

👍

[@christineborgatti3760]

I had some strange things happening in my garden and I finally figured out it was from the deer.

[@paultsworld]

Glad you found out who the culprits were!