Russ B. Memorial Camera Update-Spring 2014

The Russ B. Memorial Camera is a Moultrie 880i set in photo mode.  It captured over 2400 images over 168 days on one set of batteries.

The Russ B. Memorial Camera got  quite a few animals.  However, there seemed to be an abundance of Great Curassows.  The big male is seen criss-crossing in front of the camera, occasionally displaying with his wings, crest, and tail feathers.
Here are a few highlights:

There are a few females around as well.

Two ladies on a stroll.

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White Nosed Coati

Tails up!

Healthy Ocelot

Tayra

Tayra

So just how do I go through so many photos to pull out the best ones?

This video replicates how I go through through the images in  rapid sequence of images:
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I download the images into iPhoto.  I can rapidly pass through the images and am able to 'see' changes from image to image.  This helps locate where the animal is in the frame.  Make random stops while viewing the above video and you'll see how often nothing appears in the single frame.

If you have any questions or comments, please leave them in the comment section below.

Keep an eye out for reports from the remaining cameras as I'll be posting them over the next few weeks.  You can subscribe to the blog and get notified when I post, or you can check back when it is convenient.

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The technology exists to receive live(+ 3 minutes) text or email images from the new 2014 model cameras.  Contact me at OchoVerde@gmail.com, if you are interested in participating in this type of project.

BellaRex Camera Update

BellaRex

Which way did he go?

The BellaRex camera is a Moultrie 880i.  We had it set to take 30 second daylight videos and 20 second night time videos.  It took over 200 videos during the life of the batteries.  

We discovered that all of the Moultrie cameras had a firmware problem when switched to video mode.  It artificially 'zoomed' the video, which was different from photo mode.    While we would normally appreciate a zoomed video, the 'eye' which triggers the camera ended up being much wider than the lens could capture.  As a result, it missed many animals that it would have captured in photo mode.  For example, the camera just across the trail got this stunning image of Jaguarundi:

We have matched up the time and date and discovered that the BellaRex camera was triggered by the jaguarundi, but it was just off screen left.  We would have had a nice 30 second video of this cat close up.  Oh well...

The camera still ended up with some nice highlights of ocelots, tayras, curassows, a hawk, and tail-less Spiny Rat with a baby that had a tail. 

The camera's firmware has been updated and it's rolling now up on a high trail.

Below is the compilation video.  Note: it has natural sound.

If you have any questions or comments, please leave them in the comment section below.

Keep an eye out for reports from the remaining cameras as I'll be posting them over the next few weeks.  You can subscribe to the blog and get notified when I post, or you can check back when it is convenient.

Follow @OchoVerde
Visit the Ocho Verde YouTube Page for other scintillating videos.

The technology exists to receive live(+ 3 minutes) text or email images from the new 2014 model cameras.  Contact me at OchoVerde@gmail.com if you are interested in participating in this type of project.