Plantcam Update

What would most folks do with a dead chicken that was killed by a fox?

The past couple weeks I ventured out early each morning, with my dead Buff Orpington hen, and my Plantcam. I would tie the chicken to a tree or large branch so that nothing could drag it away. I then setup my Plantcam, and would leave it until dark. Each evening when I returned, I saw no sign of visitors, the chicken was untouched and no tracks in the snow, but I would scan approximately 1100 pictures for any sign of life.

Finally, one evening as I approached, I saw feathers everywhere. My excitement was soon diminished when I noticed the LCD screen on the camera, "memory full"

On most days I set the camera to take 1 picture every 30 seconds, with the resolution set at medium, 2048 x 1536. For some reason, I decided to set the camera to take 3 pictures every 30 seconds on the high resolution setting. 2560 x 1920. With a 2GD SD Card, 2048 x 1536 = 2397 pictures, 2560 x 1920 = 1536 pictures. I have a 1 GB SD Card, so cut the number of photos in half.
Sure enough, I filled the memory card up before the mysterious visit.

The following day, I set the camera up in the same spot, using what was left of my bait. "BINGO" I got the pictures.

The Plantcam by Wingscapes, don't let the name fool you. There are many applications for this easy to operate, weatherproof camera. I use it as a day time trail cam, and I plan to use it to document the house raising in time lapse. It also could be used as a security camera, and if you really want, a Plantcam.

Wingscapes also has more advanced BirdCams
http://www.wingscapes.com/

This time lapse video revels a Red Tail Hawk, feeding on my chicken. He flies off and returns 20 seconds in. At 34 seconds in, you will catch a quick view of the mate. I am learning how to edit video on my computer, but until then I hope you enjoy my rough experiments. I also posted a still shot of the hawk in our Life List Photos column.
There is no audio.

I can only imagine how much fun I could have with at camera that shoots at night.