WINGSCAPES

Midnight Snack

Of all the features of the BirdCam 2.0, the flash has certainly done the most to enable BirdCam users to discover and record images of the many interesting creatures that prowl the night right outside their very doors. From skunks to raccoons to deer and even bears, BirdCam users have been uploading images they’ve recorded of their local nocturnal wildlife to the Photo Gallery like never before.

 

One such recent contributor is Derek of Lalvern, UK who shared this brilliant image of a fox making a night-time visit to an impromptu “fox feeder.” Brilliant photo Derek! Many thanks indeed for sharing it with everyone.

Small Surpise

While most people who set out and maintain bird feeders have a somewhat contentious relationship with their local squirrels, the same is generally not the case with chipmunks. Perhaps it’s the chipmunks’ smaller size, maybe it’s their almost genteel behavior; it could even be a lingering effect of our watching Chip and Dale cartoons as children – whatever the reason, a chipmunk is generally a welcome backyard visitor.

 

This particular backyard-visiting chipmunk was photographed in a location thought to be inaccessible to it by the BirdCam of photo gallery contributor Robin from Amherst, Massachusetts. Apparently being small has quite a variety of advantages.

Little Foxes

When it comes to sheer, overpowering cuteness, few things can compete with baby animals. Take these four little foxes recorded by Janice from Coon Rapids, Minnesota. While as adults they might be considered as unwelcome intruders into a backyard, garden enclosure, or, to acknowledge the classic old saying, henhouse, as kits (the proper name for a young fox) they are too adorable to elicit most any other reaction than “awww…”

 

From this BirdCam image and another also submitted by Janice, it seems that these little guys were born in a den beneath the pictured shed. Kudos to Janice for thinking to set up her BirdCam and record them outside of their den.

Frosty Fox

Since the release of the new Wingscapes BirdCam 2.0 with built-in flash for night-time and low light photos, we have been seeing many more mammal photos, such as this one of a frost-covered Red Fox recorded by Dan in Westhampton, Massachusetts, uploaded to the Wingscapes Photo Gallery.

Unlike birds, mammals tend to be nocturnal in their activities. Because of this most people never see the true diversity of animal visitors they have passing through their property. However thanks to the new BirdCam 2.0, many users are discovering a whole new world of wildlife in their own back yards.

Night Visitor

With its built-in flash, the new Wingscapes BirdCam 2.0 enables users to capture images of a far wider range of wildlife than ever before. Take this image of a Northern Flying Squirrel recently uploaded to the Wingscapes Photo Gallery by Tina and Steve of Selma, Oregon.

Thanks to their nocturnal habits, Northern Flying Squirrels are seldom seen by humans. Even those who have lived for decades in areas where these fascinating animals occur may never have seen even one. However, as Tina and Steve note, thanks to the BirdCam, a creature that they knew was there was “brought to life.”