My First Attempt….

Dear Readers, I have finally caved in and bought myself a trailcam – I have always been fascinated at the thought of what goes on in the garden after I’m asleep, and this feels like a great way to find out. However, clearly on 20th August the angle on the camera wasn’t right, as all I captured was the big human animal above on his way to the shed.

Last night, though, was much better.

I always throw out a handful of dry dog food for any passing foxes, and this one must have been waiting, because it’s literally a few minutes after I shut the back door. I love the way that foxy is scouring the patio to find every last bit. I was always a bit concerned that it was being gobbled up by one of the neighbourhood cats, but it seems not.

There’s an opportunistic moggie at 10.37 pm…

And then we have another visitor at 3.43 a.m. At least, I think it’s a different fox? What do you think? I think this second fox is a bit chunkier, with a bushier tail.

Then it seems to be all quiet until somebody’s cat comes to visit at 5.20 (and what a splendidly fluffy cat it is!)

And here’s one of our regular cat visitors, who always says hello if I’m sitting on the magic bench…

And here’s fluffy cat again….

And finally this energetic little hooligan…

So, I am very impressed with my new toy. What I am secretly hoping for (though not secretly anymore, clearly) is that at some point it will confirm that we have a hedgehog – I think I’ve seen the poo, but not regularly. So fingers crossed!