Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Wallaby Flat - a week in the life : Part 1


We purchased a motion sensitive camera a while back and have been developing our skills and techniques. All too often, we seem to set the camera too high and we currently secure the camera to  existing trees and fallen branches which limits our positioning, so it might be time to buy a tripod.

The attached movie was stitched together from over 1-1/2 hours of footage recorded over a one week period. The camera was set to record a 60 second bite (maximum period) whenever the camera sensed movement or heat, resetting to record again once 30 seconds had elapsed.

Much of the footage we recorded over the period included two (2) females, both with joeys. The spot we chose seems to be a favorite for the wallabies. There was no footage of kangaroos, nor foxes, which is a surprise based on other recording sessions we have undertaken.

The footage below includes the younger female (of the two mothers we filmed), with a young joey (pinky) which had yet to emerge from the pouch. 

We have set the camera at the same location to try and get more footage, especially of the joeys as they develop. We are still working on the 2nd clip and will post once it's finished (in a week or two). 

Enjoy the 1st movie!



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