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01-10-2010, 04:59 PM
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| | | Night Mammals
How to find night mammals without going out from the house. |
01-10-2010, 05:28 PM
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You could get a wildlife camera that uses infra red and set it up in your garden and watch from the comfort of yout armchair 
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02-10-2010, 06:55 AM
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Use a bat detector to help you estblish the presence of bats around your house.
Binoculars can help generally in low light conditions. |
02-10-2010, 08:54 AM
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You can find loads of webcam links on the internet; the majority seem to be in the USA, but are very interesting regardless. I've seen some brilliant stuff on this one: Live Minnesota Deer Cam
It's very good around dusk and dawn USA time. I usually watch from 11.30 am, but you can see lots of birds and animals throughout the day. |
02-10-2010, 04:42 PM
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What about baiting: cat/dog food may attract Foxes, Badgers or Hedgehogs, a variety of seeds/nuts for rodents. |
04-10-2010, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by aeshna5  What about baiting: cat/dog food may attract Foxes, Badgers or Hedgehogs, a variety of seeds/nuts for rodents. | Baiting for rodents? Seriously?  |
04-10-2010, 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Burko Baiting for rodents? Seriously? | Some people may want to attract Wood Mice, Bank Voles,etc, though Iguess not many would wish for rats, but the OP wanted ways to see the mammals in the garden. |
05-10-2010, 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by aeshna5 Some people may want to attract Wood Mice, Bank Voles,etc, though Iguess not many would wish for rats, but the OP wanted ways to see the mammals in the garden. | Leaving food out is pretty indiscriminate in the type of mammal you're going to attract. |
05-10-2010, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by wildlifebeginner How to find night mammals without going out from the house. | Inadvertently I left a small PIR light on a bench instead of remounting it on the wall (perfectly safe) as the light levels fell, the light began to operate, putting a _lowbeam_ of light fanlike across the lawn and under adjacent shrubs.
It was only about 15watts so not too startling, it picked out Toads after worms
fieldmice, cats and one of the increasingly rare badger visits (new neighbours,
big new fences) no hedgehogs  and a few moths.
I suppose what you get is dependent on where you live, water is always a great draw, as is food but you must respect your neighbours and not attract rats (which most people abhor) Bats are also quite likely and planting for Moths and other nightflying insects will help attract them (a steaming pile of horse manure
is an added attraction)
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