Camera in the Woods

Many of the photographs posted on our Nature Sightings Page are taken by our motion-sensing wildlife cameras.  These cameras offer us a peek into the lives of animals within our watershed and give us valuable information about the health of the habitat that we are working to protect.
The equipment relies on passive infrared sensors that detect heat and motion and subsequently trigger a camera to take a photograph.  The gear is often placed on trails where we suspect animals travel, and generally left for a week or more to collect images of the wildlife that pass by.
Some of the animals that encounter the equipment are obviously very curious, and will often pose for a great photograph while inspecting the area:
A fisher photographed by Dan Foster, using a motion-sensing wildlife camera.
others are simply passing through:
A bobcat photographed by Dan Stimson, using a motion-sensing wildlife camera.
The photographs from this project help us learn about wildlife on Sudbury Valley Trustees reservations, local National Wildlife Refuges, and other critical habitat areas. 
Check our Nature Sightings Page to see new photos as we receive them, and to learn more about this project as it evolves.