Thanks, @Jerry_Austin ! I’ve had the setup for 2 1/2 weeks and I’ve only had a fox one other night – no idea if it is the same one. I usually get a skunk. I’m hoping for more variety and have several menu choices out. So far, half-rotten meat is a bigger hit than Fancy Feast.
Not sure how I missed this! But WOW, supper cool this was in your backyard. I like the rework and think this type of image makes a great educational image about wildlife that can be found in your area, that are more nocturnal and rarely seen during the day.
We had a battery security camera mounted low, next to a side gate that had about 8 inches of space under it. After a couple of months we were amazed to see who used this path under the gate each night, foxes, raccoons, cats and rats!
Anyway, great image and yet another fascinating way to shoot images!
Don’t know how I missed this, Diane. What a great trap shot! I can only add that I’d recommend Obsession for Women if you get a male skunk - and perhaps an automated skunk sprayer, as you seem to have the technics sorted. Beautiful shot!
Thanks, @Keith_Flood and @Mike_Friel ! I’ve been getting the (a?) skunk most nights, but got the fox for the third time last night. No good poses though – he grabbed a mouthful of cat food and ran. My husband says his cousin’s cat went nuts rubbing on his boots on a recent visit. So I now have some Red Wing Boot Oil on one of the sticks down there. I’m worried I’ll cause too much scent confusion, though.
Be careful @Diane_Miller you might attract a stray Wildebeest or Crested porcupine from your neighbors yard! Now that would be worthy of an EP! 
Oh, @Keith_Flood , I would love that, but I’ll need to dig out the 14mm for the Wildebeest. Years ago some of the Watusi escaped and ate the neighbor’s petunias before they were rounded up. And that may be where the Peacock came from last spring. Haven’t seen him again and I would love to!
For the rest of you – Keith is a local and is referring to Safari West, which borders our east fence. But all the interesting stuff is almost a mile away and kept fenced in. Except for the time there was a thunderstorm and a giraffe panicked enough to escape. The outfit was fairly new then and apparently not a lot of people knew about it. The next morning an announcer for the local radio station was droning through the traffic report and started laughing uncontrollably. He finally managed to stammer “it says here – honest! – that Porter Creek Road is closed because there is a giraffe in the middle of the road. That’s what it says – right here!” It did, because there was.
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