more rats to feed a coyote

[Max115]

I was able to capture more footages of the same coyote that has been cleaning up the dead rats I left behind.

Apparently I wasn't the only one hunting the rats as I found a falcon as well.

enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXUT5lY48tI

 

[Blackpaw]

@max115 enjoying the videos. And when I use to work at a fish hatchery all the die off trout (normal for a hatchery) went onto a pile for the coyotes. Comments from the locals, all that fish made for some great pelts on the local coyote population.

 

[Max115]

@blackpaw. Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. At least she is recycling the rats and I don't have to dig holes to bury them. Farmer hasn't mention anything about it so I guess she will continues to do the clean up for me for now. Maybe other coyotes would show up and get captured in my trail cam one of these nights.

 

[Ezana4CE]

Nice video as usual. What’s making The Bitch look at your trail cam each time she comes to eat? Can she see the IR light or is it making noise when it switches on?

 

[Max115]

@Ezana4CE. Yes each time the trail cam picks up a motion, it would light up the 24 IR lights. So the coyote would see these red dots appearing in her view. The IR torch we use for night vision only has one bulb so the "red dot" is not so apparent, but with 24 bulbs in my unit, it is bright as a big red dot. No noise, just bright red dots. I think she has gotten used to this light and beside the free food was just too enticing for her to ignore.

 

[Woodsie]

Great vid thoroughly enjoyed it

 

[Max115]

@woodsie. thanks, glad you enjoyed it.

 

[davelarson]

Thanks for sharing Max, I really enjoy your videos. Keep em coming please!

 

[Ezana4CE]

@Ezana4CE. Yes each time the trail cam picks up a motion, it would light up the 24 IR lights. So the coyote would see these red dots appearing in her view. The IR torch we use for night vision only has one bulb so the "red dot" is not so apparent, but with 24 bulbs in my unit, it is bright as a big red dot. No noise, just bright red dots. I think she has gotten used to this light and beside the free food was just too enticing for her to ignore.

Makes sense. I figured it was something. She seems to think that the risk posed by the source of the light pales in comparison to an effortless meal. I wonder if she’s been feeding some of the rats to pups. 

 

[Max115]

@davelarson. Thank you very much.

@Ezana4CE. I have been shooting at this location 11 times now and each and every time the dead rats would disappear. So I think she must have pups to feed. Maybe one day I would capture more than one coyote in the trail cam.