night ratting

Looks like you got some rats to shoot at for sure. Too bad you got a lot of obstructions to shoot around like the fencing and some branches. Maybe you could trim a few branches for a clearer shot and place some bait on your side on the fence. I too have the X-Sight and it provides a great view if you keep the focus and IR light adjusted right.
 
Bill, the battery is a Anker 20100mAH got it on e bay, this battery works all night and then some, maybe several nights, I unplug it when I'm done using the scope and there is no other batter's needed for it to run this way. Yes Glenn it is a digital scope, I choose this scope because it has a very nice daytime color view, also and everything needed to record is built in, you just need a mini 32bit card, like one you put in a camera.