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GROUNDHOGS: At the Den
This video features a woodchuck looking out of its den on a path in DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst, when Junior butts in.
For this video, I used a trick I learned minutes
earlier from a professional cameraman: You put the video-cam on a
tripod not too far from entrance, hit "record," and walk away.
Later on, you come back, retrieve the camera and see what you caught on video. 🙂
3 comments
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Thanks. I never thought I would get such a kick out of groundhogs, but they really are neat creatures if you watch them awhile.
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Jim,
Still lovin this blog! This video is priceless. We’ve got a medium-sized groundhog in the backyard who comes out on mornings and lolls around – he likes to eat weeds so he’s welcome. He lives under the porch, an area that serves as a time-share for him and a raccoon family. (Used to be skunks, too, but the overcrowding apparently got to be too much for them.) Hope you’re enjoying the new gig. -
As if they just love having their picture taken!!
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Jim Wright
Thanks. I never thought I would get such a kick out of groundhogs, but they really are neat creatures if you watch them awhile.
Doug C
Jim,
Still lovin this blog! This video is priceless. We’ve got a medium-sized groundhog in the backyard who comes out on mornings and lolls around – he likes to eat weeds so he’s welcome. He lives under the porch, an area that serves as a time-share for him and a raccoon family. (Used to be skunks, too, but the overcrowding apparently got to be too much for them.) Hope you’re enjoying the new gig.
Deedee Burnside
As if they just love having their picture taken!!