tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375124044062516055.post297572829264741010..comments2023-02-05T11:25:39.407+02:00Comments on BushCam Adventures: A Raft of HipposJeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04488559051743146041noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375124044062516055.post-54738276722402252702013-07-02T16:36:28.920+02:002013-07-02T16:36:28.920+02:00Excellent footage Jeremy.Wonderful coverage,Nice s...Excellent footage Jeremy.Wonderful coverage,Nice shot!! I've never got any pictures so close like this.Thanks for shairing this.<br /><br /><a href="http://trail-camera.co.uk/Time-Lapse-Camera.htm" rel="nofollow">Time lapse</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05116527056574599736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375124044062516055.post-63879455331113378372013-05-09T17:43:18.340+02:002013-05-09T17:43:18.340+02:00Henry, there was water less than 1km away - so not...Henry, there was water less than 1km away - so not far for a grazing hippo. It was simply the rocky terrain that was strange for me.<br />All four hippo shots were taken with Scoutguard SG565 cameras. I'm seldom happy with the way these cameras trigger but perhaps something the size of a hippo suits them best!Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04488559051743146041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375124044062516055.post-7530537876849182013-05-09T14:31:48.787+02:002013-05-09T14:31:48.787+02:00I knew Hippos can travel far at night, but a rocky...I knew Hippos can travel far at night, but a rocky outcrop does sound strange. How far is it from the closest water or maybe it is en-route to some attractive food source? The flash on those top photographs are pretty good, what camera did you use?Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17562865215409198889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375124044062516055.post-82310903403656045062013-05-03T08:34:05.367+02:002013-05-03T08:34:05.367+02:00Thanks Trailblazer. Those are great names too and ...Thanks Trailblazer. Those are great names too and worth a good chuckle.<br />I try very hard to avoid crossing paths with dangerous game when out with cameras. We typically make quite a bit of noise so that most mammals will naturally move away. I also prefer to set them up fairly close to roads so that we have the vehicle a quick dash away (the conventional wisdom of "whatever you do, don't run" - is a difficult rule to remember in the heat of the moment!)Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04488559051743146041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375124044062516055.post-64009883356602371422013-05-03T05:47:16.149+02:002013-05-03T05:47:16.149+02:00The names for animal groups always gives my studen...The names for animal groups always gives my students a good chuckle when I run through them in class.<br /><br />I can't tell you which would be my favorite....but a "Parliament" of owls always makes me laugh...and I've always liked an "Exhultation" of larks.<br /><br />Incredible to get some hippo photos! The thought of encountering so much megafauna while out with camera traps is mind-boggling to me. <br /><br />Do you ever actually cross paths with much while walking to a camera site? I can't imagine rounding a bend and seeing a hippo (or an elephant) standing there!Trailblazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09949103831752176052noreply@blogger.com