A great way to do some home research on the fauna in your garden is to place one, two or five wildlife cameras around. Often when putting out a camera to find out whats happening in the garden it will capture something completely different to what you thought. 

Cameras are a good way to find out if you have native animals or pest animals that are passing through or have made a home in your garden. For example you may have noticed some new small holes dug in the soil and may want to know if it's a rabbit or a bandicoot. You may want to know if cats regularly roam through, which can determine whether or not you put a birdbath in the garden. Another example is to determine a pest rat to a native bush rat, which is important to know the difference if you are needing to get rid of a pest rat

For native wildlife, knowing what animals and birds you have can be helpful for what you provide in the a garden habitat wise. If you did happen to have a threatened or endangered species living or frequenting the garden wildlife cameras are a good way to collect information on how frequently they are coming.

Wildlife cameras are weather resistant and can be left unattended for extended periods. They use motion sensors to trigger the camera to capture images day or night. At night they use infrared technology as well as motion sensors to photograph the passing animal. 

Cameras are always a bit of fun, a backyard reality show, and a helpful tool in a wildlife garden.

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