Well, I went back to the old method of using the platform to hold the mat to the ground… and (as you can see in the thumbnail, if you’re looking at the website) the squirrels didn’t mind going back. Because I have the $10 camera now as a backup camera and also have another “cheapo” eBay camera in reserve (this one is an exact duplicate of the camera I used when I started the project - an old CCD-FX330, which sadly enough has a LANC jack, but doesn’t accept a LANC controller for some reason), I decided to test with 3 angles this time — the new 3rd angle is basicially another version of the front angle, but a lot wider (it shows the other tree in the yard, so you can see other squirrels checking out what the squirrel on cam is doing.) The 2 main cameras have panheads and LANC control, and the 3rd additional angle is just there to show a wider version of the whole yard. The cool thing about this day is the squirrels take the piece of foam out of the mat, then the one who pulled it out is confused with what to do with it… “OK, it’s out! … Now what…?!”

 

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