Never having used a trail cam kzread.infoUgkx2sTDdZXomuxedMg_HothfjSXjR3rpPkA before, I was very impressed with the quality of the images and videos. The sensitivity of the camera can be adjusted as well as the length of video recordings. Once I found the sweet spot, I was getting great clips of deer and other animals almost every day. I was worried about battery life but have been running off the same 4 aa batteries for over a month. The SD card is easy to remove and connect to a computer. I have a Mac, and the AVI files open natively in QuickTime and are easy to save and share. This is a great, budget-friendly trail cam.

that was so cool capturing the bear turning over the rocks looking for food

Bears have such a good sense of smell. I believe they're the only ones picking up on human scent around the camera. Every other animal is just out here having a drink lol

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

They always notice when something is off.

@shakazulu1483

2 жыл бұрын

@@Michael.Outside I noticed that. A few of them came right up to the camera for a selfie. I just subscribed btw. This is great content, Sir. Thanks for sharing this with us. Where was this footage recorded?

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

@@shakazulu1483 Thank you for the support. It’s in Southern Arizona in the mountains.

These videos have taught me that if I find a pool of water out in the wilderness theres like a 90% chance a bear has sat down in it

@Michael.Outside

Жыл бұрын

Lol. Maybe 🐻

Loved the hummer and the rest of the critters.

I love the way that brown bear just tosses the boulder around like it’s a pebble! Luckily I found your videos and subscribed. Thank you.

@Michael.Outside

Жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard! It's actually a black bear. Black bears come in many colors in the Western US. It makes the name "Black Bear" a little confusing.

Big brown bear baths are my new asmr🐻

@Michael.Outside

Жыл бұрын

😴

Just fabulous to see these animals just going about their day. Somehow this is so peaceful/enjoyable and educational at the same time. Thank you. I’m grateful for your channel and your efforts.

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

I’m happy to share. Thank you for watching.

I sent this video to some of my friends and gonna share it to my community page, great job

@Michael.Outside

Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

This I find more entertaining than anything thats on TV

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

☺️

Also love seeing the date, time and temps. Thanks for these!

@Michael.Outside

11 ай бұрын

No problem

No rock left unturned! That bear was taught well!

@Michael.Outside

2 ай бұрын

🐻

@BetSeeBoo

2 ай бұрын

@@Michael.Outside I'm curious, were you Recon? My son was, that's only reason why I'm asking 😊.

@Michael.Outside

2 ай бұрын

Recon Marine?

@BetSeeBoo

2 ай бұрын

@@Michael.Outside yes sir

@Michael.Outside

2 ай бұрын

@BetSeeBoo I was not. I fly helicopters.

Thank you for sharing the video, i enjoyed watching all the variety of animals; all of my cats also enjoyed watching & tried to get to all the birds - large & small.

@Michael.Outside

Жыл бұрын

Lol. Glad you all enjoyed it.

This video is mesmerizing. Thank you for bringing me face to face with so many wildlife creatures!

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words.

Don't know how, but I've never even heard of let alone seen a coatimundi! What a strange creature. They don't look like they would be desert dwellers to me. Maybe it's the ringed tail.

Fantastic! Wildlife in their natural environment as is should be. Thank you for sharing!

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 👍

Lovely, just lovely! So nice to see bands of coatis, all the bats, ringtail cats and foxes... and lions and bears oh my.

@Michael.Outside

Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

I enjoy seeing animals in their habitat. Definitely more happening there than one might expect. Thanks!

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 👍

More great footage, Michael! It is a gift to be able to see these animals that we would never get to see on our own! Thank you.

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure 👍

I lived in AZ for a few years. Loved seeing this footage!

@Michael.Outside

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I’ll check out your page.

SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL!!!

@Michael.Outside

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching.

Agreed…keep these places wild.

Thank you for such a wonderful video,enjoyable and informative

@Michael.Outside

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

What fun to see so many coatimundis in action! How am I supposed to get any work done with you taking me on these wonderful trips down memory lane😉🥰🙏🌵?

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Lol. I’m glad you enjoy it.

@katherineleonowski7289

Жыл бұрын

R those cat-looking animals with the exceptional long tails at the beginning of the video? I never saw or heard of these animals but they're fascinating !!! Remind me of African Mercats if I'm saying it correctly or is it Merrats?? A type of prairie dog I believe...

I don't live near the Amazon but I have a tropical aquarium. I don't live near an Arizona watering hole but, thanks to you and these wonderful videos, it's almost as if I have one right outside of the patio. Thank you for these videos

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome.

110 degrees at 8:30am!! Truly appreciate! Great job.

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 👍👍

Beautiful, I guess the bear knows that if you are at the top of the food chain, you have the luxury of using office watering hole as a bathtub

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah no one is going to kick him out lol

Looks like the masoala Rainforest Fan from Africa 👍

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Howdy from Arizona 👋

TY so much for these!!! I’m just a nurse but have been thinking of crossing over into teaching & these videos would certainly be a blessing to a teachers curriculum (Stand By & Stay Tuned!)

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck with your journey. I’m glad you like the videos.

@nancy-katharynmcgraw2669

2 жыл бұрын

No Nurse is JUST A NURSE. YOU ARE A NURSE... Retired RN.

@giovanna722

2 жыл бұрын

Just a nurse!? An incredibly important job. Often underpaid, regrettably.

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

@@giovanna722 I agree with you 👍

I like it when you list the animals

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

I’ll start adding that to every video.

Thank you, you are my go to for my morning coffee. is that posted temp at 135 F because the camera is sitting on rocks? Also, what are those Lemur type animals that travel in a group? What is the bear looking for under those rocks? So many questions.. I'm from New England and I've never seen these actions or animals. So fascinating!

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

It’s an honor to be your go to. The temperature reads high because the thermometer gets heat soaked when it sits in direct sun all day. Those animals are called coatis or coatimundis. The bear is looking for food, probably moths, grubs, etc. Thanks for watching 👍

@chrisp4962

2 жыл бұрын

@@Michael.Outside I appreciate that you take the time and answer questions😊.

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisp4962 I’m always learning out there and if someone has a question I’m happy to try and help.

@thetopfan5031

2 жыл бұрын

Bearied Treasure

@myaaversano6902

2 жыл бұрын

@@Michael.Outside Michael I have to know … are you a hunter setting up cameras for scoping what comes by? Your emblem on your recording is a hunting gear emblem. I used to live in Montana and I’m very familiar with hunter’s scoping with video set up. That would be a shame because the nature videos are amazing

Love your channel. I miss Tucson. I Love watching your footage. We are still members of the Desert Museum but at our age we do not know if we will ever travel back there from Oregon. Arizona is an amazing place.

@Michael.Outside

Жыл бұрын

It’s a neat place. Oregon sounds great too.

I never considered that trail cams could have sound. 💕

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Luckily for us this model has pretty good sound 👍

All those coatis…has to be down south. Great video!!

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@rnempson1

10 ай бұрын

We get them in whispering Pines, Payson Arizona

That's one brackish looking well used pool of water.been nice you show us the pool of water.naa I couldn't drink that.my lifestraw would need a vomit bag.

@Michael.Outside

Жыл бұрын

Yeah most humans would struggle to handle drinking that.

This is a great location with lots of activity. I'd never seen a coatmundi before this! Cool

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out 👍

I love your trail cam videos. Slows me down and allows me to see what I would love to witness on my own treks!

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

I’m happy to share 😁

Thank you for fabulous video

@Michael.Outside

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome

Beautiful hummingbird capture!

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. One of my favorite animals to see.

always interesting how animals always seem to know they are on camera or that there is a human presence with the scent or the reflection of lenses etc all as shrewd as

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Very aware

Just coming aboard to your video's....You are AMAZING !! Thank God for ppl like you..

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for saying that. I had a great teacher in the outdoors. Jason Miller. He’s on KZread as Jason Miller Outdoors. Thanks for watching.

Love this video montage! The Sky islands rock. The turkey surprised me.

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! They are special places.

Fantastic variety of things to see... selfie of the deer was sweet. Happy the bear didn't chew up the camera.

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. My luck ran out with bears not damaging cameras recently 😅

oh, the good old Sky Islands those Jaguars and Mountain Lions love the Sky Islands

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

I’d love to get a jaguar on camera one day. Thanks for watching.

Wanna see something trippy? In the first few clips, zoom in to the gray bush top center of screen where the bush takes up the entire screen....play it and watch that bush carefully

@Michael.Outside

10 ай бұрын

What is it?

Thank you again, Michael Outside. Now I am going to search for all of your nature videos. They are so wonderful and I appreciate you sharing them. All the best!

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

Great video the instinct of the deers is amazing they know something was up different

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Waterholes are a classic ambush spot. They know to be careful.

Next time I walk up on a pond in bear country on a hot day I'll look for bears before jumping in

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Lol good idea

It's very interesting to see a vulture in the wild. I love the bobcats of course. Very interesting activity.

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out

Hummingbirds: nature's drone.

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Lol much prettier too

Thank you so much, it was amazing

@Michael.Outside

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure.

So incredibly lovely 🥰 thank you!

@Michael.Outside

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome.

New subscriber here. Thanks...and WOW!!!

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Wow! I didn’t know there were coatis in AZ! I thought they were only in South America. Learn something new everyday! Thank you again!

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

No problem 👍

Thank You for Sharing😍 So Enjoyable, Entertaining and Lovely🤗❤

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure 👍

Who are these cute guys with the tails? That is who I would want to be!

@Michael.Outside

11 ай бұрын

Coatis

These are amazing! :D Thank you so much for posting this!

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

No problem 👍

This is a wonderful thing you are doing. Thank you. Did it really get to 128 degrees? Those poor animals. I have to look up some of these beings as I have never seen them before. If you can, it would be really helpful if you would list the species somewhere, so I can find them. It's too much to ask that you label the video, but a list would be really helpful. Many thanks again for this fascinating insight into their world. :))))

@ozdigg9254

Жыл бұрын

Ah! Someone said Coatimundi. They are amazing. :)))

@Michael.Outside

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

This is awesome it's amazing how many animals you captured I loved watching.

@Michael.Outside

Жыл бұрын

😀 Thanks for watching

Thanks for your videos. I used to hike enjoy the desert. You are a blessing

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that 🙏

nice to see time and tempiture seen 135 degree ouyt and wildlife still their

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

It’s not quite that hot. The thermometer isn’t always accurate.

amazing how many animals see the camera and how many donrt care

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

When you need a drink you don’t care.

Lordy. I hope it rained eventually.

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

It did!

Great abundance of wildlife and nicely captured.

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

So many!!❤️❤️

Fabulous. Thank you for sharing☮️

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 👍

Another great video!

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Another gorgeous video! Thank you…

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Fantastic! Loved the variety!

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

That was great Michael, thank you. I read all comments so I don’t have to ask about the funky tailed coveting 😉. Now I have to read about Sky Island.

@mariestephany-akbas7803

2 жыл бұрын

… sorry Coati*

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Sky islands are awesome 👍

I’m so glad I came across this video, fantastic footage,the deer looking right into the lens, I don’t know what the first animals were but if they stood up, reminded me of The wombles, oops showing my age

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you enjoyed it 👍 I think you’re thinking of coatis. Also called coatimundi.

Thank you, I can't believe the coati coverage, amazing.

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

😊

happy to have found your channel awesome work

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

NICE.

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

Another great video. I look forward to your postings now. Thanks,

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

No problem 👍

Good video

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

106 degrees F and the bear settles into the pool. Fantastic ... with that fur coat I would think so !! Was surprised no mountain lion showed up. And what are the long tailed long faced animals? And the small ring tailed ones? Never knew they existed in the US.

@Michael.Outside

8 ай бұрын

1. Coati 2. Ringtail Thanks for watching.

@michaelpcooksey5096

8 ай бұрын

@@Michael.Outside Thank you. Any idea what the geographical range of the Coati is? Ringtail? Is Ringtail the entire name?

@Michael.Outside

8 ай бұрын

@michaelpcooksey5096 ringtail is the entire name but many call it a ringtail cat. Coati’s northern range is Arizona. It’s more common in Central America.

You got me, subscribed. Where in AZ is this county? No need for specifics. Great editing, Thanks

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

I am based in Tucson and drive all over the Southern part of the state

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Also thank you very much for watching and subscribing.

@jennylee7157

2 жыл бұрын

Looks like Yavapai county no?

Nice video, Like 15 and Bye from Italy :)

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

So many bugs at night 😂

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah this summer has had a lot of bugs.

That’s in the Chiricahua mountains. This monsoon season was the third wettest in recorded history. Perfect time to capture video of all of the wildlife that is taking advantage of the heavy rainfall.

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

All the mountains down here had a good monsoon, not just the Chiricahuas. This footage is during the drought this summer before a drop had fallen.

@NtroPtoXtroP

2 жыл бұрын

@@Michael.Outside The monsoon isn’t exclusive to the Chiricahuas; I wasn’t implying that it was. This area looks like the Chiricahuas but also looks like Mt. Lemmon. If it’s not the Chiricahuas, and you haven’t videoed from that location, I would. You’d have a good chance of videoing a Jaguar. That would be beyond awesome. Great video!

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah there are several mountain ranges down here with some amazing biodiversity. Thanks for watching!

@NtroPtoXtroP

2 жыл бұрын

@@Michael.Outside I encountered a mountain lion and her two very young and very small cubs years ago down an off-the-beaten-path area of the Prison Camp Road area of Mt. Lemmon. She was drinking water in a wash and they were tucked away in a bush on the edge of the wash. After an intense stare down with her (which lasted for what seemed forever) she slinked up the side of the wash and hid behind some manzanita trees. So once I realized that she was afraid of me, I continued walking along the side of the wash. When I got even to the area where she had been drinking, her two cubs jumped out of a bush just to my left and just sat there at my feet looking up at me and blinking. It was simultaneously the cutest and most horrifying thing I’ve ever witnessed in my life. Usain Bolt would’ve been hard pressed to catch up to me. I was GONE! 💨 I just forwarded a link to this video to a good friend of mine who goes frequently up to Mt. Lemmon. Good stuff.

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing the story and sharing the link. Cheers 👍

The bear likes to lay in the water. Now that I think of it I see it on the news from time to time that a bear entered somebody's pool in Connecticut or upstate New York. They like to dip and freshen up.

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Yep it’s hot with that fur.

15:27 one species meets another

Ha! the coatis had exhausted insects and larvaes... poor bear could not find one, no matter how carefully look for

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah he was hungry

What sort of critters are those that have the tail standing straight up?

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Coatis AKA coatimundis.

@backyardbraaapn1017

2 жыл бұрын

David, they are really fun to watch if you ever get a chance

Always a treat to see your views of desert critters; appreciate the date, time, and temp. Turkey without the flock is unusual. Seems like the Rincons. Is that so?

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Not the Rincons but you’re in the ballpark. 👍

What kind of camera do you use? And that's really cool

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Browning Recon Force Advantage. Thanks 👍

Very cool! Thanks for sharing. What kind of camera are you using?

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

A Browning Recon Force Advantage

Any idea what the bear was looking for under the rocks? Great video, as always.

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

I’m guessing moths, grubs, etc.

@spookygirl7761

2 жыл бұрын

😋 yummy 🤤

@seagrave7336

2 жыл бұрын

Did you see the bear move that humongous rock with one paw at 18:29? Gives you an idea of their incredible strength.

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. They’re insanely strong.

@backyardbraaapn1017

2 жыл бұрын

Brian Laundrie

What were those animals with the long tails? I apologize for my ignorance.

@Michael.Outside

2 ай бұрын

Coatis

@Michael.Outside

2 ай бұрын

No need to apologize

@BetSeeBoo

2 ай бұрын

@@Michael.Outside Hmmm Wow! You really got me 😊! I'll have to look those up💁🏼‍♀️Thank you!

@BetSeeBoo

2 ай бұрын

@@Michael.Outside Thanks for the grace😉

One question. How do you deal with the heat? I could never. Great video! Really enjoyed it! What are the animals with the very long tails and long snouts?

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

I try to train for the heat. I work out (running, weights, yoga) and I started running in the heat a few months ago before the worst of it arrived. I wouldn’t recommend most people do that if they aren’t in shape and used to the temperatures. I try and get used to performing physically when it’s very hot before I go outdoors. That being said, I’m still fairly careful. I always have snacks and more water than I think I need. I also tell family members where I’ll be hiking in case I don’t come back. And there are certain conditions I just won’t go out in. I try to stay in the mountains where it’s a little cooler and shaded too.

@davebenningfield4932

2 жыл бұрын

X

@mikehenry4743

2 жыл бұрын

@debra bolton. The long snouted animals are coatimundi.

Good captures mike i watch many trail cams i subbed your new to me .

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for subbing 👍

What is the animal that is brown with a long tail that sticks straight up?

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Coati. Also known as a coatimundi.

what are the little family of animals at the beginning looks like a lemur with the tail, long narrow tail, later a different kind with striped fuzzy tail

@Michael.Outside

Жыл бұрын

White-nosed coati

Really enjoying your videos! They have Coatimundis in ARIZONA??? My mind is blown!

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Yes tons of them! Thanks for watching.

@kathykay975

2 жыл бұрын

@@Michael.Outside My pleasure! So exciting to see who shows up!

What are these critters at the beginning? What is the similar looking ringtail creature that comes at night?

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Coatis at the beginning. The ringtail creature is a Ringtail, also known as a Ringtailed cat.

@abraxasjinx5207

2 жыл бұрын

@@Michael.Outside cool, thanks!

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

It worries me that their watering hole dries up so quickly. It’s so HOT out there!

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

It rained and is better now.

Karhu kävi siellä myös.

Eastcoaster here with questions about two animals with which I’m not familiar. What is the critter with the long tail that sticks up? Also, what is the one with the raccoon tail with a skinny body that doesn’t look like a raccoon? Also, the deer in this video are awfully thin. 😔 Great video!

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

Your first question: Coati. Your second question: Ringtail cat. The deer do look thin, but realize they never get plump like the white tails you’re probably used to. These are coues deer, an elfin deer species and a subspecies of whitetail. Thanks for watching and asking questions!

@colleen2503

2 жыл бұрын

@@Michael.Outside Thanks for the reply! I learned something new.

What country are these videos posted from? Are those ring tailed civets? Can anyone tell me the name of those birds walking about, the vulture I can recognize! Thank you so much for posting all these lovely bits of wild life!

@Michael.Outside

2 жыл бұрын

This is in the United States of America 🇺🇸 The long tailed orange animals are coatis. The animals with shorter bushier tails are Ringtails (Ringtailed cats). Which birds are you asking about? There are some quail and Gould’s turkey in this video. Also a hummingbird and possibly some I forgot about (Mexican Jays perhaps). Thanks for watching.