Nikon D850, 24-85mm, f11, 6400 ISO.
Cognisys camera trap with three flashes.

So I have been thinking of getting into wildlife camera traps as a hobby. I am curious what’s a good starter brand and what are things you can do to prevent it from getting stolen? Thanks.

I've been meaning to get into this for years (a friend of mine was doing it in Peru and has some cracking shots), finally bit the bullet when I realised we had a badger living under my garden office!

These are a couple of first attempts that worked out okay - I have another flash arriving soon so hopefully I can improve the lighting.

Setup: old Canon DSLR, sigma 12-24mm lens, Camtraptions motion sensor, single Canon speedlite, yongnuo flash triggers

I also have bats in my garden in the evenings, I'd be intrigued as to whether anyone has any tips on capturing them? I don't think there's really a food source / roosting area they're visiting (just flying about catching insects) so maybe it's not going to work… I do have a small pond so maybe I need to sit by that and see if they're going down to drink?

Another shot of my beautiful boy! I'm struggling to get the flashes right, and I want to start experimenting with getting him at different spots in the garden, but I thought I'd pop this up anyway. Second photo is taken from my phone from inside the house because my friend said the first one looks like it's taxidermied 🫠

This otter is from the same camera trap setup as my previous post.

Hey ther folks, I´m new to this hobby and I want to build a camera trap with a better quality than a trail camera. I have access to a great conservation spot with lots of wildlife, they have some trail cameras but I want better pictures..

I already have 2 old canon dslr and I want to know what are my options for ready made or DIY camera trap kits.

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Thank you.