Deer Eyes Reflected in Trail Camera

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...tion-bucks-EYES-bouncing-infrared-camera.html

A Mississippi couple were shocked when their wildlife trail camera picked up what looked like UFOs recently, but experts from the company that makes the gadgets have officially dubunked the extraterrestrial theory.

It turns out, the two lights floating mysteriously above the head of deer snapped on the Jackson County property of Edith and Rainer Shattles was just light reflected from the eyes of the deer.

The light from the deer's eyes is so bright that it threw the low-light infrared camera for a loop and cast a ghastly glow over the entire scene.
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This is an old story, and one that's already been explained, but I'm bringing it up again because I finally caught the same effect on my own trail camera, a few nights ago.

Metabunk 2018-09-18 09-08-35.jpg

And this time there's video, so you can see the reflections move with the deer.

IMG_0003-DEER-REFLECTION.gif

Note that when the deer turns her head one eye is no longer reflecting much, so the "light" goes out. The other light mirrors the motion of her head, and you see it in front of the ear.
 


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...tion-bucks-EYES-bouncing-infrared-camera.html

A Mississippi couple were shocked when their wildlife trail camera picked up what looked like UFOs recently, but experts from the company that makes the gadgets have officially dubunked the extraterrestrial theory.

It turns out, the two lights floating mysteriously above the head of deer snapped on the Jackson County property of Edith and Rainer Shattles was just light reflected from the eyes of the deer.

The light from the deer's eyes is so bright that it threw the low-light infrared camera for a loop and cast a ghastly glow over the entire scene.
Content from External Source
This is an old story, and one that's already been explained, but I'm bringing it up again because I finally caught the same effect on my own trail camera, a few nights ago.

Metabunk 2018-09-18 09-08-35.jpg

And this time there's video, so you can see the reflections move with the deer.

IMG_0003-DEER-REFLECTION.gif

Note that when the deer turns her head one eye is no longer reflecting much, so the "light" goes out. The other light mirrors the motion of her head, and you see it in front of the ear.
I haven't noticed that effect on any of my trail cams...but now I want to go back and check.
The video absolutely nails it! Thanks for sharing that!
 
I haven't noticed that effect on any of my trail cams...but now I want to go back and check.
The video absolutely nails it! Thanks for sharing that!
First time I’ve seen it, and I’ve been looking. You need a deer close to the camera in the dark.
 
First time I’ve seen it, and I’ve been looking. You need a deer close to the camera in the dark.
They often are intrigued by the tiny sounds the cam makes...so they come close to mine often...
but I've never looked for that effect.
I mount cams near my camp site in the Trinities...hoping to spot a bear...but only deer so far. :(
 
I mount cams near my camp site in the Trinities...hoping to spot a bear...but only deer so far. :(
Deer, turkeys, coyotes, bobcats, and foxes here. I'm waiting for a mountain lion. They are around here. No bears though.
 
Deer, turkeys, coyotes, bobcats, and foxes here. I'm waiting for a mountain lion. They are around here. No bears though.
Holy moly! What a great show! I see all those guys, but not in one place. Post a bobcat or fox, some time. :)
 
They often are intrigued by the tiny sounds the cam makes...so they come close to mine often...
but I've never looked for that effect.
I mount cams near my camp site in the Trinities...hoping to spot a bear...but only deer so far. :(

I just got a cabin near Yellowstone and am looking to get some cameras set up...lets see if I get some Griz eyes reflected :)
 
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