Not a Butterfly

Between inconsistent lighting, the false motion of trees, and illusive critters, determining what triggered a game camera isn’t always straightforward. A week ago, I strapped my game camera to a tree a bit less than a stone’s throw from my cabin. The area is something of a natural passage near the creek. In the past, this placement has yielded photographs of countless deer, several moose, foxes, and even a mountain lion.

When I cleared the camera this week, I found the requisite shots of nothing, some deer, and what appears to be a bear sniffing at the lens.

I’m pretty sure it’s not a butterfly.

Photo #1

Photo #2

—Mitchell Hegman