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Best Ways to Watch Wildlife at Night

Sun, 01/24/2010 - 03:34 — Beata Antoszek

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So you are taking your kids on the camping adventure. What could be more adventurous than watching some wildlife after dark?

Here are some tips:

  • The best time to observe is about 30 minutes after dark
  • Sit down-wind, so the animals can’t smell you
  • Watch near water or a source of light, like your camping lantern, where the bugs gather. Nocturnal birds like owls and bats who hunt for bugs will appear sooner or later.
  • Do not feed the animals! This could put you in danger and make the animal sick (see “leave no trace” principles).
  • Keep your distance: use binoculars if possible
  • Catch some fireflies in a jar and watch a firefly show (then release them of course). You can observe the flashing patterns of the fireflies and then try to imitate it with a flashlight-you may attract some flies into your hands!



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