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Apr 13, 2020 3 tweets 1 min read Read on X
Set up a #cameratrap today with my toddler while my wife had zoom meetings. Game trail runs off to the right behind the hackberrys. ImageImage
I like to aim my cameras low to get smaller species. Not interested in deer.
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