This was a new target for the trail camera, one I came across by accident. I was recording an otter hunting for frogs and the camera repeatedly had what appeared at first to be false triggers. When I looked closely there was a tiny water shrew swimming through the edge of the picture. I found where the burrow / nest was and set up another camera with a close-focus lens to watch the shrew. There were lots of fascinating recordings including this one of the water shrew eating its prey in its larder. Food-caching behaviour in water shrews was known about but this video may be the first time it was recorded. Ever. Anywhere. Amazing.
"this video may be the first time it was recorded. Ever. Anywhere. " Goodness me! The Facebook Mammals page will have gone wild! Very many congrats on your technical expertise.
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