My Ring Doorbell Video of BIG Bear Wandering Around on My Porch!
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Comments (16)Yes of course I gave i some thought. I read more reviews than a person should before I make a purchase like this. I especially pay attention to the negative reviews to see why users don't like products and what issues they are having. In terms of doorbells, all of the major companies only output their videos to their proprietary cloud service with varying lengths of ability to view them. One of the main reasons I went with Ring is because they are the largest company would likely be around the longest. Also, they seemed to have great customer service. In terms of issues with the Ring, here were the major ones that people need to be concerned with: 1. You need the appropriate sized transformer. If you have an older wired doorbell, it's likely your current transformer is not big enough (16-24v ac). In fact, the first one I purchased while being 24va was defective and underpowering the ring and had to be replaced. I purchased the 16vac unit and it's been a much better unit, flawless to be exact. 2. You need excellent wireless coverage where your doorbell is located. If your service is crummy, it will negatively impact your video quality, if not disconnected it all together. (the newest Ring model offers hardwired internet) 3. You need high speed internet to be able to upload higher quality HD video content to the cloud. Slower DSL won't cut it. 4. They may not function well in colder climates (below zero). I didn't experience any issues over the winter on my Ring Pro however. 5. Motion sensitivity. The Pro version allows you to select your area you want to monitor for motion which is great if you have neighbors with active kids, or are on a busy street. You can just cut those parts out of the motion detection. I don't believe the non-pro's allow this. It can take them a few seconds to start recording motion events. For instance, if your walkway is along the front of your house, and a visitor is not in front of the camera until the last second, they may not capture the front of the person at your door if they quickly ring your bell and leave (ups guy for instance). But if your doorbell is positioned to look at your walkway, then you'll get a much better recording of their motions. The ring does not REQUIRE an existing doorbell, but if you want to use it in conjunction with a chime in your house, you'll either need to purchase a additional Ring Chime, or connect it to an existing doorbell and chime....See More2 BIG Black Bears 10 Feet Off my Bedroon Door at 7:30 This Morning!!!
Comments (20)Get a few air horns and bear spray to keep at the doors. I carry both when on hikes and I use the air horn when I see any critters (mostly coyote) to keep them afraid of people. Watching them and taking selfies only makes them bolder and less afraid! The mother bear has just taught her cub to forage right next to humans in broad daylight. Not good....See MoreMy Wild, Wild West! (Lots of Pics!)
Comments (41)We deal with many of the same critters, except no wild horse wandering the streets in suburban Los Angeles! We recently checked out a lot in FL, a golf course community with the typical ponds/lakes. As we were walking the lot, someone pointed out the alligator in the pond! I can deal with predator mammals ... but alligators are a whole different level of predator! I then googled "can alligators jump fences" and there are several videos of alligators climbing chain link fences. Yikes! We made sure that the community will allow fences, but I think they have height restrictions and 2 of my dogs can easily jump 6 ft fences and one of them loves water. We are going to have to adopt a whole new/different routine to keep them same. For now I'll just enjoy worrying about rattlesnakes, coyotes and mountain lions!!!...See MoreSharing a picture of my front porch visitor
Comments (54)We've encounter rattlesnakes several times at our place in upstate PA. The first time happened shortly after the house was finished and DH decided to shovel wood chips into a wheelbarrow and uncovered several babies on his pitchfork. We've learned to be very cautious around the woodpile because the copperheads like to lay between the logs. A few summers ago we had a young male rattlesnake decide to take up residence under the steps to the deck. We called the state Game Warden thinking they might relocate it and they told us that they were protected and the only thing we could do was to move it away from the residence. We were lucky because we had scheduled a forester to walk the property with us the following day and he was licensed to catch rattlesnakes for venom extraction....See MoreLynnNM
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoYou're right, it sure is big! And we usualy like sitting out there in the evenings, This is our main sitting area to the right of the front door.
And this is where the bear headed once past the front door to the left:
I think it comes up at the far side of the right front portal, up the hill and onto the portal just next to the banco there:
I'm just hoping that it's den is not very close by! There is a deep canyon just near the edge of our property. The drop off into it is just where you see the bushes at the top of the hill in this last pic. Kind of too close for comfort, but that's what you get sometimes living here in the mountains. It really can be the Wild, Wild West sometimes out here!LynnNM
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoI used to let both dogs out onto our 2 connected back portals to laze in the sun, IF . . . I was close by in the kitchen or family room. And only with the patio doors open. My thought was that Knight could take care of our little 12-pound Sasha. But, although neither dog moves off the two portals, I just can't do it anymore. Sasha could be snagged by a coyote or mountain lion or whatever too fast for Knight to save her . . . or save her from serious injury. And, he could end up being injured or killed himself in a fight with one of those predators.
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoLynn, I just read up on NM black bears. I didn't know that they are only the size of a mouse when born. A great big bear has a mouse and a little female human has a 7 to 9 pounder. Not fair I tell ya.
http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/download/publications/wildlife/Black-Bears-of-New-Mexico.pdf
ETA: A 9oz mouse would be a big mouse.
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