Camera trap captures incredible wildlife crossing log bridge

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(Image credit: Robert Bush)

You don't need a pro-level camera and telephoto lens to capture amazing footage of local wildlife – as proved by a YouTube video that shows an incredible mixture of animals crossing a log bridge in Pennsylvania. Captured by local man Robert Bush using a camera trap, wildlife including bears, bobcats, grouse, beavers and more used a fallen log to traverse the terrain.

This amazing video was created using a trail camera over the course of a year. It seems that Robert Bush was able to cannily predict that the fallen log would provide a 'choke point' for land-based wildlife to be able to cross the river. Meanwhile, water-based wildlife could use the log as a resting place (or, as you'll see at 0:48, as a place to violently bash their freshly-caught fish into submission). 

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Louise Carey

With over a decade of photographic experience, Louise arms Digital Camera World with a wealth of knowledge on photographic technique and know-how – something at which she is so adept that she's delivered workshops for the likes of ITV and Sue Ryder. Louise also brings years of experience as both a web and print journalist, having served as features editor for Practical Photography magazine and contributing photography tutorials and camera analysis to titles including Digital Camera Magazine and  Digital Photographer. Louise currently shoots with the Fujifilm X-T200 and the Nikon D800, capturing self-portraits and still life images, and is DCW's ecommerce editor, meaning that she knows good camera, lens and laptop deals when she sees them.