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Title: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on December 19, 2024, 01:44:13 PM
Hello everyone!

So sorry for the delay in setting up the Sunnyside cam pics.
I had the camera set to take videos hoping o catch some wildlife however it wouldn't work well with posting to this forum.
The first batch will be fairly recent pictures.
As of today Dec 19th the lake is still open.spypoint (6).jpgspypoint (5).jpgspypoint (4).jpgspypoint (3).jpgspypoint (2).jpgspypoint (1).jpg

The temps the camera are showing will at times be incorrect as the sun hits directly on the camera.
Fingers crossed it runs all winter.
I have had a couple days that the camera was obstructed by ice etc.

Cheers to you all...enjoy, Stu
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: puckster_guy on December 20, 2024, 08:14:00 AM
Great pics, Stu. It's cool to keep track like that. I'm hoping to make my annual trip to camp for New Years again this year. (4 yrs running now) I'll post pics.  :)
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on December 20, 2024, 09:09:02 PM
Quote from: puckster_guy on December 20, 2024, 08:14:00 AMGreat pics, Stu. It's cool to keep track like that. I'm hoping to make my annual trip to camp for New Years again this year. (4 yrs running now) I'll post pics.  :)

Someday perhaps i will be able to do that as well.
Enjoy yourself my friend.
We will chat soon
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on December 21, 2024, 04:46:57 PM
Sat Dec 21st

Sun on the water, snow on the ground. Beginning to look a lot like Christmas...at least in Kipawa.
I would say a 50% chance of snow on the ground at my home in Southern Ontario.

Cheers
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: RickOnt on December 22, 2024, 08:35:48 AM
Great pics there Stu

Not a lot of snow

Lake should be iced over after last night

Merry Christmas
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on December 22, 2024, 09:19:07 AM
Extreme cold warning for the area by environment Canada.
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: Fort Wisers on December 23, 2024, 08:10:22 AM
Loving seeing these progressive shots, keep them coming and thanks for sharing this on the board!
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on December 23, 2024, 12:25:41 PM
Not quite frozen over yet!
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Post by: knuckles on December 24, 2024, 09:11:39 AM
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Post by: T-Bone on December 24, 2024, 12:49:46 PM
Thanks Stu! Like others, I find it so satisfying to see the lake this time of year. And I can't wait until May when we visit you and Erin again to share a few brews in that lakeside patio!

Happy Christmas to you and all!
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on December 25, 2024, 10:19:06 AM
Merry Christmas, happy holidays, however you say it cheers from us to you all, hope to see you sometime next season.
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: RickOnt on December 26, 2024, 08:50:46 AM
The progress is fantastic!!

Looks like the Lake is iced over
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on December 26, 2024, 12:23:00 PM
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on December 28, 2024, 09:15:44 AM
Here are pucs for the 27th and 28th.
Temps are warming up.
On the 27th we had a visit from a fox.
We also had a night visit from the fox on the 26th. Spypoint_20241228_090936.jpgSpypoint_20241228_090942.jpg
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: puckster_guy on December 29, 2024, 06:44:46 AM
Looking good, Stu. Going to camp today or tomorrow for New years. I'll post a couple of pics when I can. Internet is off for the winter.
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on December 29, 2024, 09:07:51 AM
Mild rainy day.
Snow is melting.
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on December 30, 2024, 09:35:08 AM
Misty and mild.Spypoint_20241230_093402.jpg
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on December 31, 2024, 10:27:04 AM
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on January 01, 2025, 09:14:06 AM
Happy New year!
Wishing all forum members, their friends, family, and significant others a fantastic new year.
Cheers
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: T-Bone on January 01, 2025, 09:35:01 AM
Happy New Year to you Stu, and everyone on the Board!

Love the pics!
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: Fort Wisers on January 02, 2025, 07:35:39 AM
Happy New Year to all, and many thanks Stu for sharing these great pics!
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on January 02, 2025, 09:07:07 AM
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: RickOnt on January 02, 2025, 09:18:38 AM
Excellent pics Stu ;D  ;D

Very little snow
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on January 03, 2025, 09:30:06 AM
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: puckster_guy on January 03, 2025, 02:44:39 PM
Hi Stu,How can I download pictures onto this chat? I've done it before but can't seem to figure it out now.
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on January 03, 2025, 04:53:14 PM
Quote from: puckster_guy on January 03, 2025, 02:44:39 PMHi Stu,How can I download pictures onto this chat? I've done it before but can't seem to figure it out now.

From the top of the post, i have been clicking on the user action box and selecting reply.
Then clicking on the box to ad the photo.
Not sure what the best size is.
I have been using the 1024 x 768

Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on January 04, 2025, 09:32:18 AM
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: puckster_guy on January 05, 2025, 07:29:13 AM
A few pics from Red Pine on New Years day.
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on January 05, 2025, 10:06:39 AM
Hope you had a great New Years Joe.
Much rather be up there than at home in the city.

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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: limacharley on January 06, 2025, 12:35:13 PM
Hi Stu,

Enjoy your photos very much. How do you get service through SpyPoint that far away from town?
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on January 06, 2025, 05:10:34 PM
Quote from: limacharley on January 06, 2025, 12:35:13 PMHi Stu,

Enjoy your photos very much. How do you get service through SpyPoint that far away from town?

Not really sure.
In the summer we have a cell signal booster running.
Last season i ran a small solar panel to power the booster.
This season so far there is enough of a signal to keep the cam running on its own.
I only have a small panel powering the camera.
The camera runs on multiple metworks...perhaps it is running on bell and rogers, depending on whatever it can find.
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: limacharley on January 07, 2025, 08:12:02 AM
Having been on Hunter's lake, I'm somewhat familiar with the sparse cell tower signal. I found that being on the north side of the lake provided a clear "view" of a tower in the south so since you're on the north side of Audoin, must be nothing obstructing the airwaves.

A fiend of mine on Hunter was too close to the large hill and could get no signal.

The reason I was asking was because friends of mine moose hunt behind Hagar and don't want to invest in a game cam for fearing they won't work. I guess it depends on an unobstructed view of a tower and not great cell service.??

Cheers,
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on January 07, 2025, 12:30:21 PM
I think if he can get a bar or two on his mobile signal level he should be good. For a game cam.
I think it just takes longer and more battery to send a transmission.
We definately get days on ours where we dont get pics.
Sometimes a week goes by and you wonder if the camera is still functioning..haha.


On that note here is todays pic from sunnyside.
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: limacharley on January 08, 2025, 10:38:36 AM
Thanks Stu.

Have a good winter.
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on January 08, 2025, 11:21:08 AM
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: RickOnt on January 08, 2025, 01:57:21 PM
With little snow and those temps it will

be making ice
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: reelpro on January 09, 2025, 12:48:28 PM
you would think, but too windy.

The Lake is still wide open with whitecaps at Kipawa, probably all bigger open areas of the lake have no ice yet.

Be wary this year, a back bay may have a foot, and open areas an inch
 :o
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on January 09, 2025, 03:16:29 PM
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2nd pic was posted today by Dixie looking out from government dock.
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on January 10, 2025, 10:49:51 AM
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on January 11, 2025, 09:48:32 AM
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on January 12, 2025, 10:12:48 AM
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on January 13, 2025, 11:08:27 AM
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on January 14, 2025, 11:51:12 AM
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: RickOnt on January 14, 2025, 04:54:14 PM
Not much snow

But that can change quick

Looking good
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on January 15, 2025, 03:53:52 PM
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on January 16, 2025, 12:41:59 PM
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on January 18, 2025, 09:15:26 AM
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: Fort Wisers on January 18, 2025, 01:16:31 PM
Loving watching these progressive pictures, thanks for posting!
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Post by: knuckles on January 19, 2025, 09:19:41 AM
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on January 20, 2025, 11:02:38 AM
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on January 21, 2025, 11:02:31 AM
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on January 22, 2025, 11:02:00 AM
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: Hodgey1 on January 23, 2025, 08:40:08 AM
Quote from: limacharley on January 06, 2025, 12:35:13 PMHi Stu,

Enjoy your photos very much.

Agreed! Thanks Stu
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on January 23, 2025, 11:05:58 AM
Looks like our fox friend is back.
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on January 24, 2025, 04:37:22 PM
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on January 25, 2025, 09:47:32 PM
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on January 26, 2025, 09:18:54 AM
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on January 27, 2025, 05:53:39 PM
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on January 29, 2025, 11:02:37 AM
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: RickOnt on January 29, 2025, 11:16:26 AM
Hi Knuckles

Great pics

See they are getting a bit of snow
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on January 29, 2025, 04:46:44 PM
Quote from: RickOnt on January 29, 2025, 11:16:26 AMHi Knuckles

Great pics

See they are getting a bit of snow

Sure looks like it.
The dock is almost buried.
Looks like a drift is forming out front of the cabin as well.

Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on January 30, 2025, 11:07:53 AM
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on February 01, 2025, 09:05:33 AM
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on February 02, 2025, 09:17:37 AM
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on February 03, 2025, 04:43:13 PM
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on February 05, 2025, 04:49:03 PM


Looks like we had a visitor today.
Anyone know who this is?
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on February 06, 2025, 10:52:57 AM
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: RickOnt on February 06, 2025, 11:50:11 AM
Not sure who visitor is??   I see he left his tracks !!
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on February 07, 2025, 12:20:34 PM
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on February 07, 2025, 12:22:17 PM
Quote from: RickOnt on February 06, 2025, 11:50:11 AMNot sure who visitor is??   I see he left his tracks !!

Mystery has been solved.
It was a friend of ours from town, stopping by to take some pics for us.
He was checking out roofs for snowload.
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: puckster_guy on February 08, 2025, 10:07:07 AM
Any idea how thick the ice has gotten with the cold up there?
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Post by: knuckles on February 08, 2025, 02:20:39 PM
Quote from: puckster_guy on February 08, 2025, 10:07:07 AMAny idea how thick the ice has gotten with the cold up there?


My friend says 10-12 inches on the main lake.
Smaller bays etc are thicker as they froze much earlier
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on February 09, 2025, 09:35:07 AM
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: Fort Wisers on February 09, 2025, 04:42:00 PM
Looking good, we're heading up this weekend.....
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Post by: knuckles on February 09, 2025, 06:51:11 PM
Quote from: Fort Wisers on February 09, 2025, 04:42:00 PMLooking good, we're heading up this weekend.....

Enjoy!
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on February 10, 2025, 10:01:24 AM
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Post by: knuckles on February 12, 2025, 10:56:27 AM
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Post by: knuckles on February 13, 2025, 05:13:57 PM
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Post by: knuckles on February 14, 2025, 10:34:48 AM
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Post by: knuckles on February 19, 2025, 11:24:15 AM
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Post by: knuckles on February 22, 2025, 09:51:03 AM
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on March 01, 2025, 09:19:50 AM
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Another nightime fox visit last week.
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: RickOnt on March 01, 2025, 12:38:43 PM
Great pics

Not a lot of snow. More melting for Wednesday

Looking good!!
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Post by: knuckles on March 02, 2025, 10:12:29 AM
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Post by: knuckles on March 04, 2025, 09:26:39 AM
This fox seems to be a regular customer now.
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on March 06, 2025, 11:37:50 AM
Ok this winter is feeling like it has gone on lone enough, it needs to go now...
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: puckster_guy on March 06, 2025, 02:39:43 PM
Your right, it's gotta end. Going to camp for the summer for April fools day. Feels almost fitting.  ;D
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on March 06, 2025, 10:11:44 PM
Quote from: puckster_guy on March 06, 2025, 02:39:43 PMYour right, it's gotta end. Going to camp for the summer for April fools day. Feels almost fitting.  ;D

Wish we didn't have to wait for the ice to vacate.
Fingers crossed we are just a few weeks behind you.
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on March 10, 2025, 11:20:26 AM
Warmer temps this week,should change things a bit.
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on March 11, 2025, 11:01:22 AM
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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: RickOnt on March 11, 2025, 11:24:07 AM
Looks like some melting happening!!

How tall are the small trees in front of pic?

How much snow do you think?
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on March 11, 2025, 09:54:26 PM
Quote from: RickOnt on March 11, 2025, 11:24:07 AMLooks like some melting happening!!

How tall are the small trees in front of pic?

How much snow do you think?

Not sure how much snow is piled up.
The small tree on the right by the gazebo is a dwarf pine...its maybe 3ft tall.

Things should a lot different by the end os this week for sure.
Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: knuckles on March 12, 2025, 04:26:11 PM
Another visitor.
Looks like it left some deep tracks.
Added a 5am, and 9am pic

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Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: smitty55 on March 12, 2025, 10:08:15 PM
My guess is coyote, but hard to tell. Could be a young wolf.
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Post by: RHYBAK on March 13, 2025, 08:18:54 AM
Those tracks look a lot bigger than what a fox would leave.
Why did the camera not catch it.

Title: Re: Sunnyside Cam Winter 24/25
Post by: T-Bone on March 13, 2025, 03:24:49 PM
He's on there in the 5AM photo...looks too little to be a wolf...