BBC Two’s hit wildlife programme Winterwatch kicked off last night but already it’s causing a stir.
Some viewers were shocked when hosts Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan introduced the new “Carcass Cam”.
The infra-red camera had been trained on a dead deer and viewers were shown footage of a buzzard and a fox feasting on the animal remains.
Michaela narrated as the buzzard enjoyed its meal. She said: “It’s quite cute because it does a little bit of hide and seek, peaking around the edge of the bark. Taking a right beak-full in that glorious light. We’ve had some really special blue skies on the last few days.”
Winterwatch shows footage on Carcass Cam
Footage then moved on to night time, when a fox approached the dead animal.
Michaela continued: “Then at night, visited by a fox. This is exactly what we’d expect to come to this carcass and I’m sure over the next few days we’ll be getting more foxes. It looks nervous but remember, this is pitch black. This is an infra-red camera. It gets its confidence, sniffs around a bit and takes a massive mouthful, and runs away.”
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