Pretty ingenious, I think you’ll agree! The camera sits in the punnet, facing the window. The lead on the left connects to the laptop.
But did it work? Well, yes.... eventually.
I was awake early, eagerly awaiting the sound of activity outside the window. But nothing. Not a peep. I was pretty confused – previously they couldn’t get enough of the window food action, but now nothing. It was mid-afternoon that I realised that maybe the sun was reflecting off the camera and the glare would be putting off any hungry birds. I removed the camera and began to ponder how I could somehow camouflage it… Within 20 minutes though, the birds were back. This time a couple of blue tits had joined the fray. I also realised that the sun wasn’t pointing directly at the window any longer and so maybe the camera could go back into position…
Success!
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Well done! My uncle's got one of those nest boxes with a camera already in it. You can see LIVE the 5 fledglings and their antics. They're about to leave the nest now. Would probably be easier to set up than the punnet/camera display, but perhaps less of an achievement.
If u had a decent camera I could tell you some things to do that would make the pics better, but it depends on the features it has...
Actually G, that would be very helpful and I had intended to ask for tips. I think a large part of the problem with these is that they are done remotely and the focusing is a bit of a problem. There are two options: auto and manual, but when I tried manual it didn't really let me do anything and came out looking less focused than the pics you see on the blog.
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