Nest box cams
Submitted by Guest on Thu, 17/02/2005 - 10:19
I'm really excitied because I have just put up a nest box cam......but I'm also worried that I might not get any residents!
It's a home made box with a cheap wireless security camera in (£30) with a little monitor. The camera unit is quite big, so the box is about 17 inches high to accomodate it.
Has anyone else got one?
Nest box cams
That sounds great. Sounds like a cheaper option than some of the commercial nestbox cams I have seen. If you have any photos or indeed a link to the video please post them here.
Thanks.
Matt
Nest box cams
Unfortunately it's been up a week (day 8 now) and still no visitors!
I have the little monitor on whenever I'm in here, and can connect it to the TV video to record......if I get visitors.
I am looking into linking it to the computer (probably via a TV card or video card) to capture still shots which I'll be able to post online, but I don't envisage being able to post video clips- it uses an awful lot of space.
You can get fantastic results for specifically designed cards/software. but at this stage I'm going for cheap and cheerful.
There are alot of nest box cam websites which you can find if you do a search for "nest box cam" or "bird box cam" or "bluetit cam" or "great tit cam"
Nest box cams
First the good news!
I have spotted some wildlife on my starling nest cam! :D
Bad news: it's just a spider that's too close to be in focus :roll:
lol
ps and the great tits are checking out a different (non camera) box!