Cameras

marionmccune — Sat, 02 Nov 2013 16:38:04 +0000

So following on from the mysterious disappearing suet ball, we have decided to fit a couple of Webcams. One of them we will attach to our potting shed which is right next to the bird feeding area, and the other will go on the side of the summerhouse which is right next to the pond (I call it a pond but I suppose at about 12 yards across it is more like a small lake). I am hoping that when spring and summer come we will get animals and birds coming to drink there. The cameras are Foscams – they have a wireless interface for connecting to our internal network but they need mains power – luckily both the shed and the summerhouse have this – but at some time in the future (way down the long list of things to do – I would like to have some that would run off a solar panel). Critically they have night vision capability which works really well – the resolution is great and the only difference from the daylight photos is that the night time ones are in black and white. We have a special ‘Super Large’ suet ball which came as a present in an RSPB boxed set – so we will put it in the cage as a honeytrap. Hopefully we will get a look at our thief tonight…

Strangers in our Midst

marionmccune — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 09:22:29 +0000

We just acquired some suet balls which we thought the birds would like. According to the RSPB it is better to put them on the ground rather than hang them from the feeder, so we duly put them inside the cages in case the cats took an interest. The next day we found the cage ripped out of the ground, the area around it half dug up and the suet balls gone… I should point out that the cage was attached to the ground by several 6 inch long tent pegs (to stop it blowing into the river), so whatever attacked it must have been really strong

RSPB – Donich Website

Cameras

Strangers in our Midst