This may be the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. Let me take a moment to explain. Remember that BirdCam I bought that I’ve been using to record birds at the bird feeder? I’ve also used it to record the Raccoon and the Rat. We’ve known we’ve had a Cardinal nest in our Bamboo, but we…
Butterfly And Wildlife Gardening And Photography
Butterfly and Wildlife Gardening And Photography In Houston Texas
Category Archives: BirdCamGot something a little different tonight to share. I was watching my Birdcam tonight and as expected a Raccoon showed up. However, this isn’t the normal Raccoon that I see, this one appears smaller. If you look at this first video, look how the Raccoon uses its hands to eat and find seed. Also compare…  I ran out of time to go anywhere today so I decided to pull out my 1 man chair blind and sit by the bird feeders. The most interesting of the visitors were the Squirrels. First the Squirrel would just lay on the fence making sure it was safe. Then the Squirrel creeps a little… Pleasant surprise tonight while checking the birdcam. Before the Raccoon arrived for its daily dinner, I had a nice little Rat come by for a snack. Since it has been raining all day I thought I would try something new with the birdcam. I brought the birdcam inside and aimed it towards Coco’s (our African Grey Parrot) cage. This is about a 2 minute video clip, although for all practical purposes there’s not much to look at. However, you can hear… I thought this was fairly entertaining to watch. Yesterday during the late afternoon I was watching the BirdCam while trying to relax after a day spent working in the yard. Along comes a nice little Squirrel in for an early evening dinner and gets constantly harassed by the Red Winged Blackbirds and Grackles. He jumps…  After posting the video of the Raccoon taken with the bird cam a few folks have asked me about the setup and how the camera works. Below is a picture of the setup. The bird cam is mounted on that wooden pole in the left side of the picture. The camera is not motion activated. … |
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