Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2019 15:58:47 GMT
Just finished installing my new side view box. I replaced a 4 year old Handykam box which was looking a bit worse for wear. As a few of you have been posting pictures of your boxes I thought I would join in!.
First up is my new side view box, now positioned under the shed eaves.
This is my Robin watering can hidden in the ivy which has a camera installed but not connected.
New camera ready log box I mounted low behind our fir tree in the hope two visiting Coal tits might be attracted to it.
An open fronted Handykam box with camera again buried in the ivy in the hope of a Robins nest.
New Starling camera box I built in the Autumn. Sadly up to now my annual resident male does not seem to like it, this could be the first time in 7 years with no starling nest
5 year old Handykam box that I call our Blue tit box with a 28mm entrance. It is located down the house side towards the front garden area. Occupied by blue tits this past 3 seasons. Has a male rooster as per last year so fingers crossed!
My new RSPB Swift boxes that I modified and fitted with cameras last September. Just got to install the Swift call system I put together this week. I fitted closing doors that will be opened when the Swifts arrive to stop them being used by tits/sparrows.
My House Martin artificial pair of sites. These have been occupied for the last 20 years! If you look closely there are two mud nests on the alarm box. The colony has grown from one pair to 20 pairs on our street since I erected these!
The old great tit handykam box has been fitted with a 28mm plate. This and two cheap eBay boxes with 25mm plates will be erected in a moorland wood a mile away. Pleased to say that 3 boxes I put up 18 months ago were all occupied last summer!
Finally my TV in the kitchen which displays the feed of 4 boxes from my DVR. I have purchased a 16 channel Hikvision DVR last year which when connected up will allow me to view all the swift boxes and other boxes if occupied. This is showing the new side view box (upper right), handykam blue it box with all the male rooster droppings (upper left), handykam open fronted box in the ivy (bottom left) and the new starling box (bottom right).
First up is my new side view box, now positioned under the shed eaves.
This is my Robin watering can hidden in the ivy which has a camera installed but not connected.
New camera ready log box I mounted low behind our fir tree in the hope two visiting Coal tits might be attracted to it.
An open fronted Handykam box with camera again buried in the ivy in the hope of a Robins nest.
New Starling camera box I built in the Autumn. Sadly up to now my annual resident male does not seem to like it, this could be the first time in 7 years with no starling nest
5 year old Handykam box that I call our Blue tit box with a 28mm entrance. It is located down the house side towards the front garden area. Occupied by blue tits this past 3 seasons. Has a male rooster as per last year so fingers crossed!
My new RSPB Swift boxes that I modified and fitted with cameras last September. Just got to install the Swift call system I put together this week. I fitted closing doors that will be opened when the Swifts arrive to stop them being used by tits/sparrows.
My House Martin artificial pair of sites. These have been occupied for the last 20 years! If you look closely there are two mud nests on the alarm box. The colony has grown from one pair to 20 pairs on our street since I erected these!
The old great tit handykam box has been fitted with a 28mm plate. This and two cheap eBay boxes with 25mm plates will be erected in a moorland wood a mile away. Pleased to say that 3 boxes I put up 18 months ago were all occupied last summer!
Finally my TV in the kitchen which displays the feed of 4 boxes from my DVR. I have purchased a 16 channel Hikvision DVR last year which when connected up will allow me to view all the swift boxes and other boxes if occupied. This is showing the new side view box (upper right), handykam blue it box with all the male rooster droppings (upper left), handykam open fronted box in the ivy (bottom left) and the new starling box (bottom right).