I’ve been looking around for some ideas for a birdhouse with a camera inside to look for nesting visitors. Does anyone have anything to suggest for a good setup there?

  • PeachMan@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    This channel is all about nest cams, you can sometimes catch the design of his cameras if you watch the videos: https://www.youtube.com/@RobertEFuller/videos

    Seems like he’s just cut a hole in the backside of a nesting tree, put up a sheet of plexiglass to seal it up, then built a sealed box for the camera behind the plexiglass.

    If you’re making your own birdhouse, theoretically all you need to do is make one side plexiglass, then build a second box just for the cam. Ideally the second box completely covers the plexiglass and doesn’t let any light in.