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Birdhouse with webcam (self.greenspace)

submitted 1 year ago by kbyanyname to c/greenspace

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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?

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[–] PeachMan 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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.

[–] aperson 2 points 1 year ago

And if you're not tied to nest/google as much, I can recommend geeni cameras. They're fairly cheap and their cloud subscription pricing is priced alright provided you're just using the one camera.

[–] kbyanyname 2 points 1 year ago

Thank you so much for the rec! I'll definitely check this out and see what I can work out