A robins nest showed up on top of the awning over my patio door, and not wanting to disturb it, my wife came up with the idea of streaming it live on the web. Kind of boring now, but the eggs should hatch in about 10 days or so. http://tinyurl.com/7tpcx3a
Update: Soon after I set up the webcam on this nest about a month ago, a Blue Jay robbed the nest of it's eggs. Don suggested leaving the nest there as the Robins may return. Well, they have and the webcam is once again live. Hopefully it'll survive predatory birds!
Hi Bob,
I would be interested in doing something like this to watch out for nesting turtles. What camera have you used and how much more does it cost you a month to use Upstream? What is your setup?
Eleanor, I used a Logitech D310 HD camera, only because it was on sale at Best Buy for about $30. I was using Ustreams free service, so no cost there, and tied it all together on an old laptop I had laying around.
The camera is NOT weatherproof, but it's mounted high up under an eave, so for the short term, I wasn't worried about weather, etc.
Todd, I was wondering how long someone would make the name connection, and your usual wit came through!
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9 repliesUpdate: Soon after I set up the webcam on this nest about a month ago, a Blue Jay robbed the nest of it's eggs. Don suggested leaving the nest there as the Robins may return. Well, they have and the webcam is once again live. Hopefully it'll survive predatory birds!
I would be interested in doing something like this to watch out for nesting turtles. What camera have you used and how much more does it cost you a month to use Upstream? What is your setup?
The camera is NOT weatherproof, but it's mounted high up under an eave, so for the short term, I wasn't worried about weather, etc.
Todd, I was wondering how long someone would make the name connection, and your usual wit came through!