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Most exciting 30 seconds of Feeder Action!

March 30, 2021 Elizabeth

titmouse in flight

The way that the Bird Photo Booth 2.0 works on video mode is that when it detects motion, it records 30 seconds of content. Then, if motion is detected, another 30 seconds. So on and so forth. Very frequently, I end up with 2 seconds of chickadee, titmouse or nuthatch quickly … [Read more...]

Bird Photo Booth, BirdWatching, Spring Bird Feeders, Bird Feeding, BirdWatching, Tufted Titmouse, Woodpecker

Tilda – 4 Year Rescueversary

March 29, 2021 Elizabeth

We've had Tilda for 4 YEARS! Oh my how far we've come. She's estimated to be 5 years old now and boy has she matured into a beautiful, fun dog. She is my heart dog. She & I are so bonded. We've become a team through Barn Hunt, but even better, we've become a whole pack over … [Read more...]

Dogs Coonhound, Rescue, Tilda

10 Days of Bird Photo Booth Trials

March 28, 2021 Elizabeth

Timeline of our 10 days of experimenting with the Bird Photo Booth 2.0. All these pictures are without any filters and just the unprocessed originals from that day's photo shoot. Day 1 - 3/16/2021 Motion Detection Photo Exposure +3Top Macro Lens Had angle bracket … [Read more...]

Bird Photo Booth, BirdWatching Bird Photo Booth, Bird Photos, birdphotobooth, Reviews

Red Winged Blackbird Compilation

March 28, 2021 Elizabeth

Red Winged Blackbird Species Video Opener

I'm an equal opportunity bird feeder. I'm not too fussy about what critters extract an existence from our seed feeders. The Red Winged Blackbirds are interesting to watch and it's curious how infrequently I see the females at the feeder. I DO see them down in the ditches along my … [Read more...]

Bird Photo Booth, BirdWatching, Spring Bird Feeding, Bird Photos, BirdWatching, Red Winged Blackbird, Video

Tilda Barking Audio Capture

March 21, 2021 Elizabeth

Chickadee header

Coonhounds can bark 100 times a minute. That's a fun fact I heard John Hurley share on a dog show once and that I feel in my bones. In this otherwise calming bird video, Tilda barks 23 times in 30 seconds by my count. She's definitely off pace here, and this is NOT her most … [Read more...]

Bird Photo Booth, BirdWatching, Dogs barking, chickadee, Tilda, titmouse, Video

Bird Photo Booth – Day 5 Update

March 20, 2021 Elizabeth

Well, today was a bit of a bust photo booth wise. I tried something new for the 5th day straight. I was still shooting through the top lens and I had it on motion activated photo setting with 10 photos per second burst. But, today, I hung it from our main pole feeder. I just … [Read more...]

Bird Photo Booth, BirdWatching Bird Feeders, Bird Feeding, Bird Photos, birdphotobooth

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