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Curious Downy Woodpecker chooses a suet nugget

April 17, 2023 Elizabeth

We caught this curious male Downy Woodpecker at the feeder. He chooses a suet nugget rather than a seed! A pretty popular choice. Watch the video below! … [Read more...]

Bird Photo Booth, BirdWatching

Blue Jays load up on peanuts before the storm

April 16, 2023 Elizabeth

After a week of beautiful sunshine, seasonally warm temperatures and dry skies, things began to turn today. We put the GoPro out for feeder action for just a couple of hours before the storm after filling all the feeders. We have some more footage to put together, but what we … [Read more...]

Bird Photo Booth, BirdWatching, Spring

Spring Feeder Compilation

April 13, 2023 Elizabeth

I had a tough work day but it was a beautiful day outside so it seemed like a good evening to get my GoPro going for bird feeder cam again. We've been in a real heat wave this week! I only filmed for just under an hour this evening. This is a compilation of all of the birds that … [Read more...]

Bird Photo Booth, BirdWatching

Spring bird bath compilation

May 14, 2022 Elizabeth

Brown Thrasher in Bird Bath

It's been a really dry spring here so the Bird Bath has been a happening spot! Check out this video compilation from our bird batch cam. We put the GoPro out for about 2 hours on 5/14/2022 and these were all of the visitors. The featured photo here is of a Brown Thrasher … [Read more...]

Bird Photo Booth, BirdWatching, Spring

Using GoPro Hero 9 Black as a Feeder Cam

May 15, 2021 Elizabeth

About a month ago, I picked up a new GoPro Hero 9. I wanted to try it out as a feeder cam and see how it compared to BirdPhotoBooth 2.0. I thought I'd do a quick synopsis of the good and the bad and a comparison between the two. I should mention that I'm brand new to the GoPro … [Read more...]

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