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Blue Jay avoids Feeder Cam

April 18, 2021 Elizabeth

Blue Jay grabbing a seed

I have blue jays here all the time. We don't have quite as many this year as we have in previous years. We used to have as many as 3 pairs hanging around. We probably only have one pair and couple that are single and ready to mingle that stop by once in a while this year. One of … [Read more...]

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Red Bellied Woodpecker – Compilation Video

April 1, 2021 Elizabeth

Red Bellied Woodpecker Female In Flight

Here's a video compilation we captured of the Red Bellied woodpecker, one of my favorite birds! We caught this adult female coming to our feeder repeatedly throughout the day on 3/26/2021. All of her preferred feeders, suet feeders, were empty and she spent some time eating the … [Read more...]

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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...]

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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...]

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30 seconds of Chickadee!

March 20, 2021 Elizabeth

Chickadee digital artwork

We've been enjoying the video feature on the Bird Photo Booth. It actually works better than expected. From the reviews, I expected to only do continuous video until it either ran out of video or battery. This would leave you with a lot of footage to go through and edit and … [Read more...]

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