subject: Studying Birds And Animals With A Bird Camera [print this page] The latest miniature camera technology allows us to place a camera inside a Bird Box and study wildlife unobtrusively. We can now watch and listen, for the first time a parent bird visits, looking for a suitable site to build its nest, laying its eggs and rearing its young.
The perfect solution would be to have a wireless bird camera fixed inside the bird box. The camera is connected to a wireless transmitter which can pick up with a wireless receiver connected to your television.
Now, at any time, you can switch to the AV channel on your TV and see what your feathered neighbors are doing. Whether the female is building her nest or laying her eggs, you wouldn't want to miss watching it all happen. And then you could spend the next few weeks watching the chicks hatch, being fed by their parents and eventually taking their first flight! Without doubt the best way to conquer this is by using a chicken box camera, specially constructed unit with a secret invisible camera compartment. There is a special kind of which is better known as Brinno or a peep hole camera especially for bird watching and can be found in many online stores.
Nest box cameras are available in black and white or color and with infrared technology for viewing 24 hours a day. They can also be supplied with wires or wireless for remote viewing and can be connected to a TV or a computer. Although wireless technology is improving all the time, the signal is generally better with a wired camera. Wired cameras are simply "plug and play" but the wires have to run somewhere and may limit the places you can place the nest box.
A Bird nest box should be sited in a quiet area of the garden and at least 1.5m off the ground to deter predators. They can be placed on a tree, pole, fence or building, but the area should be sheltered from the worst of the weather.
No matter what age you are, youthful or old, it is a truly amazing experience, watching the birds make their nest, watching the eggs hatching and being fed until they make their first flight!
