Took the box down. Here you can see one of the side windows I added to give some light for colour pictures during the day. The windows are cut from a plastic milk bottle.
Unscrewed the roof and tipped out the old moss which a Blue Tit had abandoned last year and gave the inside a good clean out.
Removed the camera and gave the lens a gentle clean as it was giving murky pictures. Refixed and checked the camera was working properly and looking in the right direction.
Gave the inside of the box a dusting of Bird Box Dusting Powder and added a thin layer of chopped dried grass, then positioned the waterproof membrane which sits under the wooden roof. This is an extra I added so any water leaks would run away from the camera.
Last job was to screw the roof back on and fix the box back in position on the back wall of the shed amongst the artificial ivy. Reconnected the camera. A quick test showed all was well.
Job Done!
Let's hope they appreciate all the hard work John. :)
ReplyDeleteWell done John! Another Round Tuit completed I suspect. I should think the Blue Tits will be very appreciative.
ReplyDeleteNow, if you have some spare time I have a house in my garden that could do with a jolly good clean, it's a little bit larger than that one though! :)
Yes Keith. Even if, like last Winter, one uses it as a roost occasionally it will have been worth the effort.
ReplyDeleteTell you what Jan - when I've finished giving my abode a jolly good clean I'll come and do yours for you. Mind you - we may have to celebrate another millennium before I get that far through the Round Tuits. :>)
ReplyDeleteWow John your an extraordinary wild life PRO!! I didn't know you had camera's in bird houses too!! Wow...I love coming here John your Blog puts a smile on my face all the time :) I can hardly wait for spring now to see if you get some babies...
ReplyDeleteWouldn't be surprised if they aren't queuing.
ReplyDeleteHi Crista. I put the camera in about a year ago. A Blue Tit spent a couple of very cold nights shivering in the box last Winter. In the spring it looked as though a couple would nest in it but then changed their minds.
ReplyDeleteHi Adrian. I hope they do a bit more than just queue up next Spring :)
ReplyDeleteGosh John is there no end to your talents - you have been busy!
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed you will be regaling us with stories and pictures of your nesting birds come the spring....