Welcome to the 2025 beaks!
Last updated: 24th February 2025
I've started getting the day/night cameras sorted out. I now have a light sensor running on its own dedicated server (overkill much?) so the box controller can use the right camera for the light conditions.
The beaks are coming in for a look-around almost daily. Mrs. B sometimes spends the night in the box.
Known issues:
- Work on the daylight/IR camera setup is ongoing.
- The quality of the stream is set low - mainly because it interferes with the speed of the rest of the house's internet. I'll turn it up a bit when they beaks start nest building.
The visiting beaks
Curated highlights of the beak visits this year. The latest videos are at the top.
Mrs. B wakes up briefly, has a little look around and goes back to sleep with her head under her wing.
The new camera captures a beak for the first time. It looks a little less anaemic with a non-IR camera.
Just a short clip, but you can hear them cheeping to each other. So cute!
Now with sound! The beaks come in for another look around
The first beaks in the box! The picture quality is terrible, but we have beaks! A pair of Blue Tits hop in for a nosey.