Things used to make these videos:
In box Camera - Green Feathers wired IP camera
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Nest box - Garden Nature side view box
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Streaming software - OBS
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Editing software - Davinci Resolve 17
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External Camera - Sony A6400 with 18 -105mm F4 lens
Streaming hardware - Apple MacBook Pro 15" 2012 and 2018
Within the first 10 seconds of this video you will see a cat put a paw into the entrance hole of the nest. This week we've had magpies, woodpeckers, starlings and now cats try and get into the nest. When will it end?.
Fortunately the cat failed and with assistance from it's owner we've put up a chicken wire 'umbrella' below the nest to stop any more feline adventures. What's next? Locusts?
Our fears from yesterday were confirmed at 4.59am when our female removed another expired chick from the nest. This leaves us with three surviving chicks. If we didn't have bad luck we wouldn't have any luck at all. Did the fact that the chicks hatching was spread out over almost 4 days have something to do with the relatively low survival rate or has it been the last week's atrocious weather? People smarter than I might have answers to that.
The remaining chicks seems strong, alert and full of energy. The parents have been feeding all three throughout the day and into the evening at an impressive rate. Let's hope that all of them make it through their last week in the nest and here's no further unwanted drama.
More tomorrow...