I bought this little Action Camera on Amazon... it's a Qumox SJ4000.
A GoPro lookalike...
...it came with loads of accessories including this waterproof case... all for just £69.
The bracket is for mounting the camera on bike handlebars... and of course bird feeding stations.
I captured this little clip of a Starling within minutes of setting it up.
It's played at half speed.
It's played at half speed.
The plastic lid on the feeder is usually lower to keep the bigger birds out...
...a bit of tweaking and hopefully I will get some nice close up videos.
Linking to Saturday's Critters, Camera Critters, The Bird D'pot
and Wild Bird Wednesday
...a bit of tweaking and hopefully I will get some nice close up videos.
Linking to Saturday's Critters, Camera Critters, The Bird D'pot
and Wild Bird Wednesday
This was a good buy, Andrew. Very useful to capture live moments. Hope to see more pictures, videos soon :)
ReplyDeletethe swinging gave me motion-sickness. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a good idea. It will be interesting to see what you capture next The close up of the starling was great, but perhaps smaller birds wouldn't swing the basket as much.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant Andrew, lovely thing to own.
ReplyDeleteThat is a excellent idea Andrew.
ReplyDeleteHow much did it cost to make it worth it?
Maybe can get the bear in action when he takes the neighbors bird feeders but maybe not. He would wreck the camera. The bear.
That'll be fun to play with!
ReplyDeleteLoved the video clip. Have a lovely weekend
ReplyDeleteNice idea - I may have to copy it! Problem is, we just don't get has many garden birds here as in the UK - maybe its because the feed on different foods. Who knows!
ReplyDeleteCheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
I would LOVE to have this in MY yard. This is awesome!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for adding your link to this post for the weekend at I'd Rather B Birdin'!!!
Oh, and as I type this comment, I see your sweet grandson, Arthur in the post previously...such a cutie.
Nice set up. You're going to have a lot of fun with it.
ReplyDeleteIt works perfectly !
ReplyDeleteHi Andrew... Great little gadget, my daughter has a GoPro. She loves it.
ReplyDeleteYa that swinging makes ya want to move too...lol.
Ya those birds I keep out of my mealy worm feeder, they are real pigs!
Have fun..looks like you are all ready!!
Grace xo
Great idea, Andrew! I'm curious to see what you get with it! We've had lots of starlings all winter.
ReplyDeleteThat's very cool Andrew. I may invest in one of those at some point.
ReplyDeleteThat's great! I might have to look up that camera!
ReplyDeleteWow what fun ... and you almost hypnotized me with your video. With the swinging feeder all I needed was a low voice saying "you are geetting sleepy" and I would have been gone. ... Love your experiment and am looking forward to seeing how the videos come out.
ReplyDeleteAndrea @ From The Sol
This would be great fun! I enjoyed seeing your set-up and the first shot!
ReplyDeleteSo You have your own bird cam! I'm asking over at my blog what people think of them (the professional ones like on the eagle nest here). I have mixed feelings and would love to know what birders think of them.
ReplyDeleteThat should provide some really interesting moments for you!
ReplyDeleteCool! I just bought an sj400 last week. Didn't think of using it for birds.
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