One of the toys we have in the backyard is a "feeder cam" hooked up to our wi-fi, which you can view remotely to see the birds attracted to it. It also takes a photo of every bird that lands in front of the camera, so you can, in a rather clunky interface, view all the birds you've had there on any particular day. It also has a feature that will identify the birds for you. This is handy for a beginning birder, I suppose, but I've never paid any attention to it until today, when, stuck inside the house for the 4th day due to high winds, I looked at some of the pictures it had taken.
Boy, do we get some rarities in our backyard!
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| THICK-BILLED MURRE |
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| JAPANESE QUAIL |
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| WESTERN JACKDAW |
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| GREAT EGRET I figured I'd better clean the schmutz off the lens. Didn't seem to make much difference:  SPOTTED RAIL  BLUE-AND-WHITE SWALLOW  JAVA SPARROW  NORTHERN GOSHAWK This is the perfect accessory for the upcoming Great Backyard Bird Count. Guaranteed to drive the eBird reviewers into retirement. |
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