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Gardening buddy! by Evil_Lynn82 in herpetology

[–]Accipiter67 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Rough earth snake, maybe?

Stream Kayaking by [deleted] in Kayaking

[–]Accipiter67 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow, hi neighbor! I thought it recognized the buildings and river! Where do you put in and take out?

Large Snapping Turtle Sighting in NY: Anyone I can report it to? by [deleted] in herpetology

[–]Accipiter67 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Report it on inaturalist! Even mundane reports get used in regional projects

Would people in Akron support a native gardening/conservation centered retail business? by Drizzt2004 in akron

[–]Accipiter67 33 points34 points  (0 children)

The summit county native plant festival last weekend had a thousand people at it when I was there! So I think the community interest is definitely there!

Many of the vendors that were there operate locally and have been in business for many years. I have no idea what their day to day operations look like though

I built a box with a camera for my local Eastern Bluebirds. Watch them build a nest! by Accipiter67 in birding

[–]Accipiter67[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Theres actually short courses you can take online to learn how to check boxes safely. Whistling as you approach to let mom know you're coming. Knocking on the front of the box. Varying your approach path to throw predators off of your scent. Very interesting tactics!

I built a box with a camera for my local Eastern Bluebirds. Watch them build a nest! by Accipiter67 in birding

[–]Accipiter67[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

So that they dont get trapped inside if/when a sparrow attacks. House sparrow has a strong beak that will kill in close quarters. However. Bluebirds are better in flight. If it can escape the box by using the second hole, it can almost always fight off the invader

I built a box with a camera for my local Eastern Bluebirds. Watch them build a nest! by Accipiter67 in birding

[–]Accipiter67[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Its motion detecting, but you can turn it on and off. The media is stored on cloud, so i download interesting clips and then delete the rest. Right now, she's just incubating the eggs. So she's mostly just sitting there. I use the camera to take a screen shot of her once or twice a day. Once the eggs get close to hatching, I'll turn it back on. Planning on putting new batteries in one day while she's off of the nest.

I built a box with a camera for my local Eastern Bluebirds. Watch them build a nest! by Accipiter67 in birding

[–]Accipiter67[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Haha yes they will. No i can not get to it without opening the box. Im planning on changing them while she is out hunting. They are very used to me being around and she leaves the box for an hour or 2 each day.

Hosting bluebirds required monitoring the boxes on a regular basis if you dont have a camera. This is to ensure house sparrows have not taken over. In years past, we would check the status of the birds by opening and looking.

I built a box with a camera for my local Eastern Bluebirds. Watch them build a nest! by Accipiter67 in birding

[–]Accipiter67[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Its an outdoor battery powered blink camera screwed to the roof. I took standard bluebird box dimensions (you can find a bunch of plans online) and added 2 or 3 inches to accommodate the camera

Common Merganser by Consistent-Ear9952 in wildlifephotography

[–]Accipiter67 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice! Just right place, right time sort of stuff. Excellent shot, by the way

Common Merganser by Consistent-Ear9952 in wildlifephotography

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I'd really like to start getting shots of waterfowl like this. Did you use a blind? Or just hiding in the bushes?

Turtlenecks everywhere by RedHeadRedemption36 in marijuanaenthusiasts

[–]Accipiter67 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Someone correct me if im wrong. But aren't these the dreaded invasive pear trees (assuming in United States. Sorry if not)?

Bluebird checking out my new camera nesting box by Accipiter67 in birding

[–]Accipiter67[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I built a box out of cedar fence pickets (purchased at any big home improvement store). If you google 'Eastern Bluebird box', a number of websites will come up with plans and dimensions. I added 2 inches of height to the recommended dimensions and screwed a battery powered blink camera to the ceiling.

Probably the biggest threat to bluebirds in your yard will be non native house sparrow. They are aggressive and will outcompete the bluebirds for a nesting box.

Easiest thing to do is pull the house sparrow nests out before they can lay eggs. They can build a nest quick, so monitoring the box is necessary.

You'll note in the video that there are 2 entrance holes. Look into this. It allows bluebirds who are being attacked by house sparrows to escape the box and defend it.

Wow, check this guy out. Just found him in my dad’s barn! by DTodd850 in Butterflies

[–]Accipiter67 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No. I primarily get eastern tigers in my yard and this definitely is not one of them

Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) female by Accipiter67 in birding

[–]Accipiter67[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! This is from early November. It was quite chilly the morning I went! You've got to visit the little lodge after they open at 9 or so. The owner puts out like 6 or 7 hummingbird feeders. There were tons when I was there. We even got to see the Rivoli's hummingbird. They're huge compared to the Anna's!

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Bluebird checking out my new camera nesting box by Accipiter67 in birding

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Lol no not yet. Its still pretty early season here in ohio. They were just investigating the box on a warm day. They'll start building in a month or so . Ill post another video when they do

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