{"id":3983,"date":"2016-07-03T12:44:04","date_gmt":"2016-07-03T17:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summet.com\/blog\/?p=3983"},"modified":"2016-07-03T12:47:02","modified_gmt":"2016-07-03T17:47:02","slug":"secret-birdhouse-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.summet.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/03\/secret-birdhouse-camera\/","title":{"rendered":"Secret birdhouse camera"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This ratty old birdhouse has a secret. It was actually an “outdoor enclosure” for an indoor WiFi security camera (D-Link DCS-920). The birdhouse worked well over the last five years protecting the camera from the weather. (I lost one power supply, which hangs outside the birdhouse, so I waterproofed the replacement with hot glue and lots of layers of electrical tape.)<\/p>\n

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\nIt looked better five years ago (the perch was gnawed off, probably by a squirrel), but it was never operable as a birdhouse, as the entry hole is covered by clear Plexiglas and acts as the viewport for the camera. \u00a0 It’s basically the opposite of Dennis Nino Clasen’s birdhouse camera<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Now that I’m retiring it, I can post the secret on the internet. It was relatively difficult to notice the camera inside the birdhouse. Over five years of operation, I only know of one person who noticed that it was a camera (and then called over the whole crew to take a look…)<\/p>\n

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I did feel (only slightly) guilty about the number of birds that flew to the perch and tried to go inside….<\/p>\n

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One of these animals is not the same….<\/p>\n

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