We spend many hours choosing a camera bird box, positioning them in order to help save and enjoy our birds. A great way to make sure you keep enjoying your birds is to:- Keep an eye where you are putting food. By putting food near a nest box, you potentially attracting a threat to your camera bird box.
- Keep monitoring your camera to check the welfare of your birds and spot any potential threats.
- Keep an eye out for domestic cats. Research shows that they are amongst the biggest threats to nesting birds. Try to keep your box high enough and away from any cat runs. If you are having trouble with cats, try cat repellent and visual deterrents.
- Keep an eye from bird predation. There are some birds like woodpeckers like nothing better than small chicks to feed their young. They tend to bash through the sides of a bird box in order to get to the nest. Try protecting your bird box with hole protectors or a predator guard kit.
- Keep an eye for pests and non native plants. These can have an effect on certain birds.
- Keep an eye on grotty feeders and feeding stations. Regularly cleaning them can cut down pests and diseases being carried to nest boxes. At the end of nesting season, a good idea is to clean out bird boxes
- Keep an eye out for flying birds. A good idea is to place stickers on windows to help stop them flying into them.
Camera bird box systems
Predator kits
