Wild Boar`s dining-table - Live feed

David Watkins · February 4th, 2008, 03:45 PM

No I'm not a twitcher ( did you see the crowds going after the WC Sparrow, made me cringe, couldnt do that and I've been birding most of my life, leave it guys, go and see them in the States, it's more fun ) but yes it's fun seeing stuff on the telly, frustrates me when you see a shot of flamingos on the salt pans in Africa and there are loads of waders amongst them but you never get a decent view, forget the flamingos, see them so many times, lets see the good stuff!!!

Anyway I'm off for a beer, with my Raccoon Dog telly-tick!

Frank Hool · February 5th, 2008, 01:08 PM

... back to technical:
1. Lights
We use two lamps positsioned as i described earlier, they have usual halogen outdoor housing: http://www.acg.cc/productsimg/1169100452230.jpg
and bulbs: http://english.alter.ee/?vars=page|s...oduct|9|LAX403

2. Capturing device
MX-M22M-Sec. So it should be the same camera as last time by the Storks nest. But changed is censor. Mobotix also have pressrelease about the subject: http://www.mobotix.com/other/company...t_news#ID17472

Annie Haycock · February 5th, 2008, 05:09 PM

[QUOTE=David Watkins;820112]No I'm not a twitcher ( did you see the crowds going after the WC Sparrow,

My husband said this evening, "If the WC sparrow is still there we'll have to go and see it" - oh dear, if it's there I won't have much choice!

We don't have any itinerary for Norfolk, but if you see a couple of people wandering around loaded down with camera gear that includes a Canon A1, it's probably us.

David Watkins · February 6th, 2008, 03:36 AM

I'll be filming in Norfolk next week ( w/c 11th ) let me know how you get on Annie. We've booked a 4hr sea trip out of Wells, I'm hoping to get some seabirds of some sort up close, some auks, ducks, etc while the lads fish.

I'll be trying to keep away from the Sparrow though, love birdwatchers, hate crowds

David Watkins · February 6th, 2008, 11:30 AM

theres a raccoon dog there now at the back of the floods, dead centre

David Watkins · February 6th, 2008, 02:47 PM

wild boar there now if anyone around

David Watkins · February 6th, 2008, 03:15 PM

I keep dipping into this and it's quite fascinating, a lot of wild boar activity at the moment, but the image keeps freezing, could this be something to do with my computer settings, it distracts a bit from watching them interacting, they clearly have a heirarchy,

are these real wild boar or reintroductions, and what was the intention of having the camera set up?

Anyway I like it, anyone know of any other wildlife webcams on the go at the moment?

Bob Thompson · February 7th, 2008, 03:45 PM

Frank,

Maybe worth checking the old stork nest as I have heard that the storks are arriving back early this year, particularly around Lake Constance in South Germany.

Bob

Frank Hool · February 10th, 2008, 03:30 PM

Tooni(the male stork) has a radiotransmitter. So we start when he is around Mediterrain Sea. At the moment he still in Egipt.

Frank Hool · February 13th, 2008, 02:06 AM

mms://video.eenet.ee/arhiiv/2008-02-10.asf

Frank Hool · February 20th, 2008, 02:17 AM

we reached to 1000000 view. most concurrent views record is about 2000.
And top outgoing traffic is 1Gbps(this is actually limited by interface).

Frank Hool · December 24th, 2008, 05:04 AM

so we're tested it about few weeks with new equipment. And now it seems to be right moment to go public.
The place will be usually crowded around 5.00PM(GMT) with wild boars but You can find there lots of other guys even in daytime.

So right to the livefeed: livefeed
some articles in english: looduskalender.ee
article in estonian with drawing how the link from woods to viewer generally works(click on the drawing): Kernel - Metssea TV

Merry Christmas!

Bob Thompson · December 30th, 2008, 04:13 AM

Frank,

I have only been able to catch one boar but have seen raptors eating off the table on the right of picture. Any idea what birds you are getting.

The quality of the picture & sound coming out of the forest is incredible.

Will you be having a live feed of the stork nest again this year?

Happy New Year to you and the team putting out this live feed

Bob

Brendan Marnell · December 31st, 2008, 04:41 AM

Food delivery just now by human + 2 buckets: soft meaty stuff to table; chunks of veg & stale bread scattered around clearing ... very interesting ... only jays and linnets/twite so far but more to come no doubt ...

Thanks for the link Frank

5 mins later same human + buckets scattering food pellets widely and seeds/nuts in 15 small piles ...

Bob Thompson · December 31st, 2008, 09:07 AM

Brendan, They are now out for their New Years Eve dinner

Bob

PS: They seem to lack table manners, as they are very noisy eaters

February 5th, 2008, 05:09 PM	#18
Annie Haycock Major Player Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pembrokeshire, Wales Posts: 734	Hi David [QUOTE=David Watkins;820112]No I'm not a twitcher ( did you see the crowds going after the WC Sparrow, My husband said this evening, "If the WC sparrow is still there we'll have to go and see it" - oh dear, if it's there I won't have much choice! We don't have any itinerary for Norfolk, but if you see a couple of people wandering around loaded down with camera gear that includes a Canon A1, it's probably us.

December 24th, 2008, 05:04 AM	#27
Frank Hool Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Barca Spain Posts: 384	Wild Boars are back again so we're tested it about few weeks with new equipment. And now it seems to be right moment to go public. The place will be usually crowded around 5.00PM(GMT) with wild boars but You can find there lots of other guys even in daytime. So right to the livefeed: livefeed some articles in english: looduskalender.ee article in estonian with drawing how the link from woods to viewer generally works(click on the drawing): Kernel - Metssea TV Merry Christmas!

December 30th, 2008, 04:13 AM	#28
Bob Thompson Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 340	Frank, I have only been able to catch one boar but have seen raptors eating off the table on the right of picture. Any idea what birds you are getting. The quality of the picture & sound coming out of the forest is incredible. Will you be having a live feed of the stork nest again this year? Happy New Year to you and the team putting out this live feed Bob Attached Thumbnails

December 31st, 2008, 04:41 AM	#29
Brendan Marnell Major Player Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 938	Food delivery just now by human + 2 buckets: soft meaty stuff to table; chunks of veg & stale bread scattered around clearing ... very interesting ... only jays and linnets/twite so far but more to come no doubt ... Thanks for the link Frank 5 mins later same human + buckets scattering food pellets widely and seeds/nuts in 15 small piles ... Last edited by Brendan Marnell; December 31st, 2008 at 04:47 AM. Reason: update

December 31st, 2008, 09:07 AM	#30
Bob Thompson Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 340	Brendan, They are now out for their New Years Eve dinner Bob PS: They seem to lack table manners, as they are very noisy eaters Attached Thumbnails

February 4th, 2008, 03:45 PM	#16
David Watkins Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Leeds UK Posts: 43	No I'm not a twitcher ( did you see the crowds going after the WC Sparrow, made me cringe, couldnt do that and I've been birding most of my life, leave it guys, go and see them in the States, it's more fun ) but yes it's fun seeing stuff on the telly, frustrates me when you see a shot of flamingos on the salt pans in Africa and there are loads of waders amongst them but you never get a decent view, forget the flamingos, see them so many times, lets see the good stuff!!! Anyway I'm off for a beer, with my Raccoon Dog telly-tick!

February 5th, 2008, 01:08 PM	#17
Frank Hool Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Barca Spain Posts: 384	... back to technical: 1. Lights We use two lamps positsioned as i described earlier, they have usual halogen outdoor housing: http://www.acg.cc/productsimg/1169100452230.jpg and bulbs: http://english.alter.ee/?vars=page\|s...oduct\|9\|LAX403 2. Capturing device MX-M22M-Sec. So it should be the same camera as last time by the Storks nest. But changed is censor. Mobotix also have pressrelease about the subject: http://www.mobotix.com/other/company...t_news#ID17472

February 6th, 2008, 03:36 AM	#19
David Watkins Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Leeds UK Posts: 43	I'll be filming in Norfolk next week ( w/c 11th ) let me know how you get on Annie. We've booked a 4hr sea trip out of Wells, I'm hoping to get some seabirds of some sort up close, some auks, ducks, etc while the lads fish. I'll be trying to keep away from the Sparrow though, love birdwatchers, hate crowds

February 6th, 2008, 11:30 AM	#20
David Watkins Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Leeds UK Posts: 43	theres a raccoon dog there now at the back of the floods, dead centre

February 6th, 2008, 02:47 PM	#21
David Watkins Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Leeds UK Posts: 43	wild boar there now if anyone around

February 6th, 2008, 03:15 PM	#22
David Watkins Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Leeds UK Posts: 43	I keep dipping into this and it's quite fascinating, a lot of wild boar activity at the moment, but the image keeps freezing, could this be something to do with my computer settings, it distracts a bit from watching them interacting, they clearly have a heirarchy, are these real wild boar or reintroductions, and what was the intention of having the camera set up? Anyway I like it, anyone know of any other wildlife webcams on the go at the moment?

February 7th, 2008, 03:45 PM	#23
Bob Thompson Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 340	Frank, Maybe worth checking the old stork nest as I have heard that the storks are arriving back early this year, particularly around Lake Constance in South Germany. Bob

February 10th, 2008, 03:30 PM	#24
Frank Hool Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Barca Spain Posts: 384	Tooni(the male stork) has a radiotransmitter. So we start when he is around Mediterrain Sea. At the moment he still in Egipt.

February 13th, 2008, 02:06 AM	#25
Frank Hool Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Barca Spain Posts: 384	mms://video.eenet.ee/arhiiv/2008-02-10.asf

February 20th, 2008, 02:17 AM	#26
Frank Hool Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Barca Spain Posts: 384	we reached to 1000000 view. most concurrent views record is about 2000. And top outgoing traffic is 1Gbps(this is actually limited by interface).