Posts by Petraglyph

i want to know id anyone has an inexpensive easy way for me to install some sort of sound system so i can hear the outside birds in my house in winter.

i have to doors closed its like 30 degrees outside, i stepped out to toss some bread crumbs and heard so many birds outside, and i would love to hear those birds in my kitchen while i eat.

would a cheap baby monitor work ?

Petraglyph

Check out:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=nature+bird+song

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=nature+sounds

:)

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suggestions for a bird lover

by sowhatnow in

i want to know id anyone has an inexpensive easy way for me to install some sort of sound system so i can hear the outside birds in my house in winter.

i have to doors closed its like 30 degrees outside, i stepped out to toss some bread crumbs and heard so many birds outside, and i would love to hear those birds in my kitchen while i eat.

would a cheap baby monitor work ?

Petraglyph

That looks like it was designed by committee :D

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suggestions for a bird lover

by sowhatnow in

i want to know id anyone has an inexpensive easy way for me to install some sort of sound system so i can hear the outside birds in my house in winter.

i have to doors closed its like 30 degrees outside, i stepped out to toss some bread crumbs and heard so many birds outside, and i would love to hear those birds in my kitchen while i eat.

would a cheap baby monitor work ?

Petraglyph

I have a window suction feeder. I was given it as a present and I never thought it would work.

I put it out and nothing.

And then I had the idea of setting up a makeshift table further down the garden with food on it. The birds went to that. I then kept moving it closer to the house a little each day. Eventually they were visiting the table right by my window.

But they still did not go on the feeder. I used some bricks to raise the table so it was level with the feeder and put food right by the feeder. Once they got it and realised there was food there they've been visiting ever since. I took the table away as it had served its purpose.

And other birds now see them and it encourages them to visit. I've since put other feeders on hanging basket brackets right by my window.

One time I had a blackbird on my windowsill looking at me through the glass and singing quietly. It was a beautiful experience, as if he was thanking me for providing him with food.

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suggestions for a bird lover

by sowhatnow in

i want to know id anyone has an inexpensive easy way for me to install some sort of sound system so i can hear the outside birds in my house in winter.

i have to doors closed its like 30 degrees outside, i stepped out to toss some bread crumbs and heard so many birds outside, and i would love to hear those birds in my kitchen while i eat.

would a cheap baby monitor work ?

Petraglyph

In theory a baby monitor would work but you need to be aware of a couple of things:

A baby monitor would be designed to work indoors at room temperature. Usually these devices have an operating range indicated on them. Put it outside in the cold (I assume 30 degrees is in Fahrenheit?) since you mentioned cold, then you have potential issues with condensation and temperature operating range. Check the operating range and it will almost certainly be around room temperature only and putting it outside in the cold will most likely be below the stated minimum range.
If you are running it from the mains then you have additional problems with damp/condensation on the wire which could be dangerous. If it's battery powered this is not an issue, but you will then have an issue with battery life as the cold saps the life out of batteries.

I presume you won't have it outside when it's raining, especially if you're running off the mains!!

Since you mentioned inexpensive, are you aware you can stream loads of birdsong on YouTube? It would not be your actual birds you're hearing but depending on your needs it may do the trick.

I hope this gives you a few pointers :)

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MY suggestion for Muslims entering this country.

by James Mixon in

first of all immigration is a privilege not a right, the same as obtaining a driving license it's.

a privilege not a right.

my suggestion all muslims that seeking permanent resident or a visa.

Petraglyph

@James, where is "this country"? ;)

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How about a CAPCHA test for ANY new post?

by Nathan Natas in

maybe it would be possible to turn the capcha test off for a user after they have "survived" ten posts without being thrown into gehenna?.

there must be some days it seems like a thankless pain-in-the-ass, but you are rendering a truly life-saving service.. love ya, dude, (and dude-harad and all the little dudettes) in an appropriate and totally manly way!.

- your idiot fellow traveller..