Twitter, Sound Library... All Kinds of New Stuff
Hi all,
Yup, they're back! The Ruby-throated Hummingbirds have arrived - the wife saw one today. While the shot above is from last year, you'll be getting some fresh pictures in the near future. Nothing says "Spring" like a Ruby-throated! Be sure to keep an eye on the eBirdseed.com bird cam - it's trained right on the hummer feeders.
Hey now! Tweet, tweet! eBirdseed Twitters... (If you're not familiar with social networking, take a look here.) I'll warn you right up front that I'm not your typical tweeter... I don't ask stuff like "Who's your favorite Star Trek character?" Nope, I tend to fall along the lines of silence or at best, "Oh, a Red-tail just swooped through the backyard." Anyway, you can access Twitter using the "Share" button below. All you really need is an account, and then "follow" CapeCodAlan.
What else is new? Well... It turns out that our little Flip Video camera has a decent mic in it, so it looks like I'm going to have to start building a bird audio library. First I'll have to find a way to strip the audio out of the video and then edit it, but that should be no prob whatsoever - I live for this stuff.
And speaking of videos... We now have a YouTube account for our vids. All that remains to be done is to wrestle the digital celluloid gremlins into submission, and then force them into some sort of logical order. When all is said and done, it might not be pretty, but at least it will be entertaining. Stay tuned for that one.
Before I go... As promised, here's the finished model of the sailboat "Gypsy".
It's obviously primitive, but the lines are right. If you're going to build anything (from boat to birdhouse), the best advice I can give is build a quick model first. It doesn't take any money, and it takes little time, and in the long run you'll have a more pleasurable experience throughout.
Gotta' run... See you by the feeders,
CapeCodAlan
eBirdseed.com photo library
