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Yeah, more hummingbird video. I warned you that once we got the Flip video rolling, there'd be no stopping us. A few thoughts about that camera and the Novabird motion-activated cameras...

• Some time ago, I created the "eBirdseed.com photo library" (see link below). And that's cool, but it ain't enough. Nope... Not even close. I think we need a library of videos and even bird songs, and I'm pretty close to to making that happen...Hmmm...
• My problem with creating a video library has to do with the taxonomy of the beast. That is, how do we organize the content relative to our own needs, and at the same time make the Web app that will do the hosting of said content happy? I think I have a solution... Stay tuned.
• Mrs. CCA discovered a neat little trick for getting the hummingbirds to wander into the purview of the lens - she simply draped the top portion of the tripod in fake red flowers. Go figure.

Finally (and on a completely different topic) if you're thinking about a new and very different hobby (and educational) hobby, consider model boatbuilding. The beauty of this pastime is that it consumes almost no time, and costs virtually nothing... If you're interested, I wrote a six piece primer here.

Gotta run...

See you by the feeders,

CapeCodAlan

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