Thanks for this. Nice little piece of kit. However the advantage of the webcam is that it circumvents the power issue. The breeding pens are a good distance from the house making running power up there awkward. With the webcam it happily sits there inactive until plugged in.
I'm looking into...
Anyone got any experience in STM32 code writing to see if something like this might work?
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Background:
Myself and my father-in-law breed Birds of Prey. During the breeding season they cannot be disturbed but it is worth knowing what is going on so a few years ago I installed a cheap webcam above the nesting ledge to check on breeding progress, number of eggs and to market the birds...