Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Wednesday Part 2


For a few weeks now we have been working with a FWS partner, My Outdoor TV, to figure out a way to get our eagle cam video out to more folks, with smooth video and sound. My Outdoor TV is a fantastic website that is filled with video programming for folks interested in a variety of outdoor activities, soon to include the NCTC Eagle Cam.

This should solve the shaky video and lack of audio caused by the tight bandwidth.

We will be changing the link as soon as testing is completed. The only difference in what you'll see, besides smooth video and audio, is that you will see the video on a My Outdoor TV site, which includes some ads and a variety of other links. It's a really cool site, and we really appreciate their interest in working with us.

More soon.

68 comments:

Eagle-Eyed Sharon said...

Looks like a really nice site, Steve!!! YEAH!!

paula eagleholic said...

Whoo Hooooooooooo!!!!

Eagle-Eyed Sharon said...

Yeah Paula, I am glad you are here. I didn't want to be excited all by myself!

paula eagleholic said...

And who cares about ads and links!!

Eagle-Eyed Sharon said...

I totally agree with you on that Paula!

paula eagleholic said...

They already have a page for the cam!!

Mits said...

yippee!!!!! thanks, Steve

Eagle-Eyed Sharon said...

I know they do. I have already marked it under my favorites!! BOOYAH, WHHHOOOOOHHOOOOO!!! STuff like that!

hedgie said...

Wonderful news, Steve. Congrats on a new partnership! And thanks!!

Eagle-Eyed Sharon said...

With a link to our blog right underneath it!

paula eagleholic said...

YUPPERS!

Very nice page!!

deb said...

I found it, too, how exciting, I can't wait until the tests are done! Thanks, Steve!

Eagle-Eyed Sharon said...

Put ya shoes on Lucy, we in the city now!! :)

hedgie said...

Looks like a cool site, and sure enough they are all ready for US!! All info there....just waiting for the cam view! Blogspot link there, too!

paula eagleholic said...

Tell 'em to put a rush on it Steve!!

Just sooooo excited!!!

paula eagleholic said...

That Duke Farms nest is pretty good size! Hoping to see the eggs there.

deb said...

Just think, we will be able to hear Hidey!

Mits said...

no April fool's day here....:)

hedgie said...

Almost forgot....put this on older thread,, but probably few saw it with the new thread up:

Local gals: Butlers' Farm Market on Dry Run Rd. opens for the season tomorrow! Bulk mulch, flower baskets, jams and jellies, etc. My favorite place to go for produce in the summer. Old family friends of my ex and his family, and my former neighbors.

hedgie said...

Wake up, Margy...we have good news!! Hey, EVERYBODY!!!! Happy Days are Here Again!

deb said...

Both eagles at Duke Farms.

paula eagleholic said...

2 eagles at Duke

paula eagleholic said...

2 osprey at BWO

Parent at BWE - lunchtime there?

paula eagleholic said...

Looks like Dad left at Duke...second eagle appears larger!

magpie said...

Oh, I'm awake all right !

So here is where you go :
My Outdoor TV

scroll down a little, we are first on the Left! Click that, and then find where our blogspot it, hit that and it puts you right on the Blog open up page....

Steve is very good at keeping secrets ! It's pretty obvious this little plan has been "hatching" for awhile...Thanks, Steve and NCTC !

paula eagleholic said...

What a pair at BWE...one chick has tail under parent...other one has head tucked under parent, LOL

paula eagleholic said...

Margy - I didn't see that link you saw...I saw the one across the dark gray strip near the top that was just words...says "live eagle cam"

paula eagleholic said...

Snow white is hiding her white head!

magpie said...

Snow in the nest at Kent, and it looks quite wet and soggy at LW

magpie said...

I guess I just came to it the round-about way, Paula... and others, but your suggestion is easier...and does the same things.

Sorry folks...

Bear of Little Brain here...

xo

magpie said...

Those two white things in our nest remind me of cuttle bones !

magpie said...

wingersizing at BWE - sort of

paula eagleholic said...

Margy - what in the world are cuttle bones?

paula eagleholic said...

And those are half eaten fish, BTW

Mits said...

cuttle bones...we used to put them in with our parakeets, something to sharpen there little beaks

Mits said...

good Lord, been posting on old thread at times.....need to get my act together

Mits said...

A cuttlebone is not actually a bone, but rather the internal shell of the Cuttlefish, a small, squid-like cephalopod. In the Cuttlefish, the cuttlebone is filled with gasses and helps control the fish's buoyancy in the water. While for years people have harvested and used cuttlebones for various purposes, the most widely recognized use of the cuttlebone is as a supplement and exercise toy for birds.

The cuttlebone is a lightweight, oblong, chalky object that is mainly composed of calcium -- making it an ideal way to supplement a birds's calcium intake.

Cuttlebones have a grainy texture, reminiscent of pumice. This texture can also offer benefits to parrots as it is helpful in wearing down overgrown beaks. It's recommended to always keep a cuttlebone in your bird's cage to promote beak and jaw exercise.

You can usually find a cuttlebone in most grocery or pet supply stores.

deb said...

I just had a Brown Cowbird in my yard, mixed in with the Common Grackles.

deb said...

The things you learn on here. I had heard of Cuttlebones somehow, somewhere. Now I know what it is.

magpie said...

I used to have them in the cage with my Zebra finches...a few years back when I had them.

cuttle bones that is...
Thanks, Mits !

Deb I love the Cowbird! Those color contrasts, black and brown, and I like the "watery" sound they make !

deb said...

The Heron cam has an egg at WW!

magpie said...

Okay, back to my camera directions.
Was hoping to go check Blue Bells today at Swinging Bridge, but it's too soggy to do that...

TTFN xo

magpie said...

See that Deb ! The Herons and the Egg...

Critterzoom has been very cooperative lately ☺

magpie said...

Lousy wet weather there too !
Love the Sounds !

deb said...

I hadn't ever seen one that close up before, Margy, just out on cows!

I wish Mary and I could have gotten closer to the Heronry we found, we are going to try going by water once it warms up.

The Osprey chicks in CC are so cute, and big! All three are peeking over the edge of the nest.

magpie said...

Okay, had to check that one too, CC - and you are so right, Deb !

That black plastic debris often looks like a breathing animal of some sort ..

okay, really, 'bye

Mits said...

update from Memphis zoo, their panda had AI on Chritsmas day....

It's been a few months since the insemination, and our researchers have been carefully monitoring YaYa's horomone levels...

Mits said...

snow at Oregon nest

paula eagleholic said...

3 eaglets in view at CO

I am so happy they have 3 chicklets!

Littlest one looks pretty steady now!

paula eagleholic said...

Oldest at CO being a pecking bully.

paula eagleholic said...

Littlest one stuck i the back...oldest 2 are getting food...

He almost got a bite! C.mon Mom reach furtherer...YAY, he just got a bite!

paula eagleholic said...

And another bite for Baby CO

paula eagleholic said...

Tummies full in CO, they are passed out now :)

paula eagleholic said...

Maine 2 is up with the sound and view down into the nest...

paula eagleholic said...

egg in view at M2

magpie said...

I missed the egg but I sure caught the sound. Great, thanks for the hot tip, Paula, ref Maine 2

paula eagleholic said...

Thanks for the explanation about cuttle bones!

Feeding in CO...littlest getting plenty this feeding!

hedgie said...

Yes, I remember the cuttlebones being used in our birdcage when I was little!

Eagle-Eyed Sharon said...

OUR NEW CAMERA IS UP!!!

Eagle-Eyed Sharon said...

Oh, Wow, it is beautiful with sound and everything!!

Eagle-Eyed Sharon said...

Hello, is anybody there???

paula eagleholic said...

OUr Hidey has been uncovered for quite some time...

deb said...

It doesn't work for me??

Eagle-Eyed Sharon said...

Can't get it up on my laptop but can my other one.

deb said...

NEW THREAD!!

Eagle-Eyed Sharon said...

We just had a really big yawn from our youngun!

paula eagleholic said...

I see it, but my sound here isn't great...what do you hear, Sharon?

hedgie said...

Cauliflower ear here....almost 2 hrs. on phone with a former ncoworker---who is bipolar!!!--and then w/ daughter.....whew!

3/27/24 stick again

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