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NSW - Charles Sturt University - 2017 / Xavier & Diamond
burdi:
Update - What a trio
Published 8 December, 2017 | By Cilla Kinross
I had a bit of luck tonight. Both juveniles were in the dead tree. I watched them flying about (I’m not quick enough to photo them in flight, alas) and then settle close together in the tree, to be joined later by Diamond (Mum), who was not at all impressed with my presence, but didn’t actually attack. At first it was poor light, then the evening sun shone through the trees picking out our duo and then the trio.
In the shots with Diamond, she is on top, then Bali with Marragaay lower. Note how she is much bigger, and still a bit fluffy. Nice shot of Diamond last.
Source: http://www.gumtreecs.com.au/wordpress/what-a-trio/
burdi:
Update - Taking bets on Bali
Published 6 December, 2017 | By Cilla Kinross
For some reason my post last night has not appeared. The Milestone recording software is still not working, but I’m really keen to record at the moment, especially the movements of Bali (and Marragaay if she appears) and how long they hang around using the box.
So I’ve managed to get some screen capture software (Movavi). This is going fine, but I have to be there to jog the screen when it hangs ie refresh the browser, so not much use overnight and during the morning. I’m not sure how to overcome that, except to try and install it at home, which will require pretty heavy data usage. We are on NBN wireless, which is okay, but not unlimited. And I don’t fancy waking every hour to refresh browser!
So your screen capture shots are really useful, especially those of Bali leaving and other early morning activities. Many thanks to those who sent them in.
Bali arrived quite late last night about 8.30 pm and was gone by 6 am.
Anyway, what are bets for how long he/they hang around? We did have a juvenile female stay until about late January, often overnight in the box with her mother (old Swift). But last year both juveniles were seen no more than three weeks post-fledge (ie now).
Cheers
Source: http://www.gumtreecs.com.au/wordpress/taking-bets-on-bali/
burdi:
Bali has been spending the night in his nest box quite regularly. :)
This morning it was very foggy in Orange. The temperature was 10.0°C when Bali left the nest at 0534 hrs AEDT. Currently, the relative humidity is still 99%, but the fog has since cleared.
burdi:
Update - FalconCam Project is down but not out
Published 1 December, 2017 | By Scott Banks
The other day campus experienced a really dangerous power supply “fluctuation” which almost destroyed some of our computer equipment. It wasn’t a power outage as much as it was a cycling of power, no power, power etc, which (as some may have seen before in computers) can ruin a computer for good. Basically the surveillance server won’t reboot properly so we’re going through Windows diagnostics to get it going again, but also the streaming server ran out of disk space (??), hung on a dead screen, then managed to delete the streaming app that we made! So for now the streaming is offline, and will be until we can correct the server. We’re VERY lucky our servers survived (so far) as a monster “Uninterruptible Power Supply” in the same rack blew itself up (AU$15k-18k gone!). The fluctuation wasn’t a normal situation for computers or UPS units to handle so there will be a few days of repairs and restorations. Luckier than the power pole down the road that flamed up and burnt out in the process!
When I can get the equipment all back online with some stability I’ll advise.
We’ll have it fixed in…. no time…
Source: http://www.gumtreecs.com.au/wordpress/falconcam-project-is-down-but-not-out/
burdi:
Update - Switch to fieldwork
Published 1 December, 2017 | By Cilla Kinross
It looks like the power pole has done more damage than a simple power outage and both the streaming servers and the recording software have been damaged, although the computers themselves are still functioning. Scott is burrowing away trying to fix things. He did get the streaming server going for a while, but I believe that’s out again too.
Meanwhile, I will keep an eye out for our youngsters in the field, which I love anyway ……just wish I had more time.
Here is a rather fuzzy picture of Marragaay at sunset last night and Bali the day before on the tower.
Youngsters getting out and about (Bali, male,above; Marragaay, female, below).
If anyone has information about who has been using the box, particularly at night since my last recording: 5 pm on Tuesday, I would be grateful, as I’m pretty sure all the data since then has been irretrievably lost.
The weekend is forecast to be wet, so probably no more updates until Monday. Many thanks for all your support, donations and comments.
I should mention, too, that I gave a talk to Rotary a week or two ago and they are giving us $200 towards a platform to be erected outside the box to provide a bit more space for flap practice (hopefully, not falling through the gaps). Just need to come up with a design that can be effected inside the box, to avoid the cost of a large cherry-picker!
Source: http://www.gumtreecs.com.au/wordpress/switch-to-fieldwork/
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