My take on the Make: birdfeeder webcam.

Step 7 Mount it outside on a window sill - Start looking at critters

Mount the board to a window sill and run the cable through the window. (I attached mine to my laptop but wanted to keep it in a convenient place. I needed a USB extension cable. 6 feet cost as much as the camera. Anybody have an Instructable on how to make USB cables?) If necessary use a board to brace the far end. (I didn't realize the length needed to see all the stations with the cam. I thought the thing would be a lot shorter. I used a scrap piece of wood mounted on the end of the board and the side of the house.) Configure the cam to take timed pics or with motion detection. ( I downloaded this and got the motion detection to work before I put it all together. Right now I just capture images on a schedule until I can tweak the program again.) Keep the feeders full and enjoy the show. (Three days and all I got so far are squirrel pics.)

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[mjgsr]

I've added a couple more pics including cardinals.