Squirrel Nest Camera

Step 3 Deployment

I mounted the whole arrangement on my house - side of house with no view , few windows, no traffic, and two story wall.  some branches provide access to adjacent trees.

Last year the mom squirrel built a nest in the box so it was pretty difficult to see the babies.  She kept them covered.  It seemed to be temperature dependent, and the spring was quite cold, so it limited viewing opportunities.  

I believe there were three baby squirrels.  They moved out around the third week of April.  It was quite sudden.  They were there one day, and no sign of them after that.

Comments

[Buskieboy]

Really cute looking babies!  How long did they live there and could you tell them apart?  Did you name them?  Great project. 

Another cool one would be to do a bat house.  Apparently they are very similar to your squirrel nest box; close to the wall, under the roof etc.  

[kenbob]

the pictures i posted were among the best we got.  Most of the time the babies were burrowed in to the nesting material, so not really visible.  And, when mature enough, the next day they were gone and did not return.  no, no names.  feel free to assign them;)