Here's the background story, sorry I will try to make it short.
I had a woodpecker show up about 4 years ago. A female Northern Flicker. Kept pecking the same spot under the eve, north side. They are federally protected so I can shoot it (yet). I learned they only peck for two reasons, food, and shelter. I know it’s not bugs as it’s only this one spot. Used squirt guns, streamers, reflectors. She would just pull them off. She ended up starting a hole under the eve and I put a metal plate there, but she still pecked away.
I asked a wildlife expert and he said give her a home and she will stop pecking. Plus, they are very territorial and will keep other peckers away. So, I bought a Norther Flicker box and stuck it up there. She went for it the same day. That did it, she stopped pecking. She loved the box and would sit there all day with her head out.
I bought a cheap wi-fi cam “The Pecker Cam” and stuck it in the tree to watch. Then added a suet feeder. This was her home now and got some great shots.
Then about two months later a male showed up. He was not happy with a nice female, home and food. He had to tell the whole neighborhood. He would go to the top of the chimney and drum away all day on the metal flashing. Just making noise to let everyone this is his woman and home.
My wife said the bird or her! Two months later when they flew south, I removed the box and stuck up more reflectors. Still couldn’t bring myself to hurting her so I bought a nerf dart gun. I managed to hit her twice and that was enough. I haven’t seen her for a month now.
What does this have to do with hard wired IP cameras? I read Parley’s post about camo tape on a camera and thought this would work and I could put up a better camera since I’ve been upgrading a bunch, thanks Andy. I also have one pointed the other way at my pool.
So already to stick them up, camo taped and all, when I ran into this network problem.