12 volt Battery for Motion Sensitive Camera

It's here! Pictured with cable (pen not included). Perhaps I should have bought the weatherproof case. I suppose I can use a bucket or plastic bag.

As you may see it's not the same 12 volt battery from my youth.

Another Favorite Bird

Golden nuthatch(?).

Motion-sensitive Camera update

The camera read "low battery" after only a couple of days and very few pictures. This is very disappointing, as the four name brand alkaline C batteries I put in cost six dollars. Am currently mulling my options. Rechargeables? High upfront cost and will probably need to change every two days. There is a connector for a "12 volt lead acid" battery. I am not really sure if this is the old 12 volt batteries from my youth, that many flashlights used. Plus I need to order the cable from the vendor www.nativeoutdoors.com.

Turns out the camera is a Sunplus, which makes generic cameras and such that other companies re-label as their own. The Sunplus web-site doesn't speak much English.

Downy woodpecker 

Favorite Birds

The downy woodpecker is one of the few non-sparrow regulars at our feeders. He eats only the suet. We got this "upside-down" feeder in the hopes of defeating the sparrows, as only woodpeckers and the like can allegedly cling to the suet cage on the bottom. Nevertheless all of the birds travel around to the various feeders together, and last year I saw sparrows imitating the downy by clinging to the bottom of the feeder with one claw and beating its wings to maintain its position. I eventually saw even evil starlings doing it too. This year I have not seen *any* sparrows doing this, and it's all for the downy, plus a nuthatch couple (new this year). The lack of activity at the suet feeder has allowed me to spot a second downy...are they a couple? I guess so!

Capture the Moment

Motion-sensitive camera, 1.3/2.0 megapixel, *no* display screen, uses SD memory. Only $99. Uses four C batteries. USB cable to view images. Hoping to record a shy nocturnal visitor to our backyard wildlife habitat. More later (if I get any good shots!).