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	<description>Photography by Richard Hopkins</description>
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		<title>Fitting a window to a birdbox.</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A problem that I noticed early on, was that the feed from the nest box was strickly black and white. The only light source, even during the day, were the 4 infra red led&#8217;s. As I didn&#8217;t want to illuminate the box at night, I figured the best thing to do would be to install [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A problem that I noticed early on, was that the feed from the nest box was strickly black and white. The only light source, even during the day, were the 4 infra red led&#8217;s. As I didn&#8217;t want to illuminate the box at night, I figured the best thing to do would be to install a window to allow natural light in, and indeed some ready made boxes have small windows.</p>
<p>So, here is what I did. It&#8217;s not necessarily what you should do. I did this all in a rush in the hope that Pandora Tit wouldn&#8217;t spot me. The best way to describe it is bodged.</p>
<p>The window had to be opaque, so I used what I had to hand, which was two chinese takeaway containers, sandwiching a single ply of tissue. I cut the pieces to shape, around an indentation that they have, added the tissue, and glued the whole thing together, like a sandwich with a glue gun.</p>
<p>From there I had grand plans to cut a hole, with a grove in order to properly install the window. This was way to tricky with the tools that I had, so instead, I cut a hole slightly larger than the indentation, and gluegunned the window over it.</p>
<p>Sorted. Job done. I put it back on the wall and marvelled at the colour pictures. I say marvelled, grimaced is probably more accurate. It&#8217;s not exactly technicolour. As you can see I&#8217;ve poked through the end of an AV lead, with red, yellow and white connectors, and it&#8217;s all a world of grey. Perhaps the tits will look better? At least it&#8217;s a slight improvement, and should at least increase the shutter speed of the camera.</p>
<p>Now, all I need is a nest.</p>
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