BirdNet-Pi: USB audio module testing

I've bought a couple more modules

so thought I'd do some tests to compare performance.

This post concerns the use of USB audio modules in connection with miniature electret microphone capsules.

BirdNetPi: 12 months on, what now?

My system has collected a lot of data.

Can it tell me anything?

And what do I do now?

Allsky: cooling my Raspberry Pi

The Pi 4 can get very hot.

When it does, it throttles the cpu.

So I've been working on a solution.

Our Leafcutter Bee Larvae

The summer is now behind us

so its time to empty our solitary bee box

and save the larvae in a safe place.

AllSky: new box, dark frames & other tweaks

When conditions allow, I've been having fun with Allsky.

What started because of a meteor shower, has become a wider interest in things in the night sky.

And I've been tidying & tweaking my system.

Hot-Bin Composting

We are now proud owners of a hot-bin composter.

I didn't know anything about this a few weeks ago.

But I'm now a bit of a hot-compost fundi.

AllSky: taking pictures of the night sky

I'd heard that a meteor shower was on its way

so I rushed around and built a camera system.

Bee Box: the leaf cutters have arrived!

It was quite a surprise!

We came back after a long weekend to find 2 chambers occupied.

My Smart TV has a problem with JPEGs

It will load & display some, but not all images.

Which is not great when we are trying to show-off our holiday snaps!