BattyBirdNet-Pi

Its 7 or 8 years since I last did any bat monitoring.

 

To be honest, I got a bit bored with it.

But now I've set up a BattyBirdNet-Pi system ...I'm back!

BirdNet Systems Testing #4: looking through the wrong end of the scope

Another day, another opinion

My earlier test results were still worrying me

Had I made some terrible mistake?

BirdNet Systems Testing #3: single call repeatability test

One final test method

 Is BirdNet really so bad?

or is there an 'age related' issue, i.e. 'me'

BirdNet Systems Testing #2: a critical review from AI

I'm still troubled by my initial test results

And I haven't made any progress on further testing, 

so I decided to get a second opinion.

BirdNet Systems Testing #1

I thought this would be easy

 Just run BirdNet-Pi alondside BirdNet-Go

Then choose which system to use in the future.

BirdNet-Pi: streaming the microphone

This is about audio streaming from my system's mic.

I wanted to use AI to do all the thinking & lead me through the config.

But it didn't turn out to be so simple.

BirdNet-Pi: export audio recordings as video

Posting audio detection recordings for others can be tricky.

 

It seems that apps like Facebook don't support audio files.

So I was looking for an easy way around this issue.

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.

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.

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.

Pi-Hole; network ad blocker

Adverts can bog you down.

 

They slow down the loading of web pages, especially on modest machines.

So its high time I setup a network ad-blocker!

BirdNet-Pi: upgrading the drive

Time to replace the uSD drive for a larger USB drive.

 

This is not rocket science...

...but once again, due to my poor memory, I need to record the procedure.

BirdNet-Pi Portable: chart info mods

My BirdNet-Pi Portable system gets taken to places away from home!

So its important that the daily records are properly labeled.

KitchenPi: goodbye BBC Radio 4

Things are changing at the BBC

 

...but not necessarily for the better.

 

BirdNet-Pi: portable operation, mics & bird dogs

Its been an interesting couple of weeks.

I've experimented quite a bit with my BirdNET-Pi system and even built a second system.

BirdNet-Pi: intro, install, use

Which bird species visit our garden?

 

BirdNET-Pi may not fully answer that question.

But it may reveal some unexpected visitors.

3D Design & Print: bits for my kitchen radio

I wanted to add a BlueTooth transmitter to KitchenPi

At last, a mini-project to exercise my [dubious] 3D design skills.

Starting FreeCAD: making name plates

Drawing my own objects in 3D is the next logical step on my 3D Printing adventure.

However, 3D CAD software can be tricky to get your head around.

But this is how I designed a few 3D name plates.

Insomniacs Bedside Radio: signal to noise ratio

Raspberry Pi audio projects can be prone to noise issues.

I don't use our bedside radio very often, but when I do, I notice background noise.

I've finally got around to doing something about it.

BirdBox2020: here we go again

Listen! ...I can hear the birds!

The Covid Crisis has resulted in an unexpected benefit...

...a dramatic drop in traffic noise.