LIVE HABITAT CAMERA
Quiet hours.Wild lives.
A window into the nest box—streamed from a tiny Raspberry Pi at the edge of the woods.
Connecting to the camera
Contacting the nest box. This usually takes a few seconds.
LIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS
Nest box vitals
Connecting to the Pi…
NEST CONDITIONS
PI HEALTH
Waiting for first sample
NEST AIR
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Air temperature shapes how easily adults and hatchlings regulate body heat. Watch trends; do not disturb the nest to chase a single reading.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
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Humidity adds context for damp bedding, mold risk, and heat stress. Outdoor nests naturally swing through a wide range.
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
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Pressure helps track weather fronts and altitude context for the nest site. It is independent of the camera enclosure.
DAYLIGHT
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Light level marks the day/night rhythm that drives owl activity and camera night mode. A future lux sensor will provide this reading.
PI TEMPERATURE
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The processor temperature is not the nest temperature. It warns when the camera computer may throttle or stop streaming.
MEMORY AVAILABLE
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Free working memory helps the Pi encode and serve video without interruption.
1-MINUTE LOAD
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Recent processor demand. Sustained high load can make the live view stutter or fall behind.
STREAMING PROCESSES
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The camera, encoder, and media server must all be running for observers to watch without approaching the nest.
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Edge powered
The Pi handles capture and encoding locally, keeping the nest camera resilient.
02
One door in
Tailscale publishes a single HTTPS address. No camera ports, logins, or accounts are exposed.
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Night watch
Built for the question every morning: what happened in the nest last night?