Avoid those long vigils...
Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 5:09 pm
When following life histories some events can be elusive and require close monitoring unfortunately as they occur quickly and often at "unsocial" hours! To this end I have found a remote control timer useful which are relatively inexpensive - about £20. An example can be found on Amazon : http://www.amazon.co.uk/Timer-Remote-Sw ... mote+timer
To obtain a hatch sequence of a Speckled Wood egg hatching (q.v. species album) I took batches of exposures at 2 minute intervals over a 4 hour period (120 images). Although I did not witness it visually I obtained a usable sequence of 9 images in 3rd such batch. Needless to say adequate battery and memory are required before each session! Also leave adequate frame space to allow all the action to be covered.
To obtain a hatch sequence of a Speckled Wood egg hatching (q.v. species album) I took batches of exposures at 2 minute intervals over a 4 hour period (120 images). Although I did not witness it visually I obtained a usable sequence of 9 images in 3rd such batch. Needless to say adequate battery and memory are required before each session! Also leave adequate frame space to allow all the action to be covered.