Ok, NOW we've got Mr. T on Camera 1's video stream.

Got Mr. T on Camera1 streaming video

Thank you Shaky, you turn ideas into reality.

Ooh, that would make a great tag line.

Beauty takes off, see her?

She's a speedy blur!

[Following up on this post from November...]

Following up on this post from November...

Shhhh! Don't tell anyone.

I heard a rumor that there will be some new features on the Rfalconcam website next year.

• 24/7 streaming video from 5 cameras
  
  DONE
  
  
• Embedded Youtube videos in Forum posts
  
  DONE
  
  
• Automatic insertion of member names, avatars, and signatures into Forum posts sent to Kfalconcam (I was up until 1:30 AM figuring out a way to make it work. Don't blame me when Yarak turns into Skynet and takes over the planet.)
  
  DONE
  
  
• Easier to use FalconWatch blog and fledge watch calendar
  
  ON SCHEDULE FOR JUNE
  
  
• A top secret interactive CENSORED CENSORED that will CENSORED you CENSORED for CENSORED CENSORED!
  (A top secret interactive web page that will let you control a camera for a small donation!)
  
  DONE
  
  

And let's not forget Ei's amazing falcon family trees.

Not bad considering it's only February.

The immaculate reception!  

The immaculate reception was made by Franco Harris in one of the the most dramatic plays in NFL history during a 1972 playoff game against the Raiders. You're probably thinking of Swann's miraculous catch in Super Bowl X.

Lynn Swann Catch

[wnyfalconfan (Joyce):]

wnyfalconfan (Joyce): This is a true falcon watcher - Last nite Brian saw pefa on channel 10 TV weather shot at Charlotte from lighthouse. He saw cranes w/pefa.

This is the camera angle shown on Channel 10

today at 12:21

Hmmm, viewing from the office. Let's see...

stationary location
daylight viewing
subject at great distances (Mercury, Library, First Federal are not very close to Times Square)
indoors with no wind or rain concerns

I'd go with 10x magnification or better. To minimize jitter, either go light-weight (smaller) use a tripod (no good if watching birds on the wing) or use image stabilization.

Canon makes a nice pair of 10x30 binocs that are both light-weight and image stabilized. Not a lot of light gathering capability with those 30mm lenses, but you don't need it for daytime viewing anyway. Price is about $400.

Want more magnification? They make a 12x36 image stabilized pair for around $600. 15x will cost you over $1000.

Note that you should go with something completely different if you want a pair for outdoors where you can get closer to your subject, and conditions could be windy, wet, or poorly lit. For that, a $250 pair of Nikon 8x42 Monarch ATBs can't be beat unless you want to spend a lot more money for a Leica or Zeiss name.

If it were me, I'd buy 2 pairs and put the Nikons in my car and keep the Canons in my desk drawer. The worst part about having only one pair is its never around when you need it.

My favorite pair of black swans:

Steelers And Lynn Swann References On 30 Rock: 2 Black Swan(n)s

When is this trial period to an end?

Mid March.

Is Paypal the only choice Shaky? Ever since my account was hacked, I can't open a new one. I even called them, it's not happening. I kept trying to start a new account but it say's, sorry someone else has that email. Pfft, I gave up!

Do you have a credit or debit card? The PayPal payment screen will accept either from people without PayPal accounts.

If you still want to set up a PayPal account, you can do so using an alternate email address at gmail, msn, or even your local ISP if they offer multiple email addresses. (I know my roadrunner ISP offers 10.)

That is a great thing! 

Glad you liked it, Annette. Thank you for the donation!

You really want me to take the helm???

Absolutely!

Didn't a cop, firefighter, or soldier sing the National Anthem after 9/11?