Fly With Purple Martins NEW VIDEO
Very, very cool. I would bet you are using a GoPro, but regardless great video.
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2015 - 18 Gourds offered - 12 active nests, 62 eggs, 51 fledged
2014 - 18 gourds offered - 12 active nests, 52 eggs, 48 fledged
2013 - 12 gourds offered - 9 pairs, 56 eggs, 52 hatched, 49 fledged
2012 - 12 gourds offered -4 pairs, 20 eggs, 19 fledged
2011 - 6 gourds offered -1 pair, 5 eggs, 5 hatched, 5 fledged !!!!
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LarryMelcher/KY
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Not a Go Pro, but Go Pro is VERY good stuff. Sorry, I will tell all about my camera soon. I have a few more videos planned. Working on Stoll Martinfest 2014...yes, we have REALLY Neat Stuff from the air! Hope to complete it in a few days.
I manage 2 public sites, and one at home, for a total of 172 cavities. Board Member / Non Profit PMCA.
Find videos that I edit for the PMCA Youtube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/PurpleMartinPMCA
Find videos that I edit for the PMCA Youtube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/PurpleMartinPMCA
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LarryMelcher/KY
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- Joined: Thu Nov 10, 2005 12:08 pm
- Location: Kentucky/Shepherdsville
For those asking... here is what I used. A Phantom 2 Vision +
This quad copter is a radio control. It is first person view. No, you can't zoom in with it... and you can't "spy" with it. There is no way you would not know a drone was over head. They make a different sound. Even in the video of Martinfest that I will publish today, you can't get close enough to ID a person. Only in one frame at the end of my next video at Martinfest can you tell who the people are in the video... because the Phantom was flying right in front of them about 30 feet away. So don't worry. "Drones" in the wrong hands.... are of no worry. Mine is automatically programmed to NOT TAKE Off near an airport. It's already programmed in it.
So, Look for my next "Fly With Purple Martins at Martinfest" coming... hopefully tonight. Don't worry if a neighbor has a radio controlled copter near your colony. Sure, don't let them fly in your yard. I will not fly my "drone" near my martins.... only did for about 15 minutes per colony site to get the view as if you were flying with them.
Not a go pro camera. Go Pro is really good stuff, but the Phantom 2 Vision + comes with it's own camera. It takes HD 1080 video at 30 fps, or you can choose a slightly less quality and 60 fps which is good if you plan to do slow motion edits. It will take 14 Mega Pixels still photos.
This quad copter is a radio control. It is first person view. No, you can't zoom in with it... and you can't "spy" with it. There is no way you would not know a drone was over head. They make a different sound. Even in the video of Martinfest that I will publish today, you can't get close enough to ID a person. Only in one frame at the end of my next video at Martinfest can you tell who the people are in the video... because the Phantom was flying right in front of them about 30 feet away. So don't worry. "Drones" in the wrong hands.... are of no worry. Mine is automatically programmed to NOT TAKE Off near an airport. It's already programmed in it.
So, Look for my next "Fly With Purple Martins at Martinfest" coming... hopefully tonight. Don't worry if a neighbor has a radio controlled copter near your colony. Sure, don't let them fly in your yard. I will not fly my "drone" near my martins.... only did for about 15 minutes per colony site to get the view as if you were flying with them.
Not a go pro camera. Go Pro is really good stuff, but the Phantom 2 Vision + comes with it's own camera. It takes HD 1080 video at 30 fps, or you can choose a slightly less quality and 60 fps which is good if you plan to do slow motion edits. It will take 14 Mega Pixels still photos.
I manage 2 public sites, and one at home, for a total of 172 cavities. Board Member / Non Profit PMCA.
Find videos that I edit for the PMCA Youtube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/PurpleMartinPMCA
Find videos that I edit for the PMCA Youtube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/PurpleMartinPMCA