I have a tutorial somewhere here showing how to do the mod.
Essentially, you remove the cover around the perimeter, which exposes little white plugs covering the screws. I use a dental pick to remove them, then a small Philips screwdriver to remove the screws. MAKE SURE THE SD CARD IS OUT otherwise you will probably make it a two piece SD card (I seen it done). The lens rotates but has a dot of glue on the threads, I use a small channel locks pliers with a soft rag, and twist the lens. Once the lens rotates, remove as much of the glue as possible. Donât bugger up the threads (I seen it done). The lens will unscrew but the threads are so fine it is easy to cross thread them (I seen it done). There is no need to remove the lens. Remove the inner o-ring gasket on the front cover where the lens goes through. If you leave it on, the focus ring will not go through the front cover. Make sure the lens can rotate easily. Put it back in about the same position because it wonât take much to focus a little closer or a little farther from the factory adjustment The focus ring has a friction fit around the lens but if the lens doesnât rotate easily, the focus ring will slip on the lens,
Reassemble in reverse order and install the focus ring as the last step,
Some say removing the seal o-ring and installing the focus ring breaks the airtight seal around the lens. So far, I have not found that to be true. High humidity inside the box may cause condensation, but the camera is shielded from the rain being inside the box.
I figured it was some kind of modification and probably a Cam v3. Iâve seen some modification videos on YouTube and read about some online, perhaps the same things you have, because the broken microSD card seems familiar.
As of now, I still see the cam-pan-v3 tag on this topic, though.
Thanks for the detailed answer!
2025-03-21T19:03:24Z Edit: I see that you changed the tag.
Maybe she will lay an egg tomorrow morning. In the past that has usually been around 0900. Then one a day until she has no more. Most times it is 4. There have been 5 and 6 some years, but not all of them make it when there are that many. Had one chick almost ready to fledge but there was something wrong with it and it died, so it got shoved to the bottom of the nest. 4 is a good number that the parents can handle feeding. When she lays the first egg, I will buy live mealworms. The chicks digest those much better than the dried kind.
Youâre right to be concernedâthe white lines on the egg could indicate some shell damage or irregularity. In bluebird eggs, this can sometimes happen due to:
⢠Calcium deficiency: Thin or weak shells may form if the mother bird lacks sufficient calcium.
⢠Accidental damage: The egg may have been slightly cracked during laying or while the bird was moving around the nest.
⢠Shell irregularities: Sometimes, eggs can have natural surface irregularities that appear as faint white lines but are not actual cracks.
What to do:
⢠Observe carefully: If the mother continues incubating it and doesnât reject it, the egg may still be viable.
⢠Check for further eggs: Bluebirds typically lay one egg per day, so you should see more eggs soon.
⢠Avoid handling the egg: Handling it could worsen any existing damage.
If youâre using a mealworm feeder, consider adding crushed eggshells or a calcium supplement to help the female strengthen future eggshells.
This is dad bluebird. One of his duties is to feed mom bluebird when all the eggs are out and she is sitting on them. I think he is a bit ahead of schedule. Mom wonât be sitting on the eggs for at least 3-4 days.
One year I had a sparrow remove all the eggs. That was heartbreaking. Had video of the carnage. I bought a âsparrow spookerâ that is nothing more than thin strips of red Mylar attached to a fiberglass rod. This is mounted above the house. The strips blow in the wind, keeping the sparrows away. The bluebirds couldnât care less about the strips if there are eggs in the nest. They are going in. But donât mount the sparrow spooker until there are eggs. I plan to put mine up after dusk.
I actually liked the last two Ghostbusters movies, but I like Paul Rudd, and I think theyâve done some clever callbacks to the original movies in a fun way.
I saw the new version of The Magnificent Seven, and I like some of the actors in that one, but I donât remember much of it (which I think is a clear indicator). The original just has so much magic to it, and the looks McQueen gives in that scene and others are priceless.
Great choice of graphic from an excellent movie for making your point. 