Tag Archives: birds

The People Who Support Linux: SysAdmin Rigs Raspberry Pi for Racing Pigeons – Linux.com (blog)

The People Who Support Linux: SysAdmin Rigs Raspberry Pi for Racing Pigeons Linux.com (blog) Using hardware from Adafruit and their tutorials, Threet looked over the Python methods for accessing the temperature probe and the motion detector on the Raspberry Pi and wrote some simple Perl code to monitor the weather and the birds' activities.

See original here:
The People Who Support Linux: SysAdmin Rigs Raspberry Pi for Racing Pigeons – Linux.com (blog)

Share

A chicken incubation system

As Chicken Week here at Pi Towers draws to a close, we are all thinking deep thoughts about roasting temperatures and the very best fillings for omelettes. The eggs Dennis Hejselbak is working with are not for omelettes. Dennis, who lives in Denmark, has built a Raspberry Pi-powered incubator, complete with camera.

Read the original post:
A chicken incubation system

Share

Art Showcase: Escape III

Hey all! It’s Rachel again. I have another amazing Art Showcase for you. This time Neil Mendoza explains how he and Anthony Goh brought these animated bird sculptures to life with the help of a Raspberry Pi, some Arduinos and lots of old mobile phone parts

Read more from the original source:
Art Showcase: Escape III

Share

Pato surveillance system

Pato is a little green bird who Jorge Rancé found, injured, on the street in Barcelona, and rescued. He was in a bad way, with a broken leg and the feathery equivalent of a terrible hair day. Pato after a visit to the vet, his broken leg in plaster Jorge took Pato to the vet to be patched up, and took him home to recuperate in a large birdcage at his house

More here:
Pato surveillance system

Share

BBC Springwatch – and a Pi

It’s 7.35pm here, and if you’re reading this now in the UK, put down the computer and turn to BBC2 – apparently, a Pi will be featuring on Springwatch this evening (it started about five minutes ago). See this link for more , and enjoy the show! If we’re able to, we’ll try to embed some video later

Read more:
BBC Springwatch – and a Pi

Share