I have an app on my phone that identifies bird songs, I was being given a beautiful early evening concert and it is a Robin, the one that sounds like a squeaking door is a Great Tit. I get hours of pleasure from the birds, watching their different habits, their little squabbles and romances.
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Yes, itās an indoor camera and I have it on the windowsill looking out. The birds just ignore it.
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Oooh, that sounds funā¦I didnāt know there was an app. I do look up some birds that I donāt know and listen to their birdsong, so Iāll investigate that app as well. 
I was thinking about the legality of this, and might have to check if I am permitted to record outside. Iām sure itāll be fine, but I donāt want the neighbours complaining 
Sounds more like sparrow hawk or kestrel Maver-rik, they pluck all the feathers off their victims before taking it to a safe place to eat, or delivering it to their young. Cats are not known to pluck a bird, domestic cats see catching a bird as sport rather than food.
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The only area covered by that camera is our own garden, so there are no problems. Just make sure that your camera doesnāt overlook a neighbourās property.
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Last thing I would like to see is my neighbour if I can see him it means heās having a sticky beak over the fence !
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Yes, I will be sharing a garden with my neighbour, so maybe itās best not to for the sake of neighbourly relations. Iām sure a few photos wonāt hurt though 
Of the birds, I meanā¦not the neighbour!
These cameras record videos rather than photos. However, if you have a word with your neighbour and explain that you just want to record birds visiting your bird table, and even show him the actual area covered, Iām sure that he would be quite happy.
On the other hand, if you can show him which areas are NOT covered, heāll be able to perform his nude sunbathing in freedom. (Of course, you could always adjust the camera later!)
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My neighbour is a she.
With a cat. 
Oh dear! Women are worse. You donāt want to get on the wrong side of HER.
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Thanks for thatā¦ 
To be fair though, I have to say if a new neighbour moved in beside me and wanted to suddenly video the garden, I think I would object as well 
Yeah, you are rightā¦women are worse
Not necessarily, if you asked politely and gave a good reason. Isnāt it worth asking?
Or is she too scary?
I know there are some very scary women on hereā¦ naming no names of course.
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Hah. Youād best watch your step them, young man. 
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Some feathers do come off when a cat catches a bird and sparrow hawks pick up the bird and fly off. Iāve seen one in our garden and it doesnāt have to be a sparrow, it did get a blue tit.
We sat and watched a sparrow hawk strip itās victim off all itās feathers on the green beside our house logan, Iāve also woken up to a pile of feathers on the lawn. I think if the hawk doesnāt feel threatened it will strip the bird in situ.
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Purrrrrrrrrrrfect!
Iāll get me brownieā¦
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I always get a visitor this time of year, a fieldfare. He or she seems to be a ground feeder, and I have had one visiting my garden in December through January and sometimes into February for about 10 years. I always leave some windfall apples on the flower beds for the wildlife, and the fieldfare really tucks in.
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Sounds like a sparrowhawk to me too. I have seen one attacking other birds in our garden and they are like lightning. All the other birds disappear very quickly and itās some time before they return.
I went to tend to my parents grave last week and was lucky enough to see a Red Kite. It was sitting on headstones and then swooping around the church yard and itās wing span was amazing.
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Ok thanks Iāve only seen them fly off.