Things To Do When You’re Bored Part 1—Watch Wildlife Cams and Nature Journal
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The last few weeks have been quite the mess, haven’t they? The Corona Virus, COVID-19 or whatever the current name is now, has affected everyone in some way and has been quite the scare and frustration. So, now that many of us are homebound, working from home, and homeschooling, I thought I’d share some ideas of things to do when you are bored at home.
Watch wildlife, bird, marine and other nature cams and videos
In the Pennsylvania mountains, Robert Bush Sr set up a trail camera near a creek and ‘the log’ and recorded the wildlife. Here are years 1 and 2 shared from his YouTube channel Bush’s Pennsylvania Wildlife Camera.
Do you have access to a place to record wildlife? Robert Bush used a camera like this one to record ‘the log’ over 2 years. This would be a fun project with kids for homeschooling nature studies to see what animals use the trails. My kids and I had a trail cam set up near a deer feeder on our homestead and it took pictures of deer, quail and wild turkey.
One of my favorite YouTube nature videos to watch is Paul Dining’s channel. Many of the videos are 1 to 8 hours or more, so you can turn one of them on and leave it for the day for your dog or cat to watch. I turn them on just for me! Nature sounds in the background while I’m working on the computer help me stay relaxed and focused throughout the day when I can’t get outdoors.
They feature birds, squirrels, and LadyBug’s favorite duck movie—Relax Your Dog TV—8 Hours of Relaxing TV for Dogs at The Babbling Brook. Some of the categories on his channel are: Videos for cats to watch, Virtual Dog Walks, TV For Dogs, Calming TV For Dogs, Relax Your Dog, and Relax Your Cat
Watch live cams from aquariums and parks around the world
The Georgia Aquarium has several webcams including Jelly Cam, Sea Otter Cam, Beluga Whale Cam, Indo-Pacific Barrier Reef Cam, Ocean Voyager Cam, Piranha Cam, African Penguin Cam, and California Sea Lion Cam.
Live Animal Cam—Bear, Deer, Boar, Fox, Wolf, Birds, Wildlife, Transylvania, Romania, Europe.
Monterey Bay Aquarium live cams. You can also watch them here.
Brooks Falls—Katmai National Park, Alaska powered by Explore.org
Explore Bears & Bison live cams
African Watering Hole powered by Explore.org
Explore Africa live cams
Take a virtual tour through Carlsbad Caverns.
This site lists cams by states. It also has a list of lighthouse cams, marina cams, harbor cams, pier cams, surf cams and many more.
Cornell Lab Bird Cams YouTube channel has tons of live cam videos of birds of all kinds.
Be sure to take time to do a little journaling and nature journaling during this time. You can read more about nature journaling here and here.
Next time I’ll have a post for Things to Do When You’re Bored Part 2!
Stay connected to nature!
Shanna
Happenings:
1. Herbal Academy – As leaders in the herbal community, The Herbal Academy made a gesture of good faith to those suffering financial hardship during this time of uncertainty. They have cut the enrollment price for the Introductory Herbal Course and the Intermediate Herbal Course now through the next few weeks. They want to empower the community by giving them the tools and information they need to take wellbeing into their own hands, now and into the future. If you have been wanting to take an herbal course, now is the time to sign up at 50% off and take advantage of all they offer! You can see all of their courses here.
2. 5 Senses Journal—I was really hoping to announce the journal being is live on Amazon, but with the Corona Virus quarantines and delays in everything, Amazon is putting journal publishing on the backburner. So maybe next week I will have the live link ready for you. You can check out my other nature journal, Nature Day by Day, here.
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