{"id":3542,"date":"2024-04-12T22:11:39","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T22:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/curmudgeonspeaks\/?p=3542"},"modified":"2024-04-12T22:11:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T22:11:49","slug":"while-the-master-is-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/curmudgeonspeaks\/2024\/04\/12\/while-the-master-is-away\/","title":{"rendered":"While the master is away \u2026."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0This is a situation I did not anticipate. We have been spending the winter in Kauai. A few days ago I started getting notifications from our security camera. The notifications were frequent. My first thought was that there had been a snowstorm and the guys who clear our driveway were doing their job. They shovel off the deck. Examining the video this was not the case. There was nothing to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.learningaloud.com\/curmudgeonspeaks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-12-at-5.02.48%E2%80%AFPM.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"539\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.learningaloud.com\/curmudgeonspeaks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-12-at-5.02.48%E2%80%AFPM-539x1024.png?resize=539%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.learningaloud.com\/curmudgeonspeaks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-12-at-5.02.48%E2%80%AFPM.png?resize=539%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 539w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.learningaloud.com\/curmudgeonspeaks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-12-at-5.02.48%E2%80%AFPM.png?resize=158%2C300&amp;ssl=1 158w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.learningaloud.com\/curmudgeonspeaks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-12-at-5.02.48%E2%80%AFPM.png?w=642&amp;ssl=1 642w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It took me a while to figure out what was going on. The light\/camera has a microphone built in so I listened for a while. Eventually, I figured out what was going on. Birds were building a nest on top of the light fixture. There is also a speaker and a siren built in. I tried yelling at the birds which seemed to have no impact. I decided not to try the siren because I was concerned about freaking out the neighbors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I removed the nest when we returned home. No eggs were in the nest so I moved the entire thing to a nearby tree assuming the birds were watching me. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0This is a situation I did not anticipate. We have been spending the winter in Kauai. A few days ago I started getting notifications from our security camera. The notifications were frequent. 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