Bird Watching: Birds Nesting & Activities in The Garden 2011 vol. #4, 1 by Mrs_Ed

Mrs_Ed wrote:
I think it depends on what kind of picture you want to get. If you set it to over 8 feet, then you get a wide view. In my opinion, this is only good for monitoring what's going on. Like say you wanted to know WHEN they fledged, not get a good picture of it. I find the best pictures are the 18 inches or less, in terms of being able to see the birds. I'm not sure what the flash reach is. Right now I have mine for the wrens on 37" to 8 feet and it still picks up all the movement.

18 inches is pretty close. I have mine on a tripod, so that's how I get it close to feeders and the chickadee house. Did you see there is an arm for it (ordered separately). I think it mounts to a pole.

sample of 18"