Project Based Learning Program

	Key to a good picture is focus. We observed that the feeder platform must be at least 2 feet from the camera. The camera must not shake when it is triggered. We placed LEGO pieces between the wood base and the camera platform. We built a LEGO wall to hold the camera in position and then put wood shims between the camera and walls to hold it tight. In addition, we recommend that the wood piece that supports the camera be screwed into a tree or that spikes be put through the wood base well into the ground. Also recommend using a non-shinny flat feeding tray to avoid a light blast and so animals can see the food from afar.
	On our first try, we observed how Nillie, a most friendly and trusting cat, reacted to the "Who Eats What When Where Feeder." Nillie backs off when the motor starts. Conclusion: The shutter should trigger as quickly as possible when the feeder is triggered.
	After a while, Nillie, smart cat that she is, positioned herself so that her rear end faced the flash. Conclusion: Position the camera so that animals must position themselves with their head facing the camera. After about 4 flashes directly in her eyes, Nillie decided this feeder was not for her.
	Next experiment ... We went to the Charles River where there are some brave, bold geese who rule with mean hisses! The geese are leery of anything new and want to feed near the contraption for a while before one will be brave enough to take a stab at grabbing food from the feeder. As soon as one good goose goes for the grub ...
	... then all the rest go wild! It turns into a loud stampede and big rumble.
	Then we went to the park across from Build-It-Yourself to see if we could bag some pigeons. We learned from a kind gentleman who has been feeding and studying pigeons for 30 years that pigeons are quite cautious and very smart. He says it will take several days before the pigeons will trust the Who Eats What When Where Feeder. They recognize and remember certain colors, feed only when they are hungry and especially favor crushed peanuts. (aristocratic, liberal Cambridge pigeons.) This good friend of all pigeons in Cambridge said he has seen mean hawks come swooping down on unsuspecting pigeons and eat them for dinner. That's why pigeons are so cautious.
	After the above successes, we're ready to look for more cats, bats, rats, racoons, squirels and skunks.