

With this sort of thing, it tends to improve over time, so we unles this is an absolute must for you, we wouldn't hold it against them.Īlthough the Bird Buddy is (at least on paper) technically better, it's somewhat hard to get hold of and only available direct from Bird Buddy which means a £30 delivery fee to the UK.

The NetVue also attempts to identify birds, but it isn't quite as accurate as the Bird Buddy. Whilst that might not be to everyones taste, we found it really useful and actually changed what we were feeding the birds to discourage the squirrels. The NetVue AI Camera is great in that iut takes photos of everything that appears infront of the camera, incl duing squirrels. Whilst those are nowhere near the quality a modern smartphone will produce (typically 16 megapixels and 4k video), the subject is up close to the camera so the results are usually pretty decent. Photos are taken at 5 megapixels and videos at 720p. Probably the nicest feature of the Bird Buddy is that every bird it see's is saved to a collection and newe birds expand your collection as they appear - pretty cool! The Bird Buddy takes photos and videos of birds as they appear, but not every bird will be captured. Want to see more woodpeckers? Keep an eye on things and you can then adjust your bird feeder locations and the type of food you're feeding to attract more birds. Not only will you never miss a bird, but you can keep tabs on which birds are coming to your feeders.

These cameras come in many different forms and some can even tell you which birds are feeding on your feeder at any time. In the last few years we've seen some fantastic innovations in bird feeding, proibably the most exciting of them all being the inclusion of cameras in bird feeders. Isn't technology wonderful! Top Bird Feeding Cameras for Birds
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Typically this is in the form of a push notification to your mobile phone (if you use their app).īird Identification - Finally the top of the range cameras are smart enough to not only detect motion, but to tell you which bird you are looking at. Shop Smart Bird Feeder With Camera Hummingbird Feeder Camera Hd 1080p Night-version Video Wireless Wifi Camera Outdoor Bird Buddy Watching Camera Bird Clea. Push Notifications - Most cameras with motion detectors will be able to notify you when they detect motion. Other cameras provide a live feed, but are constantly on. It’s connected to a Raspberry Pi HQ Camera. Typically, these cameras save the recordings with a time and date for you to review later. (Image credit: MidCitySlim) The smart bird feeder is built using a Raspberry Pi 3B but there’s no reason you couldn’t use a Raspberry Pi 4 instead. This has the benefit of saving battery since they can power down when no detection is found. Motion Detection - Some cameras are smart enough to only start recording when they detect motion infront of them.
