This Metal Smart Bird Feeder is Built To Last (Soliom BF08 Smart Bird Feeder Review)
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- Most smart bird feeders are made of plastic, but the Soliom BF08 is the first metal smart bird feeder we've tested. It has a large seed reservoir, and could be a good option if you're looking for something that is built to last.
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I’m definitely going with this one! I need metal. The sun in my backyard turns plastic to peanut brittle within 2 years. My other feeders are all metal & glass. The capacity is unbeatable too. This one is a winner! ✌🏻👍🏻💙
This might be the one, Nice video guys! I would love to see a buyers guide to a smart bird feeder, Thanks for uploading!
Your videos have been really helpful! Since it's Amazon Prime Day, I'm thinking about getting a bird feeder with a camera. I have a few questions: How do you make these squirrel-proof? My backyard doesn't have any trees-will birds still come? I have one tree in the front yard. If you were in my situation, where would you suggest setting it up?
@@zapp10cc the #1 way to keep squirrels away is to set up a squirrel baffle: th-cam.com/video/nQ5e1DlATP0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=5Ehu_mlwol4CIBGJ
I would imagine birds would still come to the feeder if there aren’t many trees but you may wanna set it up in the vicinity of the one tree in the front yard because they do appreciate having places to hide. Hope this helps!
Really love your channel Derek. I am new to the Hobby and I've learned so much from your channel I really like this one because it's metal and looks very well-constructed once the motion sensor is tripped how long does it record video it only looks like 10 seconds in your video is that adjustable and can it be increased the like 20 or 30 seconds? Learn so much from you and your brother have been shooting with a Nikon z9 and getting some amazing pictures love the hobby also bought one of those puc devices that identify birds 24/7 like a bird monitoring station in your backyard
Thanks so much for the comment and glad you’re enjoying the channel. You can adjust the recording time!
I’ve heard the Z9 is amazing!
Happy birding!
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Very nice!! I have just gotten a feeder in my back yard, it's nothing fancy (at all: literally found it among junk in my garage, and I don't know why it was even out there), and so far we've got two Very Chonky Squirrels eating out of it, and nothing else, after about a week and a half. I am however also putting some seeds just around in the yard...so we'll see if the creatures end up sharing with the birds or not I guess! Mississippi squirrels are quite fearless, and cheeky even for squirrels. The bigger of the two that regularly show up, actually looked right at me as I was standing at the window and basically waved! "Thanks human!"
THIS feeder looks like it would be very worth the money, and I'd not have to worry about fragility the way I am with this current one (which is thin metal, and some kind of glass)
A sturdy metal case is really good for squirrels bite😁
This one looks really nice! I don’t need the bird ID feature. What is the perch made from? I was wondering about metal getting too hot where I live.
I believe it’s all coated metal. The perch is as well. I suppose you could always wrap it if you’re concerned about it, or make your own makeshift stick perch.
My perch doesn’t get hot like I thought it might. I’m loving my Soliom feeder!
Looks great. Very good instructions. Just got one for Christmas. Seems like too much equipment to attach to the house, so will have to find a pole sturdy and high enough with some type of squirrel proofing. Bears are in a our area too. Thanks.
Mine came with the sd card and also had a “coupon” on Amazon for the seed tray baffle which shipped separately. Seems it’s an afterthought to make sure birds don’t crawl in the hole to get inside the feeder. I plan to put it on a pole with a baffle. Would be nice if the solar panel attached to the feeder. Not sure how I’m going to attach it. Maybe a command strip on the roof?? Wish I had watched your video before I tried to figure out assembly myself. Directions for assembling the solar panel but none for the feeder/roof/perch/finding the power button etc.
I got this for my elderly mother to place on her deck for easy access to filling. The only things I’ve noticed so far that are a struggle for her is the difficulty of the roof coming off for refilling and the fact that if Wi-Fi goes out or battery goes dead we have had to delete camera from iPad rescan the QR code and go thru the motions of completely installing it. This is a problem for my 80 year old mom.
My husband just bought me this one for our anniversary. Any suggestions as to how to hang it on a tree and also squirrel proof it? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
look up hot bird seed. we just got it works great. went from 6 to 1 squirrels within a few days of using it
We just got one of these a couple of weeks ago. Love it so far! Don't have the AI feature activated, not sure its worth it.
If you know the birds in your yard, probably not
What drills/screws do you recommend to drill it to a tree. The ones that came with it got stripped. Thank you.
That bird feeder looks pretty cool
Just got the machine. How would you suggest squirrel proofing it? NJ squirrels are beasts!
I would mount it on a pole or a post with a squirrel baffle away from anything the squirrels could jump from
@@BadgerlandBirding Thank you for the idea. I will try some sort of post and baffle and if I have success, I will send you a pic to post. btw, your video is excellent. thanks again.
Try adding cayenne pepper to the seed. That’s what we are going to do. Google search said it’s safe for birds but squirrels hate it.
You mentioned squirrel proofing this camera/feeder. I would like to learn more. I know there is no such thing as 100% squirrel proof. Squirrels need to gnaw as their incisors constantly grow. Just wonder how you keep them from gnawing on the camera, antenna, solar panel & cords. Thank you for your initial thoughts.
Basically you would mount a thin pole in an open area of your yard so squirrels couldn’t jump to it from other objects. The pole would either have to be slick and unclimbable by mammals or you would put a squirrel baffle on it to prevent them from climbing up. That way they can’t jump to it or climb up to it.
I have squirrels in my yard and have had the camera for around 6 months with no damage from the squirrels.
This is a good made bird feeder but you have to buy a app and you have to pay a monthly fee to keep the app deal. I haven’t done that yet if there is a way to get around that let me know
I never bought anything with the app. You should be able to use a free version of it
Hello! Does this one allow public live stream of the feeder view? To share with others.
I really like this feeder but I wish it had the bird buddy ai which seems like it performs better
Got one but am having a very hard time screwing the antena.
Huh, what’s going on with it? It’s just not going on?
@@BadgerlandBirding It looks easy enough but not screwing on. I have tried screwing it a few times but it refuses to connect. I'm beginning to think that they sent the wrong size but doubt it.
Derek I am about to pull my hair out I have this camera was working fine had fiber optic put in now I can’t get the camera back on line, I have tried everything!
I wonder if that messed with the WiFi connection or something. Maybe try resetting everything and start fresh? Retyping in the Wi-Fi password and everything
Build to last squirrels aren't going to chew that one up ! 👍
Yep the screws are not that great mine stripped out too
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Smeday I may have to break down and buy a cell-phone or maybe I will just be very happy with my 2 Sony CX-405 cameras recording out of my windows.
Can you allow more than one phone to view it? If so.. HOW
Online it says “The Soliom BF08 smart bird feeder camera allows users to share feed with 10-20 clients for free.” Normally there’s a button to add other people to the livestream. I would think it would be on the same page as the livestream itself. Looking for a plus sign or something that says “share”
Can anyone tell me if this feeder records clips that are viewable and/or downloadable at a later date? I can’t tell if there is a fee associated with this. I see there is a cloud storage fee option but do I need that to view clips?
From what I remember you don’t need cloud storage to view clips. If you use an SD card that will hold the clips for you to view later until it fills up. Without an SD card or cloud storage, the app should retain clips to view for a certain number of days before deleting them. At that time you can download them if you would like.
@BadgerlandBirding how did you get birds to come to your bird house?????? mine has been showing a lot of motion but so far no birds. please help me!
A true AI birdfeeder should 'learn' over time. So, if you know there is a house finch (for example) but the feeder says it is something else, you should be able to provide that input and make the correction. Too much to ask for? Just my input.
This is what inaturalist does, but so far no smart feeders integrate it, so you will have to manually load the image from the feeder to that app. Merlin is another good one for North American birds.
Sure, so there's a feedback way for sending the correct one to let the AI learn it.
Mine cam with a micro card so look for it it’s in a small plastic container
Feeder/camera is great, but my camera stopped charging suddenly. Anyone having similar problems?
@@brianjorgenson932 is it plugged into a solar panel or into an outlet?
I've tried both. With different chargers. Also reset the camera to initial settings. No luck. Light comes on when plugged in, but battery won't hold charge and now I can't even turn it on.
If you put different kinds of mix bird food you will get different kinds of birds
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Who in Gods name needs this??
You do 🗿
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It will bring a lot of fun, just try it.
Someone who enjoys birds lol no need to whine
So why were you so interested that you clicked on it? Weird.