Good information Derek. My question is how easy is it to clean. Especially with plastic feeders the recommendation is to soak to kill bacteria??? Thanks.
Your yard must be full of bird feeders with cameras... you could make quite the backyard birding movie with just those videos. Are all these feeders sent to you try out, or are you purchasing them... just curious. Thanks for another great video.
@@verthosand haha I think we could set the record for most smart bird feeders in a yard if we wanted to 😂 all of them were sent for us to review. I’ve never actually bought one for myself.
Hi, good morning 🌅 to you from Hong Kong 🇭🇰 SAR. This new bird feeder tend to sway back and forth due to its thin and narrow pole. May I please ask what it is standing on ? Is it plucked deep into the ground, or does it have some sort of stand. How is your other bird feeding working out ? Any interesting birds go to that anti-squirrel bird-feeder ? Thirdly, do you buy specific seeds to target feed specific bird breeds ?
This is the post I used. It has rusted a bit on the connections so you may want to find one that’s better sealed: th-cam.com/video/bgXQ7zB-AEQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=JqIIUMCvKFsm-mwe
@@BadgerlandBirdingthis other video does not explain a lot about how you hooked it up. What are the clips you used ? Link? Advice on a more sturdy pole? Thanks
How usable is the app without a subscription? The feeder looks to be nice but if the the basic functions are locked behind a paywall its kind of a deal breaker IMO. Personally, I don't really care for the AI functions as none of them seem to be good.
@@MatHolliday AI is relatively useless on all of them. They’ve gotten better about putting more in front of the paywall now so you get images of visitors and can watch the livestream. If the stream is most important then it would work without a subscription. I hate all the subscription culture too that everything seems to be trending towards
No, 5 GHz is faster but doesn’t go as far as 2.4 GHz, so they use the lower frequency radio because it doesn’t need much bandwidth but it does need to get a signal out in your backyard. :-)
DONT BUY THIS FEEDER!! It does not feed the seed, the camera often misses events, the live stream takes forever to load, they have double charged me more then 2 times for the subscription you HAVE to have or you can’t watch any video. Insanely annoying to clean, the USB C port on the inside of the camera is rusting, and I’ve only had it for about 5 months. Buy a Birdfy.
@ there is a USB C port on the back of the camera that when plugged in connects the solar panel to the camera. The camera is removable thus needs a way to connect the solar panel. It’s really well covered behind the camera so I don’t really understand how it’s already rusting. I’ve only had about 5 months
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Appreciate how honest this review was. My dad is most concerned about image quality so this review was able to answer his concern.
Glad to hear it!
12:45 Poor Cardinal catching strays 😂
😂 he’s gotta get his act together if he wants to attract a mate
That was really cool!
Good information Derek. My question is how easy is it to clean. Especially with plastic feeders the recommendation is to soak to kill bacteria??? Thanks.
Your yard must be full of bird feeders with cameras... you could make quite the backyard birding movie with just those videos. Are all these feeders sent to you try out, or are you purchasing them... just curious. Thanks for another great video.
@@verthosand haha I think we could set the record for most smart bird feeders in a yard if we wanted to 😂 all of them were sent for us to review. I’ve never actually bought one for myself.
Hi, good morning 🌅 to you from Hong Kong 🇭🇰 SAR. This new bird feeder tend to sway back and forth due to its thin and narrow pole. May I please ask what it is standing on ? Is it plucked deep into the ground, or does it have some sort of stand.
How is your other bird feeding working out ? Any interesting birds go to that anti-squirrel bird-feeder ?
Thirdly, do you buy specific seeds to target feed specific bird breeds ?
Does the free version of the app notify you when you have a visitor?
What kind of post are you using? I can’t attach mine to a tree or the squirrels will have the food gone in a day lol
This is the post I used. It has rusted a bit on the connections so you may want to find one that’s better sealed: th-cam.com/video/bgXQ7zB-AEQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=JqIIUMCvKFsm-mwe
@@BadgerlandBirdingthis other video does not explain a lot about how you hooked it up. What are the clips you used ? Link? Advice on a more sturdy pole? Thanks
How usable is the app without a subscription? The feeder looks to be nice but if the the basic functions are locked behind a paywall its kind of a deal breaker IMO. Personally, I don't really care for the AI functions as none of them seem to be good.
@@MatHolliday AI is relatively useless on all of them. They’ve gotten better about putting more in front of the paywall now so you get images of visitors and can watch the livestream. If the stream is most important then it would work without a subscription. I hate all the subscription culture too that everything seems to be trending towards
Does this work with 5ghz networks?
No, 5 GHz is faster but doesn’t go as far as 2.4 GHz, so they use the lower frequency radio because it doesn’t need much bandwidth but it does need to get a signal out in your backyard. :-)
Not worth it. Camojojo is way better and free
DONT BUY THIS FEEDER!! It does not feed the seed, the camera often misses events, the live stream takes forever to load, they have double charged me more then 2 times for the subscription you HAVE to have or you can’t watch any video. Insanely annoying to clean, the USB C port on the inside of the camera is rusting, and I’ve only had it for about 5 months. Buy a Birdfy.
What do you use the USB port for if it has WiFi and solar?
@ there is a USB C port on the back of the camera that when plugged in connects the solar panel to the camera. The camera is removable thus needs a way to connect the solar panel. It’s really well covered behind the camera so I don’t really understand how it’s already rusting. I’ve only had about 5 months