I am seeing a lot of ads for
for "THE AI BIRD FEEDER" and things like that, and I would like to state that I am not using any of these birdfeeder cameras. For my photos I use a homemade setup with an action camera, and for video and streaming I use Birdsy cameras. Many of the currently available feeder cams appear to be knockoffs (makers saw products in Kickstarter that garnered a lot of attention and then proceeded to quickly produce lesser quality products and flooded the market with them). They are often pricey gadgets and not the quality they may promise to be. My opinion of this is coming from seeing posts in birding groups, as well as my own research for what is out there and promising. I can only recommend Birdsy so far because it is what I use and because I know there is a solid, authentic and diligent team behind it. My general advice would be - do some research, try to find feedback and don’t spend fortunes on bad products.
If you are a maker of a feeder cam, feel free to send me one, I will put it to the test.
Have a great Friday!
PSA - beware of knockoff feeder cams
Update - an apology has been issued and the photos have been removed. Do your research before you drop money on a product like this so you can figure out what the proper deal is and what a scam.
I know posting photos on the internet makes everybody think they can take them but my work is my work and I decide what I want to do with it. Yet another company has decided to take my photos to advertise their product. Without asking me. I am sick of this so I am calling them out here now. The company is called Palprot and selling a bird feeder style camera (that also looks familiar to another product that is not on the market yet). I have not given permission to them to use my photos, and they even use one as a "sample photo". My watermark has been cut out but I know my photos and my backyard.
This is not a cheap product either. I would stay away from this.
The boldest part of all of this? They follow me on Insta and Twitter and even sent me a message asking what camera I use. Thieves suck. Don't be a thief.
