It was bound to happen- I finally joined the growing group of nature enthusiasts who have set up a bird feeder that features an internet-connected camera. Mine comes from an outfit named Birdsnap, and is a small plastic feeder that incorporates a digital camera with a Wi-Fi connection. This is the sort of gadget that's been for sale for a couple years, and all the while the price of them has been steadily decreasing. I installed mine yesterday, and it took about an hour before the first visitor arrived, triggering the motion detecting camera and sending an alert to my cell phone. I'm not a very knowledgeable bird watcher, so I may need to resort to the AI-driven bird identifying feature. But that requires a paid subscription service I have not yet purchased. Until then, I'll have to resort to an old-fashioned bird watching reference book to help identify the species of my visitors. I expect this new toy should provide hours of fun.
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