It started out promising enough. Dozens of small, colorful birds were attracted to my garden just weeks after mounting a $350 $269 Kiwibit 2 Pro Bird Feeder. “It looks like a great tit!” I read the first AI-based alert sent to my phone. “It looks like the Eurasian blue tit!” » read another. I laughed, still waiting for adulthood to kick in.
This lasted for days. Hundreds of miniature titmice came to nibble on expensive, already shelled sunflower seeds. They would sneak into nearby trees before reaching out to grab a single seed and enjoy it safely in the canopy above.
I was very happy to receive my new guests. I admired them in crisp 4K HDR video recordings. I searched for unique brands in hopes of naming my new wild animals. I clicked deeper into the Kiwibit app to learn more about my visitors’ migration habits, where they nest, and what they like to eat. Everything was going well until he arrived.
“It looks like a wood pigeon!” » came the alert. All I saw was a battleship gray blob obscuring the live camera feed. The winged rat was so large and imposing that it blocked the lens. Ugh no, back to the tourists!
In a slight panic, I set off the feeder’s pest alarm, a feature usually reserved for squirrels and the like. The pigeon tensed, looked around, but was not deterred by the audible siren which surely annoyed my neighbors. Soon, people began to gorge themselves again on haute cuisine purchased for more refined guests. He ate and ate and ate. For 15 minutes he ate until I came out and chased him away.
Subsequently, this pigeon, or pigeons (who can say) has settled down. They perched for 30 minutes or more, banging their faces against the pile of seeds with the goofy enthusiasm of a preteen picking apples. Mice have arrived downstairs to feast on the loot. Admitting defeat, I dismantled the expensive bird feeder and put it in a closet.
I’m not angry with Kiwibit. The “Bird Feeder 2 Pro 4K AI Camera with Solar Panel (Lifetime AI Included)” that I tested was a joy to use, until it wasn’t. It’s not Kiwibit’s fault.
If you’ve been tempted to buy a smart bird feeder, I suggest you start with something simple, inexpensive, and AI-free instead of going all out from day one: you can’t return a used feeder just because it attracts pests.
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