Smart bird feeder, anyone use one ?

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Curious about these as Mrs R is quite keen on feeding the birds and I thought it might be a good Christmas present, until I saw the cost… so thought it worth seeking some inputs if anyone has one or has experience with them, pros and cons

I’ve found a couple around £200 but most seem a bit more.
 

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quite a few years now, and loving every minute..
am curious what these smart feeders are like, not the humans of course, we all know what they are like, but those that cost more than a handful of sunflower seeds..
 
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Curious about these as Mrs R is quite keen on feeding the birds and I thought it might be a good Christmas present, until I saw the cost… so thought it worth seeking some inputs if anyone has one or has experience with them, pros and cons

I’ve found a couple around £200 but most seem a bit more.
Do you have a link, I've never heard of a smart bird feeder.
But I gave up feeding the garden birds as it just attracted magpies, pigeons and squirrels.
I'm certainly not spending 200 quid to feed the blighters, some of our pigeons are barely able to take off they've eaten so much 😡
 
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In short solar powered webcam feeders that notify you when there’s someone there, captures highlights of the day and identifies the species. Basically a Ring doorbell for your garden birds😁
 
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If only they worked!
 
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If only they worked!

No Greys here, only very shy Reds that never leave the forest so no issues with pesky Nutkins🐿️

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Field View Adventures were looking at a smart bird feeder in todays episode. Showed it up and working but not a lot of detail.
 
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And rats... we also stopped feeding the birds because of the unwelcome vermin it attracted...
I in the past had a similar problem with rats but I bought them some high octane feed which they really liked. Problem solved
 
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If only they worked!
I have two of those and they work great. Probably saved the price of them twofold as I’m no longer feeding the squirrels/pigeons/doves
 
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This is effective but also hilarious

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