NETVUE by Birdfy Smart Bird Feeder with Camera – AI Identifies Birds Species 2MP Night Vision & App Alerts, 2.4Ghz Wi-Fi Connect IP65 Weatherproof Bird Camera-Gift for Backyard BirdWatchers, Yellow

I'm giving this product five stars -- not because it's perfect, but because it's awesome and fun despite some imperfections.My young daughters and I bought this birdhouse for my wife for Mother's Day, because several species of birds frequent our back yard, and a smart bird feeder would provide us with an opportunity to have closer encounters with those birds and learn about them. We specifically chose this product over others because it is versatile and provides the option to feed both birdseed-eating birds and hummingbirds with the separately-sold hummingbird feeder.Mission accomplished. It's been great fun so far. On the app, the product owner (i.e., my wife) has the ability to share the account with the rest of us. So, when a bird feeds at the bird feeder, we all get notices on our devices and get to enjoy the experience simultaneously.The video is clear and crisp, and the video signal is strong notwithstanding that the feeder has been set up probably 60 feet away from a WiFi signal. I also like how the camera is “situated” within the feeder: It’s neither too close to the perching area nor too far from it, so the videos usually capture the entire bird in a way that you can see the details. (When I was doing my research and saw images from other feeders, the images were often so close that you couldn’t see the entire bird.) The angle of the camera is also adjustable up and down to help enable you to capture the area of the perch that you want.Setup was really easy. In the box, the product comes with an impressive array of different mounting options. We ultimately chose to mount everything to a pole (purchased separately) so that it would be particularly easy to move the entire setup if we want.We bought the "AI" version of the product, so that we can learn about the birds that visit the feeder. As others have noted, the AI software is a work in progress and often incorrectly identifies the birds. I trust that the software will improve over time -- just as Amazon Alexa has improved by leaps and bounds since it was first launched years ago. Right now, the software is never "ridiculously wrong." For instance, it doesn't identify a hummingbird as a bald eagle, or anything like that. When it identifies a bird as being a particular species, the app provides a link that you can click, which launches a page with photos and information about the bird that the software identified. When the software has identified the bird incorrectly, and when you click on the link and see the photos of the bird that the software has incorrectly identified, those photos almost always LOOK LIKE the bird that visited our feeder. So, our reaction is typically, "That's wrong, but I see why the software identified the bird as the other bird." The app also provides an opportunity to notify the company that the software identified the bird incorrectly, which should presumably improve the software over time. I do think that the company could improve the software IMMEDIATELY by programming it to omit birds from the identification results if the birds do not not live or migrate anywhere near where the bird feeder has been set up. (E.g., we live in the Seattle area, and the search results sometimes incorrectly identify birds that are not found anywhere near our area of North America. One would think that a crafty programmer could program around that.) Ultimately, the AI feature has exceeded my expectations relative to others' reviews, and I'm willing to put some faith that it will improve over time.Based on our experience with this feeder, we're really interested in getting the NetVue nest once that's available in July.

What an amazing feeder! I bought this for a Christmas gift for my wife and we have both loved watching our feathered friends feed continuously! Putting the pieces together was a little challenging and we had to change our plans of hanging on a tree to putting it on a pole but that was more our preference than a product issue. We average over 200 birds a day and are amazed to see the closeups as they feast. The AI recognition software is a great plus and helps us identify and tally the number of visitors daily. The solar charger has worked perfectly and we have not had any issues with a power outage to the camera even on a cloudy day. The app loaded easily onto our phones and we can easily open the app to watch live or see who has visited the feeder earlier in the day. The item is made of plastic and doesn't have the appearance of a high end feeder so my only recommendation to the manufacturer is to consider making a "higher end" version that might better blend in with the cedar and other wood feeders we have in our yard.

The NetVue Bird Feeder provides great photos and videos of birds that visit to feed. The AI function misidentifies or cannot indentify birds at times, however, overall it is pretty good. I have the solar panel battery charger and recommend it. I set up the feeder and solar panel over a month ago and the battery indicator is still reading fully charged and I live in a notoriously cloudy area. The multiple connections for securing the feeder and solar panel to a pole or tree that came with the feeder are great. Due to my yard and the prevalence of squirrels, chipmonks and raccoons I ultimately purchased a pole and baffle from a separate vendor to mount my Birdfy on and the attachments suppled by NetVue work great on it. NetVue should consider offering their own pole and baffle product. Other comments:- Netvue should consider offering a zoon feature on their camera. The birds are already physically close to the camera, however at times being able to zoom in on what the bird is doing or some activity in the background would be interesting.- The basic menue could be more intuitive and/or descriptive as to function.- I wonder what it would take to increase the strength of the wifi. I have a 5G home wifi and the feeder is located 50 feet from my back door, however, the Birdfy still reports that I have a "weak" signal. Even when I placed the feeder 10 feet from my back door, I still received a "weak wifi connection" notice. I decided to place the feeder 50 feet from my backdoor since that was the best location for my yard and even though I constantly receive a "weak wifi" message the camera seems to operate perfectly.- One of the first steps in the assembly instructions was to insert the SD card. Eventually, I figured out that a SD card was not included with the feeder and was not needed for the basic operation of the feeder. Since a low capacity SD card cost me only $11 retail (and I'm sure NetVue could buy it much cheaper) I suggest that a low capacity SD card be included with each BirdFy by NetVue.