Is this the Best Smart Bird Feeder? (Lyfreen Smart Bird Feeder Review)

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Жыл бұрын

The Lyfreen Smart Bird Feeder has a camera, auto motion detection, and AI bird identification. How will this feeder stack up against other smart bird feeders and is it the best one on the market?
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@whiteysax Жыл бұрын

The green things are drywall anchors. You'd use those to mount the feeder to drywall, brick, cement, stucco - basically the side of the house... but not wood. Definitely screw directly into wood like you did the 2nd time. Great review!

@gregoryeditor6500 3 ай бұрын

You are so blessed to have so many bird feeders and review them. To bad it does not record video. I have TECHNAXX HD Birdcam TX-165. You are right about the squirrels I just order a balffel from Amazon and will mount the feeder on a shepherd hook and pray the squirrels will not get to it.

@pauraque Жыл бұрын

0:17 Ah, I hate when I accidentally get Siberian Rubythroats at my feeder, those darn birds!!!

@BadgerlandBirding Жыл бұрын

Really just a nuisance at this point

@CharleyHansen Жыл бұрын

Great review and demo! Thanks for sharing all the pros and cons.

@rothenbj Жыл бұрын

How do you get this thing to take pictures with the motion sensor? I have the Notion Detection turned on and local recording on

@fredWaxBeans11111 Жыл бұрын

Very cool idea. A bit pricey, but nice concept. I like the bird recognition app (when it's accurate lol)

@vanthanh-xd2tc Жыл бұрын

May I know which bird food you use to attract the local bird to the bird feeder ?

@BabyLeim Жыл бұрын

I have been using the camera feeder and I love it. I get a lot of pics that it sends to me. When I click on the bird capture it says no photos…..how can i get the AI? Thanks

@abfutrell Жыл бұрын

Despite the 135 degree FOV, the perch area for the birds extends beyond the picture frame for the Lyfreen. I believe that is something NETVUE designed for to force the birds to be framed within the photo?

@freakfoxiam Жыл бұрын

I am facing the below problems (please if you could guide me): • No notification on phone app if bird is come (motion sensor is already on). I expected my phone to get notification when a bird comes within surveillance area and motion camera gets activated. • Does not record any video or images when the bird comes (motion sensor is already on). The gallery is empty and collections folder is also empty • AI does not recognise birds in video (stored in gallery). It cannot find any images/video • A! does not recognize birds in live stream

@BadgerlandBirding Жыл бұрын

See if there’s an app update, which could solve your issues with motion. The app will only notify you when there’s motion and take one photo (you can see those in “history”. You have to be watching the livestream to take photos or videos and then they will be stored in the gallery. You can use AI during the livestream or on photos you have in your gallery, but not videos. Hope this helps!

@johncurtiss9185 Жыл бұрын

Which feeder do you recommend the most? I just bought my daughter the Netvue Birdfy Lite....and she loved it for the few days it worked...then the battery wouldn't re-charge. This is a common problem with anything made in China. Would love to hear your thoughts.

@gregstenzel3494 Жыл бұрын

I had the same problem and returned it to Sharper Image...and I'm sure you were really impressed with the support they offered!

@BadgerlandBirding Жыл бұрын

Hey, John! Sorry for the late reply. I've really enjoyed using the Netvue, Bird Buddy, and Birdkiss feeders. Sorry you're having trouble with the charging. Were you able to get it fixed?

@127brenda Жыл бұрын

I just bought one of these but I’m having some issues. (Manual is useless!) I was getting notifications the first two days…but now notifications have completely stopped. Also, this thing has a siren that has been going off in the morning at 7:15am…i live in a condo and have close neighbors…i can’t figure out how to stop that feature. I also have my night vision on “auto”…but the unit goes offline every night. I’m getting frustrated. 😡😩😢

@BadgerlandBirding Жыл бұрын

Is it this exact model or one that looks similar to it?

@127brenda Жыл бұрын

@@BadgerlandBirding it’s just about exact. The only difference i see is my bird landing perch is bigger (and all plastic)

@hibernogirl Жыл бұрын

Yes same issues here, no motion detection, no notifications, no recordings and now the siren is going off randomly!!

@crystalharris7394 Жыл бұрын

💗💗💗

@emilybrant9332 Жыл бұрын

You used drywall inserts in the wood. That’s why it didn’t stay

@CyrilHul Жыл бұрын

I have one but for some reason it wont take pictures even with the motion setting enabled.

@BadgerlandBirding Жыл бұрын

You have this one or a different Smart Bird Feeder?

@CyrilHul Жыл бұрын

@@BadgerlandBirding This one.

@Megs-Eggs Жыл бұрын

mine was taking pictures and sending notifications the first week I had it and then it just stopped. I’m trying to figure out how to fix it :(

@BadgerlandBirding Жыл бұрын

@@Megs-Eggs hmmm there are a lot of feeders that look similar to this one but are different. Are you sure it’s this exact one?

@Megs-Eggs Жыл бұрын

@@BadgerlandBirding yes it is the same exact model. I purchased the Cloud memory because I thought maybe it ran out of memory but the camera still won’t notify me when there is movement. I’ve tried everything and still no fix.

@stevelammers735 Ай бұрын

Those green things are meant for sheet rock, not wood.

@BadgerlandBirding Ай бұрын

Thanks! I know that now 🤣 one of my first smart bird feeder reviews I did

@johnhartley3596 Жыл бұрын

Yeah you don’t use the green anchor sleeves if you’re mounting it on wood. Just drill the screws directly into the wood.

@jimgresham5529 Жыл бұрын

Green things are anchors for concrete and brick mounting .

@WarblerRidge Жыл бұрын

These things are a fun idea but it seems like by mounting the camera to a feeder, the variety of possible birds is pretty limited. At least where I live, the possibilities for feeder birds are pretty finite and it’s easy enough the learn what they are without AI assistance. I’m waiting for the smart bird cam that will record activity in my treetops and identify migrating warblers 😂

@olds777 Жыл бұрын

How do you clear history

@BadgerlandBirding Жыл бұрын

On the bird feeder? You could always remove the SD card, and delete the files on the computer.

@wandatang3192 Жыл бұрын

@@BadgerlandBirding no ,you only can delete the history from the app

@BadgerlandBirding Жыл бұрын

@@wandatang3192 that’s incorrect

@super-gerald Жыл бұрын

Typical of so many reviews I've seen for these feeders. You miss a key point completely: how do you recharge the battery? I know the solar panel can help with recharging but periodically you're going to want to recharge the battery yourself especially in winter. Most of these bird feeders require you to bring the whole feeder into your house to charge it. Is this the case with this one? That's a terrible idea as the feeder will be dirty and covered with bird droppings. How can it be charged?

@BadgerlandBirding Жыл бұрын

Well, if the solar panel is working well you don’t need to do that, but yeah that’s what you do. However if you have an outlet outside you can just plug it in there and don’t have to bring it inside

@zenkepler 9 ай бұрын

You can easily remove the camera from the birdfeeder and bring just the camera inside to charge it.

@ChrisCapoccia Жыл бұрын

Weird that the AI doesn't take location into account. Very unlikely to get a bird outside of its known range

@BadgerlandBirding Жыл бұрын

A lot of them don’t which should really be the first question all of them ask.

@Duclosxrp Жыл бұрын

Get off the feeder.....bahahahaha good one..LOL

@rosemarythyme8595 Жыл бұрын

Looks to me like a raccoon got it.

@BadgerlandBirding Жыл бұрын

Definitely possible

@rosemarythyme8595 Жыл бұрын

@@BadgerlandBirding Happened in my yard and the pole was 6 foot high and in the middle of my yard. It was captured on my surveillance camera. I was quite surprised when I saw the video.

@keithroberts5611 4 ай бұрын

I fell to understand why anyone would buy this crappy setup? Plastic will become brittle and break over time, There are many remote cameras on the market especially made for bird tables, Your the only person that used raw plugs on soft wood ever🤣🇬🇧👍

@BadgerlandBirding 4 ай бұрын

I’m sorry you fell, I hope you’re okay little buddy