Parsingphase3d ago

Can anyone recommend a combination of hardware/software/host for webcams that I could point at some heavily trafficked backyard bird feeders? I’m about to enter a period of reduced mobility and would love to be able both to keep watching and share the joy.

(edit: ideally, something that can stream publicly as well as be viewed in-house)

Show threadDouglas McMillan3d ago
@parsingphase For software, I seem to remember Frigate doing some bird recognition, although I may be mis-remembering
Show threadDouglas McMillan3d ago

@parsingphase Remembered correctly. It does seem to do it. I use Frigate as an add-on to HomeAssistant.

https://docs.frigate.video/configuration/bird_classification/

Bird Classification | Frigate

Bird classification identifies known birds using a quantized Tensorflow model. When a known bird is recognized, its common name will be added as a sub_label. This information is included in the UI, filters, as well as in notifications.

Show threadParsingphase
@Nerdfest oh that’s handy by itself, I wonder if I can feed my trail cam videos to it somehow. I’d been looking for something usable as a bird model.
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