# Wyze Cam on a Birdfeeder **URL:** \ **Category:** Captured on Wyze\ **Tags:** cam-v3, cam-outdoor-v1, video\ **Created:** [November 13, 2021, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-on-a-birdfeeder/202325 "2021-11-13T13:05:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![AnnWithAPlan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/annwithaplan/32/50320_2.png) [@AnnWithAPlan](https://forums.wyze.com/u/AnnWithAPlan)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2022, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-on-a-birdfeeder/202325/63 "2022-03-04T14:30:13Z")
They’re moths. ---
**Author:** ![AnnWithAPlan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/annwithaplan/32/50320_2.png) [@AnnWithAPlan](https://forums.wyze.com/u/AnnWithAPlan)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-on-a-birdfeeder/202325/64 "2022-03-04T14:32:31Z")
Interesting on the chickadee attacking the camera. My birds have been sitting on the camera before hopping to the bird feeder, as well as the handle of the tripod! ---
**Author:** ![TomG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/tomg/32/86260_2.png) [@TomG](https://forums.wyze.com/u/TomG)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 1:39am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-on-a-birdfeeder/202325/65 "2022-03-05T01:39:55Z")
> [@jlipnitz](#): > > squirrels Dang tree rats. Not a bad shot for only having one good eye ---
**Author:** ![jlipnitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ab992/32.png) [@jlipnitz](https://forums.wyze.com/u/jlipnitz)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 2:13am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-on-a-birdfeeder/202325/66 "2022-03-05T02:13:48Z")
Update - turned the sensitivity down to zero and got some alerts - as long as they were on the close edge of the birdbath… ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/original/3X/0/0/0034b29019e3b497e707c0b4121ff60bfbb8cb77.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/original/3X/9/8/98d88bc13e962104c227c3479e93f8fb87a6d682.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/original/3X/3/0/306aa436c4989b09e5d785112bc48949105105b9.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![AnnWithAPlan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/annwithaplan/32/50320_2.png) [@AnnWithAPlan](https://forums.wyze.com/u/AnnWithAPlan)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 2:27am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-on-a-birdfeeder/202325/67 "2022-03-05T02:27:12Z")
What did you shoot it with? Doesn’t look like he got hurt. ---
**Author:** ![KayTel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/kaytel/32/49476_2.png) [@KayTel](https://forums.wyze.com/u/KayTel)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-on-a-birdfeeder/202325/68 "2022-03-05T18:23:11Z")
I actually found out, by careful research and documentation, that they are Crane Flies. I eventually set traps by the cameras and got a video of the flier going into the trap. ---
**Author:** ![KayTel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/kaytel/32/49476_2.png) [@KayTel](https://forums.wyze.com/u/KayTel)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-on-a-birdfeeder/202325/69 "2022-03-05T18:24:54Z")
I have a lot of footage where the shadow show the bird stop on top of the camera before hitting the feeder. ---
**Author:** ![KayTel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/kaytel/32/49476_2.png) [@KayTel](https://forums.wyze.com/u/KayTel)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 6:35pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-on-a-birdfeeder/202325/70 "2022-03-05T18:35:53Z")
I really like to see all of the alternate uses for Wyze cameras here and on other threads, I am really looking forward to Wyze Feeder Cam v1.0 coming out sometime soon. I would rather buy a finished product than take it apart to replace and refocus lenses. The market is here, give us our cameras. ---
**Author:** ![peepeep](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/peepeep/32/107148_2.png) [@peepeep](https://forums.wyze.com/u/peepeep)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-on-a-birdfeeder/202325/71 "2022-03-05T19:57:25Z")
> [@KayTel](#): > > holding ‘stuck’ ?   🙂 ---
**Author:** ![AnnWithAPlan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/annwithaplan/32/50320_2.png) [@AnnWithAPlan](https://forums.wyze.com/u/AnnWithAPlan)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 8:17pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-on-a-birdfeeder/202325/72 "2022-03-05T20:17:09Z")
Same here. Just glad they’re not pooping on it. 😬 ---
**Author:** ![TomG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/tomg/32/86260_2.png) [@TomG](https://forums.wyze.com/u/TomG)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2022, 12:28am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-on-a-birdfeeder/202325/73 "2022-03-06T00:28:33Z")
> [@AnnWithAPlan](#): > > What did you shoot it with? Doesn’t look like he got hurt 22 caliber Crosman CO2 air pistol at 30 feet. Wife found it in the driveway later that day. Picked it up and put it in the field behind our house. Saw a hawk circling overhead a few hours later. Strange thing I have had zero squirrels in the back yard since. The deceased squirrel is at least 500 feet from the house so the odor probably isn’t keeping them away. Maybe the unlucky squirrel alerted the other squirrels? I know they are darn smart. ---
**Author:** ![AnnWithAPlan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/annwithaplan/32/50320_2.png) [@AnnWithAPlan](https://forums.wyze.com/u/AnnWithAPlan)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2022, 1:01am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-on-a-birdfeeder/202325/74 "2022-03-06T01:01:45Z")
Wow. By the looks of it running off like that I would’ve though he had lived to see another day. ---
**Author:** ![KayTel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/kaytel/32/49476_2.png) [@KayTel](https://forums.wyze.com/u/KayTel)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2022, 4:24pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-on-a-birdfeeder/202325/75 "2022-03-07T16:24:42Z")
A sparrow is starting to stack twigs on top of one of my WCOs. It is only 5’6" feet off the ground, but is within 3 feet of both the upper and lower desk feeders. It is wide open now, but will be in full shade when the leaves come in. If I leave it, I will not be able to recharge the batteries without disrupting the nest. ---
**Author:** ![TomG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/tomg/32/86260_2.png) [@TomG](https://forums.wyze.com/u/TomG)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2022, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-on-a-birdfeeder/202325/76 "2022-03-07T17:05:36Z")
> [@KayTel](#): > > will be in full shade The Wyze solar panel for the outdoor camera has a 13 foot cable. Perhaps you could find a spot facing east that doesn’t get shade If the solar panel is not an option, you could swap the WOC for a v3 and run constant power to it. All of my outdoor v3 cameras are connected to long microUSB cables. Another option would be to connect a rechargeable USB power bank to the WOC and use a long enough cable to be able to remove it for charging without disturbing the birds. ---
**Author:** ![callmechaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d26b3c/32.png) [@callmechaz](https://forums.wyze.com/u/callmechaz)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2022, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-on-a-birdfeeder/202325/77 "2022-03-07T18:09:19Z")
I run 24V to my V3 and convert it to 5V near the camera with a dashcam adapter in a waterproof box. ---
**Author:** ![peepeep](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/peepeep/32/107148_2.png) [@peepeep](https://forums.wyze.com/u/peepeep)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2022, 7:12pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-on-a-birdfeeder/202325/78 "2022-03-07T19:12:24Z")
> [@TomG](#): > > Maybe the unlucky squirrel alerted the other squirrels? I know they are darn smart. It’s probably bad form to post something so popular and I resisted for a few days but now relent: [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/original/3X/5/3/534b8a2233ed5449365bebddce2037f20b4ed768.jpeg "Backyard Squirrel Maze 1.0- Ninja Warrior Course") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFZFjoX2cGg) 🐀 + 🐿 = sq 🌪 ---
**Author:** ![TomG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/tomg/32/86260_2.png) [@TomG](https://forums.wyze.com/u/TomG)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2022, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-on-a-birdfeeder/202325/79 "2022-03-07T19:29:23Z")
> [@AnnWithAPlan](#): > > to see another day. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/original/3X/c/9/c9dc617b02d067f027237fffc7bd43055a088cea.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![AnnWithAPlan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/annwithaplan/32/50320_2.png) [@AnnWithAPlan](https://forums.wyze.com/u/AnnWithAPlan)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2022, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-on-a-birdfeeder/202325/80 "2022-03-07T20:43:05Z")
I’ve seen that guys squirrel videos. ---
**Author:** ![AnnWithAPlan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/annwithaplan/32/50320_2.png) [@AnnWithAPlan](https://forums.wyze.com/u/AnnWithAPlan)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2022, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-on-a-birdfeeder/202325/81 "2022-03-07T20:45:00Z")
I saw that in the other reply and thought how realistic it looked. I had forgotten how an airgun worked. ---
**Author:** ![AnnWithAPlan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/annwithaplan/32/50320_2.png) [@AnnWithAPlan](https://forums.wyze.com/u/AnnWithAPlan)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-on-a-birdfeeder/202325/82 "2022-03-07T20:50:04Z")
I know the feeling. I was watching a wren outside the window by the bird feeder today. I was on the opposite end of my comfy 3 person swing. I was wondering why it was just sitting there with a mouthful of nesting material. I wondered why it didn’t fly off to build its nest. Then it dropped down behind the swing. I ran to the kitchen window to see where it went and couldn’t see it. Then it appeared at the closer end of the swing between the swing back and cushions (without the nesting material). I do swing on it, so I had to go out there anyway to put the cushions up because we might get rain, and wipe out the stuff in there, including a few seeds. [Previous page](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-on-a-birdfeeder/202325.md?page=3) [Next page](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-on-a-birdfeeder/202325.md?page=5)