DIY bird feeder camera using ESP32
Came across this cool post on X where Clayton created a DIY bird feeder by using the ESP32 camera, for only $30. It does motion detection as well as automatically classifies the birds that come in front of the camera. He must have used an ESP32 cam like this one (it contains both the camera and programming module), and then used Claude Code for writing the code, including writing the firmware as well as other deployment-related code.
For the case, he mentions using a scrap AirPods paper box and I think that's how these simpler DIY projects should be done. Honestly, I wouldn't be so interested in this, if he were 3D printing the case.
Clayton hasn't shared any more info about this specific project, but I am keeping an eye and will update this post if I find more info about this.
Also, I found this cool video which creates a DIY security camera using the ESP32-CAM.
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