Dangerous design resulting in bird injury and deat
on March 23, 2026
Posted by: Paula G.
Good camera, HORRIBLE feeder. Bought one for my mother-in-law and one for myself. The seed would not dispense from either feeder. My mother-in-law had a small finch try to climb up into the feeder to get to the seed and the seed let loose and buried the finch. My husband modified my feeder so that the feed would dispense; however, I had a blackbird get it's foot caught between the retractable perch and the feeder. It's leg was broken and badly damaged. This is not a safe product for birds.
I bought this hummingbird feeder for my wife for Christmas last year (2025) and just put it up two days ago for the arrival of hummingbirds. Solar panels charge the battery fine and camera works fine. . . . . but the two piece base leaks like a sieve. It will not hold fluid and drains quickly.
I love this device, but you must position it in just the right way or you will receive a million photos of cars driving by, flags blowing, people walking by, or bushes moving around.