BirdFeedR is a bird-only feeder that keeps thieving squirrels away — May 12th, 2026 Bird feeders seem to attract both birds and squirrels in equal measure. But while birds tend to eat just a little when they’re peckish, squirrels are voracious and will happily gobble up all of the seeds — leaving nothing to entice birds. To keep the squirrels at bay, David Groom leveraged the Arduino® UNO™ Q to build a “bird-only feeder” called BirdFeedR . BirdFeedR dispenses bird seed on demand, but only when it recognizes a bird. If something else, like a rascally squirrel, tries to get involved, BirdFeedR will simply refuse to do anything. It will log the event as something detected, but it won’t dispense food unless that thing is a bird. Groom was able to easily pull that off without spending a fortune, thanks to the UNO Q along with a USB webcam. He was even able to take advantage of Arduino® App Lab ‘s Detect Objects on Camera example, which is made possible through the Video Object Detection Brick.…