Our Goal
Twitter Feed is a smart bird feeder that allows you to watch and understand your feathered friends remotely using our interactive webapp.
The Twitter Feed system enhances bird-watching by:
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capturing and identifying different bird species with a Machine Learning network
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alerting you to refill the Twitter Feed using a weight sensor
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recording the preferred conditions of birds to inform your viewing experience
Seize the Opportunity to Witness the Splendor of Birds
We’ve lost 38 million birds from UK skies in the last 60 years. In fact, in last 57 years nearly 22 million house sparrows, the UK's most common garden bird, have disappeared from the country.
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Don't miss the opportunity to see these beautiful creatures! Use Twitter Feeder to view your garden like never before and help feed the birds that give us so much joy!
Why Twitter Feed?
Normal Bird Feeder
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Constantly missing bird visits
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Food left empty for hours before refill
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You have to keep checking for birds
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Birds fly away when you want to get a closer look
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You want to see a bird again but you have no way of knowing when it likes to visit
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No way of knowing the common breeds that visit your feeder
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Equipped with precise weight sensors, it effortlessly detects the arrival of birds and notifies you when your feed is running low.
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The Twitter Feed also captures stunning images of your avian guests, utilising machine learning to identify the species visiting your feeder.
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Delve into the preferences of your favourite bird species as the Twitter Feed meticulously records the temperatures and times they favour.
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Keeps a record of your feathered friends on the Twitter Feed Web App, so you can cherish every visit.
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The Twitter Feed Web App keeps all of this information secure through cloud security and authentication.
Our Web App
Services
Secure
Every user has their own user name and password, communicated over HTTP requests and stored in a secure DynamoBD server!
Scalable
Multiple users can simultaneously use the same device while maintaining personalized data. Additionally, a single user can connect to various feeders by inputting the Twitter Feeder serial ID.
Speed
The Twitter Feeder can send data in real-time so you can take imminent action to catch a glimpse of your feathery visitors
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Sparkfun SEN-13329 Load Cell
The weight sensors are used to determine if a bird is present and track the weight of food remaining, this information can then be displayed on the web app in real-time and the weight is recorded at regular intervals of 5 minutes.
Our System
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Adafruit/Sparkfun Si7021 Temp and Humidity
The Adafruit sensor is used to detect the temperature around the Twitter Feeder, this allows the server to predict the preferred temperatures for specific breeds based on previous visits.
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Raspberry Pi NoIR Camera
The Twitter Feeder has an integrated camera inside the feeder which takes pictures of your birds when a weight is detected on the bird mount so that you never miss a visit from your feather friends!
