Post #1005736
2026-03-28 13:39 UTC
Replies (10)
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@parsingphase@m.phase.org 2026-03-28 15:28
Some great responses on this thread, so here's my existing wildlife vids for thanks & context: https://spectra.video/c/parsing_wildlife/videos
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@parsingphase@m.phase.org 2026-03-28 17:07
Related, does anyone know how you'd obtain and run something like the iNaturalist image classification model locally? It's an area of tech I've never really got into, and it seems to be harder to discover now LLMs are sucking all the air out of the AI space (not to mention screwing up web search & cluttering the internet with trash)
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@Nerdfest@mastodon.online 2026-03-28 13:59
@parsingphase@m.phase.org For software, I seem to remember Frigate doing some bird recognition, although I may be mis-remembering
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@webbop@tech.lgbt 2026-03-28 14:11
@parsingphase@m.phase.org I have recently been looking at ESP32 devices, so ofc I thought about that first :blobfoxlaughsweat: But more realisticly you could look into getting a camera server (with file storage, or seperate file storage, if you wanna watch what happened before), it could just be a old computer or like a NUC. And then get some (preferably wired) ethernet cameras with good enough quality for your liking to set up and use with the server. I have seen these servers remotely cast both live feed and recorded footage to a phone, using a home-hosted website, an app, or something like that.
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@mgerdts@mastodon.social 2026-03-28 15:10
@parsingphase@m.phase.org my recent search for "cloud not required" cameras led me to Reolink. My needs were for indoor WiFi, so I went with the E1 Pro. Home Assistant docs were helpful in picking a model. You can stream with the app (anywhere) or with RTSP if on the same network. RTSP streams can be opened with VLC, which is a nice way to get it onto a big screen. Streaming with the app is supposedly end-to-end encrypted, just in case you are worried about others snooping on your birds. :)
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@donray@mastodon.online 2026-03-28 15:35
@parsingphase@m.phase.org @Ostdrossel@mindly.social does a lot with cameras and wildlife…
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@webonaire@exquisite.social 2026-03-28 15:38
@parsingphase@m.phase.org After getting frustrated with companies that cripple features behind paid subscription upgrades and questionable privacy practices, I'll probably go with Reolink when it's time to replace my Blink.
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@mrpistachios@mastodon.neatobuilds.com 2026-03-28 15:41
@parsingphase@m.phase.org any decent security cameras and if powered through poe then you need a poe switch, feed that into a PC with frigate for detections. I use unifi poe cameras and a dream machine pro which does the same thing but if I learned about frigate before I probably would have gone that route
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@EF@mastodon.bsd.cafe 2026-03-28 15:59
@parsingphase@m.phase.org fit i possible to buy inexpensive CCTV systems with an HD+ DVR and cameras for not a lot of money. PoE means one single cable to the camera instead of one for data and one for power. If cameras go inside, normal ethernet csbles can be run for PoE or can use WiFi and local PSUs instead. It depends on what is easiest for you. Whichever means you should be able to watch in realtime. Tthere are also kits that can be built from Pis/SBCs that can be built to act as cameras on your network.
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@oseiler@mastodon.nz 2026-03-28 19:03
@parsingphase@m.phase.org I haven't had much luck with Frigate but if you have an audio feed, BirdNet-Go works amazingly well, and can export to birdweather https://github.com/tphakala/birdnet-go