Why not use a trail camera? They do everything this device does but better, plus they have video and night vision. And you can buy one for $50 instead of $200.
Look for one designed to use external power. Lots of people have connected them to car batteries (there are projects on the web). The consumer ones tend to use PIR sensors to trigger short video recordings, which might be a problem if the camera is too far away. Birds tend to be well insulated and may not emit much IR. Maybe pro ones use doppler radar to trigger recordings? You might want to choose one based on how long it can be configured to record video after being triggered, 30 seconds for example may not be long enough for what you want to capture. This is not a normal use of a trail camera so figure out what your needs are and see if there is one that meets them.
The one use case he mentions could also be satisfied by a $50 trail camera with video capability, better photo quality, better low light performance and better motion sensing.
I'm really struggling to figure out why people are excited about this. Do they not know trail cameras exist?
I can customize the code for this project where I cant with a trail cam. I wish my $50 trail cam would do timelapse and motion detection at the same time. Really I want timelapsed phones and videos if motion detection.
His camera costs $200 and takes 3MP photos with no video capability and poor low light performance.
A $50 trail cam will take at least 10MP photos, will have night vision and will be able to take videos. People have left trail cams out for over a year and they were still taking photos.
Battery life is cool, but if existing devices already have more life than anyone needs what's the point?
