Squirrels can definitely be a bit divisive. There’s a very vocal squirrels are rats with bushy tails camp. There are also those enamored with squirrels’ cute little features and nut harvesting skills (years ago my roommate made a nest for a squirrel on our fire escape, I never opened that window again). No matter how you feel, in many parts of the world, if you have a backyard, you likely have a bunch of squirrel neighbors, and should probably just make the most of it. Maker David McDaid did just that (and more) when he built this charming IOT Squirrel House for his back garden:
The goal here was to introduce myself to the world of IOT by creating a squirrel house in our back garden that would be equipped with an ESP32, a camera, motion sensor, solar power, and would integrate with my Home Assistant OS, all using as many off-the-shelf components as possible. I also opted to design and build a custom housing from scratch.
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