A bird feeder includes a main body and a first shooting device. The main body includes a feeding tray and a vacant area is formed between the first shooting device and the feeding tray and prevents birds from perching between the first shooting device and the feeding tray. The presence of the vacant area between the first shooting device and the feeding tray ensures that no position is available for the birds to perch between the first shooting device and the feeding tray, forcing the birds to stand only at a side of the feeding tray away from the first shooting device to feed, and keeping the birds within an optimal focusing range, thereby improving the imaging quality.

Systems, methods, and computer code products monitor the behavior, health, and/or characteristics of an animal. In one implementation, the animal is positioned inside a waste container placed on a system that is adapted to determine, record and communicate, over a network, various animal health parameters. These parameters can be processed to determine trends, statistics and changes of animal physiological functions. The results can be used to access animal health conditions and issue warnings, alarms, messages, and other notifications to designated caretakers. These notifications may be displayed, for example by computers and/or mobile devices. Data retrieval and review capability can provide improved understanding of an animal's health conditions and facilitate early illness detection.

Systems, methods, and computer code products monitor the behavior, health, and/or characteristics of an animal. In one implementation, the animal is positioned inside a waste container placed on a system that is adapted to determine, record and communicate, over a network, various animal health parameters. These parameters can be processed to determine trends, statistics and changes of animal physiological functions. The results can be used to access animal health conditions and issue warnings, alarms, messages, and other notifications to designated caretakers. These notifications may be displayed, for example by computers and/or mobile devices. Data retrieval and review capability can provide improved understanding of an animal's health conditions and facilitate early illness detection.

A bird perch that removably mounts to a panel. The bird perch includes a rail system including an upper rail and two outer rails. Each of the outer rails are connected by first and second curved supports to the upper rail. Two changeable, protective inserts supported in the first and second curved supports and easily removed for fast clean up.

A bird perch that removably mounts to a panel. The bird perch includes a rail system including an upper rail and two outer rails. Each of the outer rails are connected by first and second curved supports to the upper rail. Two changeable, protective inserts supported in the first and second curved supports and easily removed for fast clean up.

Systems, methods, and computer code products monitor the behavior, health, and/or characteristics of an animal. In one implementation, the animal is positioned inside a waste container placed on a system that is adapted to determine, record and communicate over a network various animal health parameters. These parameters can be processed to determine trends, statistics and changes of animal physiological functions. The results can be used to access animal health conditions and issue warnings, alarms, messages, and other notifications to designated caretakers. These notifications may be displayed using various means such as computers and/or mobile devices. Data retrieval and review capability can provide improved understanding of an animal's health conditions and facilitate early illness detection.

Systems, methods, and computer code products monitor the behavior, health, and/or characteristics of an animal. In one implementation, the animal is positioned inside a waste container placed on a system that is adapted to determine, record and communicate over a network various animal health parameters. These parameters can be processed to determine trends, statistics and changes of animal physiological functions. The results can be used to access animal health conditions and issue warnings, alarms, messages, and other notifications to designated caretakers. These notifications may be displayed using various means such as computers and/or mobile devices. Data retrieval and review capability can provide improved understanding of an animal's health conditions and facilitate early illness detection.

An animal roost and a method of fabricating an animal roost are provided. The method includes operating a printhead having a nozzle to deposit a first layer of material through the nozzle. The first layer is one of a plurality of iteratively deposited layers of an additive build according to a three-dimensional computer model, such that the additive build is comprised of successive layers of the deposited material. The material is a biomass-derived polymer composite. The additive build forms the animal roost and includes a body having a top end and open bottom end and including front and rear walls that together define an internal volume. The additive build further includes one or more cantilevered leaves disposed within the internal volume and extending in a downward direction from the top end towards the bottom end. The one or more leaves partition the internal volume into a plurality of roosting enclosures.

An animal roost and a method of fabricating an animal roost are provided. The method includes operating a printhead having a nozzle to deposit a first layer of material through the nozzle. The first layer is one of a plurality of iteratively deposited layers of an additive build according to a three-dimensional computer model, such that the additive build is comprised of successive layers of the deposited material. The material is a biomass-derived polymer composite. The additive build forms the animal roost and includes a body having a top end and open bottom end and including front and rear walls that together define an internal volume. The additive build further includes one or more cantilevered leaves disposed within the internal volume and extending in a downward direction from the top end towards the bottom end. The one or more leaves partition the internal volume into a plurality of roosting enclosures.