I get that pigeons don't have the brain to bring a bottlecap from the street to the machine, but they are making pretty good progress in the couple of weeks I've been at this address. So much so that I think I will leave the machine where it is and build a second one to put out back.

The first 3.5 min or so are interesting.

https://cdn.hackaday.io/files/1847547904515136/Nerdfeeder%201_16-40-18.mp4

They may have reached a plateau though. They seem to get that throwing stuff around gets you a peanut sometimes, but not sure they know what the hole is for. They "smart" pigeon with light gray wingsthat manages to hit the hole the most sticks it's head in there a lot.

Will be interesting to see if they begin to understand the significance of the hole in the next week or so - if they do I can start challenging them a bit.

I'd really like to put one in the park nearby soon. There are quite a few crows there, but due to the construction on my street at the moment they don't seem to come around my place much. Before that happens I need to think about how and where is best to do that.