Lawrence Lile wrote:
>
> The big  problem is, hummingbirds are fast.   His toy car can lower the
> trapdoor in several seconds, and by then the wary hummingbird is long gone.
>
> What he'd like is a radio controlled remote system that releases the
> trapdoor instantly.

Spring loaded flap with a solenoid latch comes to mind.

I guess, if the the poor little hummingbird is slightly faster than the
operators reflexes, then it's likely to be squashed like in a mouse
trap.

Maybe a micro switch attached to the bait, or activated by weight on the
floor surface to operate the solenoid.


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