I installed a Hue Outdoor sensor and let it run overnight. I found that rabbits would activate it. It is directly connected to HE and set to the default sensitivity of medium. Does anyone know if lowering the sensitivity would increase the mass needed to trigger the sensor or just the detection distance?
It's definitely distance for the same size object (humans tested). Doubt there is discrimination.
I wish they had tested it with rabbits as well. 
I have it set up to turn on some floods and they went off last night. When I looked out the window it was a large rabbit - and the light didn't bother it at all.
It's the same with any brand sensor. They're pretty dumb devices in that regard, Both my hues and xiaomis would trigger when the neighbor's cat comes over.
Home automation sure is getting in the way of the Easter Bunny being able to surprise anyone these days.
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What, you don't have a motion sensor in your chimney too? 
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Maybe Philips is looking to create a new market for these sensors?
I cannot confirm or deny if a motion sensor is present in the chimney.
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I've tried both High and Low sensitivity settings, and although there seem to fewer events on low, it continues reacting to squirrels and rabbits 10 to 15ft from the sensor mounted about 8ft up on the side of my house.
@mike.maxwell or whomever handles this driver. Can the device's sensitivity be set to have a few settings below "low"?
This may help reduce the number of events. For now it's set to disabled, too many small critters around the house.
That's it for settings, at least that's the lowest setting that's available from the Hue bridge.
What about getting a mount that would allow you to steepen the angle so the top of the beam is not so far out? kind like /
Thank you, that should help!
Appreciate you checking it out.
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