What Is This Object?

About a foot-wide, with a t-bar across the top, the metal box was sitting on too-tall a metal pole for me to verify whether that’s a glass cover in the front.  Not wanting to disturb the homeowner of the property where the object was seen, I figured it was better to just ask our readers.

Is it a high-tech bird house or a security camera? If it’s the latter then right now, the property owners are looking at the footage and wondering why I was taking pictures of the thing.

You can find the object on East 21 St between Voorhies Ave and Jerome Ave.