Best Device to Make Your Mom Remember Nature Exists
If you don’t know what the Bird Buddy is, think of it as a bird feeder with a built-in camera for taking beautiful shots of any visiting birds. The $300 device doesn’t require as much setup as other bird box cams do, and it will automatically send you pictures of the birds to an app on your phone.
I purchased a Bird Buddy for my mom at Christmas time, and she still likes to send me pictures of whatever flighting critters come to perch. Setup takes a bit of effort, especially if your mom’s on the older side and can’t go hanging up birdhouses or creating anti-squirrel poles to avoid the pesky rodents eating all your seed. Still, it works great for folks who have a backyard and wish they could keep abreast of all their winged visitors dropping by for a snack.
The company behind Bird Buddy has put out a new version of their camera feeder specifically for hummingbirds. However, you could do what I did and order an aftermarket glass flower that attaches to one of the screws on the Bird Buddy.
