While some may think of wildlife as only something found in exotic places like the Amazon Rainforest, it’s also right outside your very door. It can be so fun to look into the yard, see a bird perched somewhere, and run to grab your phone to snap a picture. Every day, dozens of birds are likely stopping by to check out your yard as they look for food or just travel through. With the Bird Buddy, you’ll always have proof of their time there.
The Bird Buddy is sort of like a guestbook for all your neighborhood feathered friends. Position it outside your home, and it’s a charming bird feeder, offering avian travelers some tasty seed as they give their wings a rest. But those visitors have no idea of the tech packed inside the Bird Buddy to help humans chronicle every bird variety that stops by.
The centerpiece is a super-smart five-megapixel camera positioned right in front of the bird perch. When a bird lands, the camera analyzes the creature, uses artificial intelligence to cross-reference the image against over 1,000 different bird species, then serves up a firm identification.
Bird Buddy, $199, original price: $249
While it’s fun to know when an American robin or a rock pigeon shows up in your yard, the Bird Buddy goes a step better. Connected to your smartphone, tablet, or wireless device via app, you’ll get a notification the moment a bird arrives. Meanwhile, the camera snaps a quick image and sorts it automatically into your personal photo album stored on the app. Of course, the camera is mere inches away from the bird, so images are crisp, up close, and much better than most pictures you could snap with your phone.
While that documents a bird’s visit, the app also makes live streaming video available, so you watch your bird friends have their meals. Meanwhile, users can also take control of the camera through the app, allowing them to shoot even more images of each bird, even if you’re nowhere near your home.
With 60,000 units pre-sold since it debuted on Kickstarter, Bird Buddy’s creators are now ready to send out all those orders. With the first shipments being prepared, last-minute shoppers and gift-givers can still get in on the fun. Right now, you can save up to 20% on the Bird Buddy and be among the first to own or give this fun, unique item before everyone is talking about it.
Prices are subject to change.
