4.1
80% of reviewers would recommend to a friend
Bird Buddy
4.1 • 357 Reviews
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4.1
80% of reviewers would recommend to a friend
Bird Buddy delights many reviewers with crisp photos, engaging video “postcards,” and an elegant, well-designed feeder-camera system that helps identify species and brings backyard birdlife up close. Reviews also flag persistent weaknesses: short battery life without the Solar Roof, finicky setup and pairing (especially with some mesh networks), clunky app flows, sporadic missed captures, and inconsistent or slow support; when it works, it’s magical, but reliability and ergonomics vary widely.
AI summary based on Thingtesting reviews
3y ago
Great bird feeder. Love seeing the videos and pics of the birds.

3y ago
Just love it! It lets me get closer to the birds in my garden and gives me beautiful and sometimes funny picture.

3y ago
I received Bird Buddy as a gift and I am very happy with it.
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10mo ago
The Bird Buddy is a wonderful, innovative product that my husband bought for himself and loved until the squirrels in the backyard got jealous and destroyed it. They ripped it apart sadly so I would hesitate to get another.
3y ago
This is a pretty fun feeder for a bird watcher. Easy setup and sharing with family. Sometimes notifications can be overwhelming but easy enough to ignore and review your digest later. Definitely recommend getting the solar roof.
I’m a huge bird lover and this was very helpful.
The birds like it
Good.
Such a unique gift. My father in law loves birdwatching in his backyard and this is perfect for him... a fun way to engage and check in
Got one of these for my mom and oh man, if you want to get a bunch of random pics of birds in the Midwest sent to you at 5am you have to pull up. Honestly she was stoked and some of the pics are tight so it’s cool.
Got it for my kids, but got so excited myself after we installed it! It’s true that the birds don’t start coming instantly, it took us a few days and moving the feeder a few times before we started to get visitors. Maybe because of the design of the perch, but in our case the birds actually started coming once we took it off the tree and put it on the ground near the bushes. Anyway, the pictures are cute and it accurately identifies the species, so we’re enjoying the experience so far.
I cannot explain the joy 3 gebnerations of my family gets when we get a notification from our Bird Buddy! Identifying the birds, capturing photo and videos- this thing is a fantastic gift to yourself or to others.
We're delighted with our Bird Buddy. I purchased one for my husband in March 2022. We didn't receive it until December 2022. But since it has been great to get pictures of local birds. We have learned so much about birds since then. It's an excellent gift for anyone with even a mild interest in birds. We purchased one for my in-laws as an anniversary gift. They received it within a week of my placing the order. So it seems that Bird Buddy has been able to address its supply issues. They love theirs as well. Great innovative product. Unfortunately, they are a little pricey, but I'd say they are well worth it for anyone who enjoys watching birds.
3y ago
Got one for a gift. Loved the different photos of the birds. Had to get a bird book to help identify some of the birds. Didn’t know we had some of the birds in my region.
Ordered about a year ago on Kickstarter and still haven’t received the product. Giving 3 stars because I do think it’s an interesting concept and the team provides emails every few weeks updating on progress with info about their development, software, supply chain etc. Based on the updates from the company I am still hopeful I’ll receive it eventually…
3y ago
I like this invention, it offers a nice way to have some birds around and see them frequently. I've been using it for a couple of weeks and I find it an incredible gift (very original). The only problem why I cannot give it full stars is because the app it's not working well on my phone. My friend that is a computer pro told me that there must be some issues with the servers and I hope they will solve them soon so I can put a full grade to this invention.
2y ago
I "purchased" the BirdBuddy bird feeder and the BirdBuddy hummingbird feeder from a kickstarter project and also purchased some add-ons afterwards through Amazon.com (the extended perch, suet feeder and water feeder and a new solar roof). All in all, its a nice system to be able to feed birds and see videos and photos of the birds at the feeder. It was really easy to set up and get charged and ready to go. Since I have the solar panels on both feeders, it's relatively maintenance free for the cameras and you just need to restock the feeders. The birds love it and there are many different species in our neck of the woods (NorCal) that it's fun to see who came to visit. And its easy to share the video feed with friends if you sign up for the premium subscription which helps you identify the bird species and keeps the "postcards" in the cloud. Highly recommend for bird watchers and families with kids.
2y ago
The crisp snapshots and videos with sound gives such a thorough experience of what wildlife is coming into your feeders. All communication with Bird Buddy employees has been extremely friendly and helpful. I have since purchased the Bird Buddy for hummingbirds and absolutely love this one equally as much. If you haven’t already purchased one, I highly recommend investing to see the beauty of God‘s creation up close.
2y ago
I love that you can see and hear the birds up close. Even the occasional deer and squirrel are fun to watch. I like being able to livestream and I check it at least a couple of times a day. It was easy to set up and easy to clean.
2y ago
Fun to see the photos and video of the hummingbirds at the feeder. I love that it can identify the different species of hummingbirds.