It tells you which bird just landed
A feeder with a 5MP camera, dual solar panels and on-board AI that recognises the species and sends the clip to your phone. The part that separates it from most smart-home hardware: the app is free, with no monthly fee.
- 5MP camera recording 2.5K video, triggered by a 110° motion sensor
- AI names the visiting species — over 10,000, per the maker
- Dual solar panels and a 4,000mAh battery
- IP67 weatherproof; free app, no subscription
No subscription is the spec that ages best
Almost every camera in the smart-home category eventually asks for a monthly fee — for cloud storage, for the AI recognition, or for both. This one states a free app with no monthly fees and offers SD storage alongside cloud. Over three years that difference is larger than the price of the feeder, and it is the first thing we'd verify at checkout before ordering.
Solar, and what that really means
Dual panels plus a 4,000mAh battery is a sensible pairing for a device that wakes on motion rather than recording continuously. The maker claims year-round operation without battery swaps.
Read that with your own garden in mind. A feeder under dense canopy or on a north-facing wall gets a fraction of the light the claim assumes, and a busy feeder in spring wakes far more often than a quiet one in January. Somewhere shaded and popular is the combination that will need a manual charge.
IP67 covers the weather side properly — that rating means dust-tight and survives immersion, which is more than rain asks of it.
The numbers, plainly
- Camera
- 5 megapixels, 2.5K video
- Trigger
- 110° motion sensor, records automatically
- AI recognition
- Over 10,000 species, per the maker
- Power
- Dual solar panels, 4,000mAh battery
- Weatherproofing
- IP67
- Storage
- SD card and cloud; free app, no monthly fees
- Identification accuracy
- No independent figure published
- Guarantee
- 90-day money-back, original packaging, less S&H
Recognition accuracy is the number nobody in this category publishes. Expect confident results on common garden species and occasional confusion between similar ones — that's the state of the art, not a fault of this feeder.
Two costs that aren't in the sticker price. The checkout adds $9.43 shipping, and offers a 64GB card at $19.99 and a one-year protection plan at $9.95 per unit.
The card is the one worth thinking about: without local storage you lean on cloud, and «free cloud» is the thing most likely to acquire a fee later. Buying the card up front is cheap insurance against a policy change.
Pricing on the official store
Prices as listed at the official checkout. Shipping is $9.43 and is added separately.
Optional at checkout: a 64GB microSD at $19.99 and Happy Birdy Protection Coverage at $9.95 per unit for one year. Prices are set by the merchant and rotate — confirm at checkout.
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Questions worth asking
Is there a monthly fee?
The page states a free app with no monthly fees, and offers both SD and cloud storage. That's unusual in this category and it's the claim we'd confirm at checkout before ordering, because it's worth more over time than the hardware discount.
Will the solar keep up in winter?
It depends on your garden more than on the panels. Dual panels and a 4,000mAh battery suit a motion-triggered device, but a shaded position with heavy traffic will need occasional manual charging. Somewhere with morning sun is the easy win.
How accurate is the bird identification?
No independent accuracy figure exists for this or any competing feeder. In practice, expect reliable results on common garden species and occasional confusion between visually similar ones. It's a delightful feature, not a scientific instrument.
Do I need the SD card?
Not strictly — but it's the cheapest hedge available. If the free cloud tier ever changes, local storage is what keeps the feeder working the way you bought it.
What does the guarantee cover?
A 90-day money-back guarantee: return in the original packaging for a full refund or replacement, less shipping and handling. Ninety days covers a full season of use, which is fair for a device whose performance depends on where you hang it.
A camera trap that knows the names
For a garden with regular visitors, this is the format that turns a feeder into something you actually check your phone for.
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