The Bird Buddy is the best bird feeder camera at its best price ever for Prime Day

The best bird feeder with a camera is on deep discount during Amazon's Prime Day sale.

By Stan Horaczek

Updated on Jul 16, 2024 12:00 PM EDT

A blue Bird Buddy Smart Bird Feeder filled with seed is mounted to a green post.
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The Bird Buddy is one of the coolest products we reviewed last year. It looks like a typical bird feeder, but it has a built-in, high-res camera that allows you to see your new avian pals up close. It typically costs $300, but it’s just $209 if you act fast. That’s $20 cheaper than even the lowest sale price it has hit this year. This deal sold out at $239 last Black Friday, so it will almost certainly do the same for $209 during Prime Day 2024. Don’t sleep.

BIRD BUDDY® Original Smart Bird Feeder with Camera Solar Powered $209 (was $299)

A Bird Buddy bird feeder camera is mounted on a post with a green forest in the background.
I would definitely recommend the solar roof so that you don’t have to think about charging the camera.

There’s no easier way to get a close-up look at the birds around your home. This 3.5-cup feeder sits outside while a built-in high-res camera captures footage of feathered friends as they feed. The software can automatically identify roughly 1,000 birds all on its own, so you can pretend to know them and impress your friends. The roof has a built-in solar panel to keep it powered, which is handy if you want to simply set it and not touch it again.

You can also get the non-solar version for $199, but for an extra $10, the solar roof is a no-brainer.

Looking for the best way to watch every feathered friend? Check out the best deals on televisions and computer monitors.

More bird feeder camera deals for Amazon Prime Day

NETVUE Birdfy® Pro Bird Feeder with Camera $189 (was $239)

Twesync Smart Bird Feeder with Camera Solar Powered, 1080P HD AI Identify Wild Bird Feeder $91 (was $219)

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Stan Horaczek is the executive gear editor at Popular Science. He oversees a team of gear-obsessed writers and editors dedicated to finding and featuring the newest, best, and most innovative gadgets on the market and beyond. He lives in upstate New York with his family, a three-legged dog, and a truly unreasonable collection of hundreds of vintage film cameras and lenses. 

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