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Ready for a $249 bird feeder?

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    Bernard
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    Then there’s the social element. Right now my Bird Buddy Pro is hanging on a pole in my parents’ backyard. Being able to call my mom and tell her our feeder finally got our first visitor created a real memory.

    Oh, please. Memory creation is independent of AI or "smart" plastic fabrications. And the memory of wasting $250 for yet another totally unnecessary gadget would indeed linger.

    I don't need a $60/year subscription to watch the birds in my yard. I have a field guide for bird identification and it's never wrong and won't expire.

    I guess I am not a fan.

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    • B Bernard

      Then there’s the social element. Right now my Bird Buddy Pro is hanging on a pole in my parents’ backyard. Being able to call my mom and tell her our feeder finally got our first visitor created a real memory.

      Oh, please. Memory creation is independent of AI or "smart" plastic fabrications. And the memory of wasting $250 for yet another totally unnecessary gadget would indeed linger.

      I don't need a $60/year subscription to watch the birds in my yard. I have a field guide for bird identification and it's never wrong and won't expire.

      I guess I am not a fan.

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      Axtremus
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      @Bernard said in Ready for a $249 bird feeder?:

      Memory creation is independent of AI or "smart" plastic fabrications.

      Don't know how many of you have fond memories of learning how to drive from your parents/uncles/aunts/siblings or teaching your children/nephews/cousins how to drive. I suspect one or two generations from now such memories will no longer be created as driving goes autonomous.

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        AndyD
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        That feeder is so OTT, it's ridiculous 😄

        A decent pair of binoculars is what you need for bird watching.
        As for feeders, after a few years trying many cheap & cheery designs hung both at work & home, I splashed out on two RSPB 'ultimate easy clean' (medium size). At about £30 each they've worked for years, not rusted, not cracked. Highly recommended.

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          We are ardent bird feeders, but no. I don't need to see bird selfies. And I already know what they look like up close. If there is one activity I'd like to see untainted by technology, that's it.

          “I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer”
          ― Douglas Adams

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            That feeder is so OTT, it's ridiculous 😄

            A decent pair of binoculars is what you need for bird watching.
            As for feeders, after a few years trying many cheap & cheery designs hung both at work & home, I splashed out on two RSPB 'ultimate easy clean' (medium size). At about £30 each they've worked for years, not rusted, not cracked. Highly recommended.

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            @AndyD said in Ready for a $249 bird feeder?:

            That feeder is so OTT, it's ridiculous 😄

            A decent pair of binoculars is what you need for bird watching.
            As for feeders, after a few years trying many cheap & cheery designs hung both at work & home, I splashed out on two RSPB 'ultimate easy clean' (medium size). At about £30 each they've worked for years, not rusted, not cracked. Highly recommended.

            After several unsatisfactory feeders, we use these primarily. I have two as they need more seed in the winter. Right now they're chowing down on the horde of cicadas so not eating much seed.

            For sunflower seed:

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            For the finches:

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            “I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer”
            ― Douglas Adams

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              rustyfingers
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              #7

              We have one. I love it

              Today we had a cardinal, blue jay, house finch, mourning dove, European starling, tufted titmouse, black capped chickadee, song sparrow, and the ever-present house sparrows.

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                AndyD
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                @Mik
                They both look high quality, the second looks very similar to our RSPB design.

                The first they don't ship to the UK or I'd try it.

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                • B Bernard

                  Then there’s the social element. Right now my Bird Buddy Pro is hanging on a pole in my parents’ backyard. Being able to call my mom and tell her our feeder finally got our first visitor created a real memory.

                  Oh, please. Memory creation is independent of AI or "smart" plastic fabrications. And the memory of wasting $250 for yet another totally unnecessary gadget would indeed linger.

                  I don't need a $60/year subscription to watch the birds in my yard. I have a field guide for bird identification and it's never wrong and won't expire.

                  I guess I am not a fan.

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                  ShiroKuro
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                  @Bernard said in Ready for a $249 bird feeder?:

                  I don't need a $60/year subscription to watch the birds in my yard. I have a field guide for bird identification and it's never wrong and won't expire.

                  I’m with you Bernard, I am so sick of the subscription model for everything! It just sucks money out of your wallet, mostly for things you don’t need.

                  I can understand the appeal of a fancy bird feeder camera, we see some birds in our back yard that I’d love to have photos of, like the eastern blue bird (I believe) which is so pretty with it’s blue and orange coloring. But a triple digit bird cam is not for me.

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                    rustyfingers
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                    Ours is a Birdfy but there isn't a subscription fee.

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                      pique
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                      I'm sold. I'm getting one for Mr Pique for his birthday.

                      fear is the thief of dreams

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                      • rustyfingersR rustyfingers

                        Ours is a Birdfy but there isn't a subscription fee.

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                        pique
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                        @rustyfingers there's no subscription for this one either. The subscription is just for added features.

                        fear is the thief of dreams

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                          wtg
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                          HummViewer, hummingbirds up close and personal

                          Link to video

                          https://hummviewer.com/

                          When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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                            CHAS
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                            Birdfy feeders on Amazon.
                            https://www.amazon.com/NETVUE-Birdfy-Watching-Capture-Detection/dp/B0B56BVWBM/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?crid=1NV0BW4T5PIIP&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.u97HNU2ijkUCxRCUb1ySZPueTbGJXA6bw89ICh62QB88qvSJRAXU5ePcZbQW_XcnU4TTRi1fnCBHQqVoTHJV49ziXUMEDxy_GzDNeIDCEnlO-7hyKyGyP9ewpIKIqaiPIdL0AaKW9cQ5YGnb7209FxTDwgXeYymJGtA_TtoL7a4Ji-gY9sCHU0TneuWgZ4PC01QORmTRb1yfr85U5q2GIn6fMCJueUQ8bj3DpQ6u9DSP1LHfRAyzSl8pfQtoGhHaogPDfcas87o9gFEf5uvBXGKehAxTirNWANywwCBzpoM.UqgeRIuAUrZEv-NEC49IfDI-2enAQSs4E4OAoRrKtzA&dib_tag=se&keywords=birdfy%2Bai%2B-%2Bsmart%2Bbird%2Bfeeder%2Bcamera&qid=1749307117&sprefix=birdfy%2Caps%2C177&sr=8-3-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&th=1

                            hmmmm ,... maybe

                            “I’m at an age when remembering something right away is as good as an orgasm.”—Gloria Steinem to Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Wiser Than Me

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                              rustyfingers
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                              Blue jay landing on Birdfy feeder alt text

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                                pique
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                                I did a little more research and came up with a better option than the Bird Buddy--and they are offering $30 off right now:

                                https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F53HDQ55?ref_=pe_125775000_1044873430_t_fed_asin_title&th=1

                                fear is the thief of dreams

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                                  Nina
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                                  We were gifted a bird buddy, and I must admit I love it. I'm now checking out the links you all posted for cheaper options, because I'd love to get one for our hummingbirds.

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                                    Daniel.
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                                    I'd probably buy binoculars instead but it's hard to say because I'm not bird person.

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                                      AndyD
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                                      Birds are quite good fun really, certainly in comparison to the rest of nature; entertaining to watch flying, perched or walking, they come readily to food, come in lots of different sizes shapes & colours, and are very fragile short lived animals with a very small brain as I am reminded everytime one sadly flies into our windows.
                                      And a perfect reason to invest in quality binoculars, one of our greatest inventions.

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