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Birdbuddy launches $99 Nook and $219 Home smart bird feeders

Birdbuddy launched the $99 Nook and $219 Home smart feeders; Coolfly and Birdfy also cut camera-feeder prices.

AI News Feed · 2026-10-22 23:59

The Birdbuddy 2 Mini is now the Birdbuddy Nook, which Birdbuddy describes as its most accessible smart bird feeder. It has a circular 2K HDR camera with a 135-degree field of view that wakes when a bird lands, can shoot in landscape or portrait orientation and feeds images to an AI-powered app for species identification. The base model holds 3.8 cups of seed. Birdbuddy also offers the $159 Nook Solar with a roof-mounted solar panel and the $199 Nook Extended Edition, which adds a larger perch on top of the solar option.

The Birdbuddy 2 is now the Birdbuddy Home. It uses the same 2K HDR camera and 135-degree view as the Nook but is larger and designed for less maintenance, with a six-cup seed reservoir, two integrated solar panels, a built-in perch extender, dual-band Wi-Fi and an upgraded microphone that Birdbuddy says helps the mobile app identify birds by song.

The Verge’s review called the Nook a strong all-rounder for its blend of technology, nature and value, but said the new camera is a slight downgrade from the discontinued Birdbuddy Pro, which was priced at $339 and often sold for less. The review said the new camera has somewhat worse viewing angles and less crisp or bright 2K HDR image quality, and charging now requires removing the whole feeder. The review also found that portrait mode can cut off a bird’s face at the feeder’s edge, while landscape mode cuts off the seed tray; the camera must be repositioned manually rather than through the app.

The review credited the new instant wake-up feature with loading the live feed in under eight seconds in testing, compared with about 30 seconds on the Pro. It said the app presents photos and videos in a feed and offers free manual AI species identification, while automatic identification requires a subscription at $7.99 a month or $69.99 a year. The review also said the Home’s six-cup reservoir, built-in solar and 5 GHz Wi-Fi support make it more hands-off than the Nook, and that buyers tempted by the $199 Nook Extended Edition should consider the Home, which costs $20 more.

Separately, The Verge reported limited-time discounts on competing camera feeders. Coolfly’s Aura Smart Bird Feeder is selling for $149.90, $140 off, with a 2.5K camera, a 150-degree field of view, full-color night vision, cloud and local storage and AI identification of more than 10,000 bird species without a subscription. Birdfy’s Feeder is $109.99, $90 off, with 2K video, night vision and AI identification of more than 6,000 species; solar charging and lifetime AI identification are not included by default, and a subscription costs $49.99 a year unless buyers choose a bundle.