Bird Buddy

Two years ago, our marketplace editor gave the Bird Buddy Solar Smart Bird Feeder to her sister-in-law’s family for the holidays. Few gifts have ever received as much ongoing praise. The easy-to-install, solar-powered, AI-enabled feeder comes with a 5-megapixel camera and live-streaming capabilities. That means when a bird hops onto the feeder, you’ll be notified that you have a visitor. Bird Buddy will also send you photos of the bird and a species identification. The excellent app allows you to track what birds have come by, and even makes it easy to create memes featuring your birds. Because of the Bird Buddy, our editor’s family has all fallen in love with birds. How many other gifts inspire two little girls, two teenage boys, and their parents?