Help Me Choose

Four questions, and you'll know which one is right for your garden.

1. What do you want to watch?

Whatever turns up — a camera feeder. Cardinals, jays, finches, chickadees. Start with the 1080p at $149; the 4K at $249 is for people who want to crop in and still have detail.

Hummingbirds specifically — the hummingbird camera at $119. It has a macro lens focused for the short distance a hummingbird hovers at, which a standard feeder camera can't do. If hummingbirds are the reason you're here, this is the one.

A family nesting — a nest box. This is a different experience entirely: you watch one pair through a whole season rather than a stream of visitors. The wooden box at $149 has night vision, which matters more than you'd think, because most of what happens in a nest box happens in the dark.

2. When are you buying?

Feeders are busiest October through February, when natural food runs short and birds come reliably.

Nest boxes need to go up in late winter or very early spring. Birds scout sites weeks before they build — mount one in May and you've likely missed the season.

Hummingbird feeders run spring through early autumn, depending where you are.

3. Where will it go?

If you have a good tree branch or post out in the open, you're fine as is.

If everything in your garden is close to a fence, a shed roof, or overhanging branches, add the squirrel proof pole. Squirrels don't climb the pole so much as jump to it. Eight feet of clearance on all sides is the rule.

If the only good spot is shaded, add the solar panel and battery kit. The 10ft cable lets the panel sit in sun while the feeder stays where the birds feel safe.

4. Is it a gift?

The wooden nest box arrives gift-ready and is the one people tend to remember, because it gives them something new every spring rather than once.

If you're buying for someone who isn't especially technical, the 1080p feeder is the simplest to set up. It needs a 2.4GHz WiFi network — worth checking they have one before you order.

Still not sure?

Call +1 929 604 7180 and describe your garden. We'd rather you bought the right one than the expensive one.