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. The 1080p feeder at $149 is the simple, sensible start. If you want 4K detail, choose a Kiwibit 4K feeder with Lifetime AI included — from $179.99 for the Feeder 2 Mini.

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.

A family nesting — the smart bird house at $199. You watch one pair through a whole season rather than a stream of visitors. The solar roof means you never open the box to charge it, which matters, because opening a box during nesting risks the pair abandoning it.

Birds that don't eat seed — the smart bird bath at $229. Moving water draws robins, bluebirds, warblers and thrushes that a feeder never will.

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 a squirrel-proof pole kit and a baffle. Squirrels don't climb the pole so much as jump to it — eight to ten feet of clearance on all sides is the rule.

If the only good spot is shaded, choose a feeder with an adjustable solar panel you can angle toward the sun, and keep a spare battery for grey spells.

4. Is it a gift?

The smart bird house is the one people tend to remember, because it gives them something new every spring rather than once. Kiwibit feeders also come as gift bundles with gift packaging.

If you're buying for someone who isn't especially technical, the 1080p feeder is the simplest to set up. Every camera 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.