Birdbuddy’s budget feeder foiled my squirrels

<figure> <img alt="A bird feeder hanging on a pole in a garden." data-caption="The smaller, cheaper Birdbuddy Nook offers a lot of bang for your birdseed. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge" data-portal-copyright="Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/LR6B6206-1.jpeg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> The smaller, cheaper Birdbuddy Nook offers a lot of bang for your birdseed. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge </figcaption> </figure> <p class="has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph">Birdbuddy's next-generation smart bird feeders <a href="https://www.theverge.com/e/1015659">have finally arrived</a>. After spending a few days with the <a href="https://mybirdbuddy.com/product/birdbuddy-nook/">BirdBuddy Nook (from $99)</a> and longer with the flagship <a href="https://mybirdbuddy.com/product/birdbuddy-home/">Birdbuddy Home ($219)</a>, there's a clear winner: The Nook is the perfect all-rounder, just the right blend of technology, nature, and value to bring you delightful scenes from the lives of your backyard birds.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">But - and this is a pigeon-sized but - the new camera on both the Nook and the Home is a bit of a downgrade compared to the <a href="https://mybirdbuddy.com/product/smart-bird-feeder-pro-solar-v2/?srsltid=AU7gw4UOI5it_IMKBR5bo_P5n4bhqhlmQqQhR17ZkqxueQcyeHHUltm3">Birdbuddy Pro</a> ($339, but often on sale for less). It has slightly worse viewing angles, the 2K HDR image quality isn't as crisp or bright, and you now have t …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1015791/birdbuddy-home-nook-smart-bird-feeder-hands-on">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>