Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Bird Buddy is one of the more frivolous gadgets I've had the opportunity to test: it's a premium-priced smart bird feeder that ...

The best smart bird feeder isn’t just a pit stop for wild birds: It’s a microscope in the middle of your backyard. By inserting a powerful camera, along with an app to explore its findings, into a ...

Marin Plank of Concord, N.H., truly had no interest in birds when she gave her husband a camera-equipped bird feeder for his birthday. But by Christmas, she had become so obsessed with it that most of ...

"Hearst Magazines and AOL may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Even with a great camera and a birding lens, capturing top-flight pictures of birds in your yard is an ...