My brief romance with an AI bird feeder

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="I miss my sweet tits." data-portal-copyright="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/IMG_5464.jpeg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> I miss my sweet tits. </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">It started off promising enough. Dozens of tiny, colorful birds were drawn to my garden just a few weeks after I mounted a <s>$350</s> <a href="https://kiwibit.com/products/kiwibit-bird-feeder-2-pro-gift-kit-lifetime-ai?srsltid=AU7gw4VbbLQiwrwzhh2HSNLolIO4-3PwSzyVD1g-xkhAgPcVWtVbVdCi" data-type="link" data-id="https://kiwibit.com/products/kiwibit-bird-feeder-2-pro-gift-kit-lifetime-ai?srsltid=AU7gw4VbbLQiwrwzhh2HSNLolIO4-3PwSzyVD1g-xkhAgPcVWtVbVdCi">$269 Kiwibit Bird Feeder 2 Pro</a>. "Looks like Great Tit!" read the first AI-driven alert sent to my phone. "Looks like Eurasian Blue Tit!" read another. I chuckled, still waiting for adulthood to kick in.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">This went on for days. Hundreds of miniature tits came to snack on expensive sunflower seeds already husked. They'd skulk about in nearby trees before flittering in to grab a single seed to be safely enjoyed in the canopy above.</p> <img src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/Camera_09712321790424982QI133GiOMs8C-ezgif.com-optimize.gif?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100" alt="" title="" data-has-syndication-rights="1" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright=""> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">I took great delight in my new house guests. I admired them in crisp 4K HDR video recor …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/1007674/smart-bird-feeders-attact-pests-too">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>