A garden is a haven for the soul, a refuge from the noises and stresses of everyday urban and suburban life. All the more so if you are lucky enough to have visitors, swooping in and flitting by to show off their plumage and serenade you with birdsong.

You’ll be blessed with even more feathered friends if you offer a bird bath for splashing and a feeder for feeding in return. Birdwatching is a time-honoured pastime that has changed little over the years.

There’s not much you need to enjoy it, other perhaps than a pair of binoculars and a bird app on your phone. But now comes a smart new piece of technology that truly is for the birds.

It’s called the Bneta BF002 AI Bird Feeder, and as the name suggests, it brings artificial intelligence to the fine art of avian identification. Shaped like a birdhouse, with a solar panel on top of its sloping blue roof, this isn’t your average seed dispenser.

At its heart is a Full HD 1080p camera that captures sharp, vibrant footage of every bird that lands on the attached tray for a snack. With a 130-degree wide-angle lens, you won’t miss a flutter or a hop. But it's the tethered “Bird Lover” smartphone app that really brings the fly-tech home.

The bird feeder is equipped with motion sensors and a built-in accelerometer, which work together to detect even the slightest movement.

That's when you’ll get real-time alerts dispatched to your phone, allowing you to capture sharp video and still images for sharing with friends, or staying in touch with a livestream of the birdlife at home, no matter where you may be in the world.

This solidly built, weatherproof device connects to your Wi-Fi and adds a whole new dimension to bird watching, giving you a bird’s-eye view of avian habits and behaviours.

All you have to do, after mounting the bird feeder to a well-positioned wall, is provide the birdseed.

The Bneta BF002 AI Bird Feeder is available on amazon.co.za and Takealot for approximately R2000. Item is subject to availability.