We build homes. Not snack bars.
Step into a hidden world of new beginnings.
Your backstage pass to the wild. A smart birdhouse designed to protect nature, built for you to witness it live.
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Most of nature's magic happens where we can't see it
Every spring, new life begins in silence – twigs become nests, eggs hatch, and tiny wings learn to fly.
Until now, these moments have been hidden inside wooden walls.
With Tiny Friends, you can experience these incredible stories up close – watch, learn, and reconnect with the beauty of nature.
🌿 The First Twig – Building the Home
See how devoted parent birds work tirelessly to build the perfect nest — each twig chosen with care.
🐣 Hatching Day – The Quiet Miracle
Be there for the moment of life — get instant notifications when eggs hatch, and witness the first feeding moments – a moment you can save, share, and cherish forever
🚀 Growing Up – The Journey to First Flight
Watch them grow day by day — see the devoted mother return again and again with food and warmth, until those tiny wings are finally ready to fly.
Two nests. One story.
Not all birds nest the same way. Choose the Classic Nest for cavity nesters like Tits and Bluebirds, or the Open Nest for Robins and Phoebes. Both stream every magical moment directly to your phone.
Not sure which birds visit your garden? A species guide for both nests is waiting below.
Inspired by nature. Designed with ornithologists.
2-Second Twist-Clean
Hygiene is vital. The entire nesting base twists off in seconds – no tools required. Dump the old nest, rinse, and twist it back on for the next season.
Wood Interior
Designed to be set and forgotten. Position the solar panel where the sun hits best, and TinyFriends runs autonomously all season long. No check-ins, no reason to ever disturb the nest.
Active Airflow Channels
Our double-wall design features integrated ventilation channels. This creates an insulating air gap that prevents overheating in summer and retains warmth in spring.
Interchangeable Entrances
Invite the birds you love. Easily swap the entrance plate to attract specific species – from Blue Tits to Starlings – while keeping larger predators out.
Solar Powered & Wireless
Designed to be set and forgotten. Position the solar panel where the sun hits best, and TinyFriends runs autonomously all season long. No check-ins, no reason to ever disturb the nest.
Crystal Clear HD & Night Vision
Watch every detail in 1080p HD. Invisible infrared LEDs provide a clear view 24/7 without disturbing the sleeping birds with bright lights.
Nature doesn't do right angles. Neither do we.
A bird’s natural nest site is a hollow in a tree, a mossy crevice, a curved bank of earth. Nothing in nature has corners. The TinyFriends birdhouse was designed with that in mind — soft forms, organic curves, and materials that weather into the garden rather than standing apart from it. A home that looks like it belongs outside is one a bird is more likely to trust.
Up in five minutes.
One screwdriver, five minutes. Hang it up – then nature does the rest.
Get Priority Access to Super Early Bird Pricing!
Rewards are limited. Join the waitlist to get notified first and secure the best deal before it’s gone.
Success! Check Your Inbox to Join the Flock.
One Small Step Left!
We just sent a crucial confirmation email to the address you provided. Please click the link inside that email to verify your address and officially secure your spot. Your privacy is our priority, and this confirms you want to join.
One Garden. Two Worlds.
Different birds, different needs. That’s why TinyFriends comes in two versions — so every garden visitor has a place to call home.
Most garden birds — like Tits, Chickadees, and Nuthatches — prefer enclosed boxes where they feel safe and hidden. But some of nature’s most beloved species won’t touch them. Robins, Wrens, Flycatchers, and Redstarts only nest in open-fronted boxes, where they can see their surroundings.
Birds that exclusively use Classic Nest boxes
Birds that exclusively use Open Nest boxes
Great Tit
Parus major
Europe’s most reliable nest box tenant — and one of its most watchable parents
The Great Tit is the bird that made nest boxes famous. Bold, intelligent, and endlessly curious, it scouts potential nesting sites weeks before the season begins — often peering into the entrance hole with the focused assessment of someone reading a lease. Once it moves in, it builds a deep moss-and-hair cup and raises 8 to 12 chicks in a single brood. Few birds make the camera earn its keep quite like a Great Tit family at full capacity.
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus
Small enough to fit in your palm. Ambitious enough to raise a dozen chicks at once.
The Blue Tit’s cobalt cap and sulphur-yellow breast make it one of the most immediately recognizable birds in Europe — and one of the most enthusiastic nest box users on the continent. It lines its nest with extraordinary care: moss, wool, spider silk, and feathers, built up over days into a soft, insulated cup. Clutches of 10 to 14 eggs are not unusual. Watching a Blue Tit pair make that many trips to feed that many chicks is genuinely exhausting to observe, and completely impossible to stop watching.
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaea
The only European bird that walks headfirst down trees — and plasters its front door shut.
The Nuthatch has one habit that sets it apart from every other nest box user: if the entrance hole is too large, it will reduce it to the exact size it wants using beakfuls of mud, plastered on with architectural precision. It is a bird that engineers its own home. Inside, it lines the box with bark flakes and leaves, and defends its territory year-round with a loud, carrying call that sounds nothing like a bird its size. Once a pair adopts a box, they rarely leave it.
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
America’s most fearless little bird — the one that eats from your hand
The Black-capped Chickadee is the bird that North Americans grow up with. It is bold enough to land on an outstretched hand, sharp enough to remember the exact location of thousands of cached seeds through winter, and sociable enough to approach humans with what can only be described as genuine curiosity. It excavates its own nest cavity in soft rotting wood, but readily accepts a nest box as an upgrade. The contrast of its crisp black cap and bib against snow-white cheeks makes it one of the most photogenic birds on the continent, in any season.
Eastern & Western Bluebird
Sialia sialis · Sialia mexicana
Two species, one story — the garden bird that came back because of nest boxes
The Eastern and Western Bluebird are close cousins that together cover virtually the entire continental United States — the Eastern across the midwest and south, the Western along the Pacific coast and mountain foothills. Both share the same vivid cobalt-blue plumage, the same warm russet breast, and the same remarkable conservation story: by the mid-20th century both had largely vanished from suburban America, outcompeted for natural cavities by introduced species. Nest box programs brought them back. Today a pair of bluebirds claiming a box and raising two broods through summer is one of the most celebrated sights in North American garden birdwatching.
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
The American answer to the Eurasian Nuthatch — just as acrobatic, just as opinionated
Like its European cousin, the White-breasted Nuthatch spends most of its life moving down tree trunks headfirst, probing bark for insects that other birds miss entirely. It is a year-round resident across most of North America, territorial and vocal, with a nasal call that carries surprisingly far through winter woodland. It takes to nest boxes readily, preferring sites near mature trees — and once it claims a box, neighbouring birds tend to give it a respectful distance.
Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Europe’s most beloved garden bird — and a passionate open-nest devote.
Robins are hardwired to nest in sheltered hollows — ivy roots, mossy banks, old tin cans. They were using open-fronted spots long before nest boxes existed. Place yours in a quiet corner with some cover, and a robin pair will often move in within the first season.
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
A summer visitor that almost never uses enclosed boxes.
The Spotted Flycatcher is a late-arriving summer migrant and one of the most aerial hunters in the garden. It perches motionless, then launches in acrobatic bursts to catch insects mid-flight. Almost exclusively an open nester — ledges, climbing plants, and open-fronted boxes are the only options it will accept.
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
One of the first birds to return every spring — and one of the most loyal nesters.
The Eastern Phoebe was the first North American bird ever banded for research — and the first to prove it returns to the exact same nest site year after year. It naturally plasters mud-and-moss nests onto ledges, bridges, and eaves. An open-fronted box is the closest thing to a perfect phoebe home you can offer.
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
North America’s most adaptable open nester — will nest almost anywhere sheltered
Carolina Wrens have been found nesting in old boots, hanging flower baskets, and even car engines left parked too long. Unlike most birds, they don’t migrate — making them year-round residents and reliably early nesters. An open-fronted box suits them perfectly: sheltered enough to feel safe, open enough to match their boldness.
Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes
Tiny in size. Enormous in personality.
Don’t let the size fool you — the wren’s explosive song carries further than most birds twice its weight. In the wild they tuck nests into mossy crevices and low tangled roots. An open-fronted box mounted low, half-hidden by climbing plants, is exactly what they’re looking for.
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Elegant, bold, and surprisingly easy to attract.
Pied Wagtails are classic opportunists – they’ve nested in flowerpots, letterboxes, and machinery. In nature they favour open ledges near water or buildings. An open-fronted box in a busy garden spot doesn’t deter them at all; if anything, they seem to prefer the company.
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
The bird that turned urban Europe into its nesting ground.
Once a species of rocky mountain slopes, the Black Redstart discovered buildings — and never looked back. Today it nests on ledges, in wall niches, and in sheltered open recesses exactly like the Open Nest insert. The male is unmistakable: charcoal black with a burnt-orange tail that quivers constantly, even at rest. It arrives early in spring and raises two full broods per season. Almost never uses an enclosed box — give it an open-fronted shelter and it will treat your garden like the cliff face it always knew.
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus)
The most widespread garden bird in North America — and a devoted open nester
The House Finch builds open cup nests in almost any sheltered spot it can find — hanging baskets, ledges, vine tangles, porch overhangs. It never uses enclosed nest boxes. What it looks for is exactly what the Open Nest insert offers: a protected platform with good visibility and easy access. The male’s raspberry-red head and breast make it one of the most immediately recognizable birds at any garden nest box, and a pair will often raise two or three broods in a single season.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a monthly subscription to use the app?
No. We believe you shouldn’t pay rent for your own birdhouse. Tiny Friends comes with lifetime app access for live streaming and notifications. Optional cloud storage plans will be available for saving history, but the core experience is free forever.
How does the power system work?
It’s completely wireless. The integrated solar roof charges the built-in battery during the day. Even on cloudy days, the high-capacity battery ensures the camera runs smoothly. You don’t need to run cables or change batteries during nesting season.
Is it difficult to install?
Not at all. It takes about 5 minutes. We include a universal mount that straps easily to a tree trunk or screws into a wall/fence. No electrician required.
Will it work with my Wi-Fi?
Yes, Tiny Friends connects to standard 2.4GHz home Wi-Fi networks. The external antenna ensures a strong signal even in the garden.
Is it really safe for birds?
Yes, safety is our #1 priority. We use invisible infrared light (no bright LEDs that disturb sleep), active ventilation to prevent overheating, and a predator-proof design. It’s designed by engineers, but approved by ornithologists.
Get Priority Access to Super Early Bird Pricing!
Rewards are limited. Join the waitlist to get notified first and secure the best deal before it’s gone.
Success! Check Your Inbox to Join the Flock.
One Small Step Left!
We just sent a crucial confirmation email to the address you provided. Please click the link inside that email to verify your address and officially secure your spot. Your privacy is our priority, and this confirms you want to join.
We build homes. Not snack bars.
Step into a hidden world of new beginnings.
Your backstage pass to the wild. A smart birdhouse designed to protect nature, built for you to witness it live.
coming soon to
Get the Super Early Bird Price!
Limited spots available. Sign up to get notified first when we launch.
Success! Check Your Inbox to Join the Flock.
One Small Step Left!
We just sent a crucial confirmation email to the address you provided. Please click the link inside that email to verify your address and officially secure your spot. Your privacy is our priority, and this confirms you want to join.
Most of nature's magic happens where we can't see it
Every spring, new life begins in silence — twigs become nests, eggs hatch, and tiny wings learn to fly.
Until now, these moments have been hidden inside wooden walls.
With Tiny Friends, you can experience these incredible stories up close — watch, learn, and reconnect with the beauty of nature.
🌿 The First Twig – Building the Home
See how devoted parent birds work tirelessly to build the perfect nest — each twig chosen with care.
🐣 Hatching Day – The Quiet Miracle
Be there for the moment of life — get instant notifications when eggs hatch, and witness the first feeding moments – a moment you can save, share, and cherish forever
🚀 Growing Up – The Journey to First Flight
Watch them grow day by day — see the devoted mother return again and again with food and warmth, until those tiny wings are finally ready to fly.
Two nests. One story.
Not all birds nest the same way. Choose the Classic Nest for cavity nesters like Tits and Bluebirds, or the Open Nest for Robins and Phoebes. Both stream every magical moment directly to your phone.
Not sure which birds visit your garden? Keep scrolling – we’ve got a species guide for both nest types.
Get the Super Early Bird Price!
Limited spots available. Sign up to get notified first when we launch.
Success! Check Your Inbox to Join the Flock.
One Small Step Left!
We just sent a crucial confirmation email to the address you provided. Please click the link inside that email to verify your address and officially secure your spot. Your privacy is our priority, and this confirms you want to join.
Nature doesn't do right angles. Neither do we.
A bird’s natural nest site is a hollow in a tree, a mossy crevice, a curved bank of earth. Nothing in nature has corners. The TinyFriends birdhouse was designed with that in mind — soft forms, organic curves, and materials that weather into the garden rather than standing apart from it. A home that looks like it belongs outside is one a bird is more likely to trust.
2-Second Twist-Clean
Hygiene is vital. The entire nesting base twists off in seconds – no tools required. Dump the old nest, rinse, and twist it back on for the next season.
Interchangeable Entrances
Invite the birds you love. Easily swap the entrance plate to attract specific species – from Blue Tits to Starlings – while keeping larger predators out.
Real Wood Interior
Natural wood lines the interior, giving fledglings the grip and confidence they need to take that first climb out on their own.
Active Airflow Channels
Our double-wall design features integrated ventilation channels. This creates an insulating air gap that prevents overheating in summer and retains warmth in spring.
Crystal Clear HD & Night Vision
Watch every detail in 1080p HD. Invisible infrared LEDs provide a clear view 24/7 without disturbing the sleeping birds with bright lights.
Solar Powered & Wireless
Designed to be set and forgotten. Position the solar panel where the sun hits best, and TinyFriends runs autonomously all season long. No check-ins, no reason to ever disturb the nest.
Get the Super Early Bird Price!
Limited spots available. Sign up to get notified first when we launch.
Success! Check Your Inbox to Join the Flock.
One Small Step Left!
We just sent a crucial confirmation email to the address you provided. Please click the link inside that email to verify your address and officially secure your spot. Your privacy is our priority, and this confirms you want to join.
Up in five minutes.
One screwdriver, five minutes, and your kids. Hang it up together – then nature does the rest.
One Garden. Two Worlds.
Different birds, different needs. That’s why TinyFriends comes in two versions — so every garden visitor has a place to call home.
Most garden birds — like Tits, Chickadees, and Nuthatches — prefer enclosed boxes where they feel safe and hidden. But some of nature’s most beloved species won’t touch them. Robins, Wrens, Flycatchers, and Redstarts only nest in open-fronted boxes, where they can see their surroundings.
Birds that exclusively use Classic Nest boxes
Great Tit
Parus major
Europe’s most reliable nest box tenant — and one of its most watchable parents
The Great Tit is the bird that made nest boxes famous. Bold, intelligent, and endlessly curious, it scouts potential nesting sites weeks before the season begins — often peering into the entrance hole with the focused assessment of someone reading a lease. Once it moves in, it builds a deep moss-and-hair cup and raises 8 to 12 chicks in a single brood. Few birds make the camera earn its keep quite like a Great Tit family at full capacity.
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus
Small enough to fit in your palm. Ambitious enough to raise a dozen chicks at once.
The Blue Tit’s cobalt cap and sulphur-yellow breast make it one of the most immediately recognizable birds in Europe — and one of the most enthusiastic nest box users on the continent. It lines its nest with extraordinary care: moss, wool, spider silk, and feathers, built up over days into a soft, insulated cup. Clutches of 10 to 14 eggs are not unusual. Watching a Blue Tit pair make that many trips to feed that many chicks is genuinely exhausting to observe, and completely impossible to stop watching.
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaea
The only European bird that walks headfirst down trees — and plasters its front door shut.
The Nuthatch has one habit that sets it apart from every other nest box user: if the entrance hole is too large, it will reduce it to the exact size it wants using beakfuls of mud, plastered on with architectural precision. It is a bird that engineers its own home. Inside, it lines the box with bark flakes and leaves, and defends its territory year-round with a loud, carrying call that sounds nothing like a bird its size. Once a pair adopts a box, they rarely leave it.
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
America’s most fearless little bird — the one that eats from your hand
The Black-capped Chickadee is the bird that North Americans grow up with. It is bold enough to land on an outstretched hand, sharp enough to remember the exact location of thousands of cached seeds through winter, and sociable enough to approach humans with what can only be described as genuine curiosity. It excavates its own nest cavity in soft rotting wood, but readily accepts a nest box as an upgrade. The contrast of its crisp black cap and bib against snow-white cheeks makes it one of the most photogenic birds on the continent, in any season.
Eastern & Western Bluebird
Sialia sialis · Sialia mexicana
Two species, one story — the garden bird that came back because of nest boxes
The Eastern and Western Bluebird are close cousins that together cover virtually the entire continental United States — the Eastern across the midwest and south, the Western along the Pacific coast and mountain foothills. Both share the same vivid cobalt-blue plumage, the same warm russet breast, and the same remarkable conservation story: by the mid-20th century both had largely vanished from suburban America, outcompeted for natural cavities by introduced species. Nest box programs brought them back. Today a pair of bluebirds claiming a box and raising two broods through summer is one of the most celebrated sights in North American garden birdwatching.
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
The American answer to the Eurasian Nuthatch — just as acrobatic, just as opinionated
Like its European cousin, the White-breasted Nuthatch spends most of its life moving down tree trunks headfirst, probing bark for insects that other birds miss entirely. It is a year-round resident across most of North America, territorial and vocal, with a nasal call that carries surprisingly far through winter woodland. It takes to nest boxes readily, preferring sites near mature trees — and once it claims a box, neighbouring birds tend to give it a respectful distance.
Birds that exclusively use Open Nest boxes
Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Europe’s most beloved garden bird — and a passionate open-nest devote.
Robins are hardwired to nest in sheltered hollows — ivy roots, mossy banks, old tin cans. They were using open-fronted spots long before nest boxes existed. Place yours in a quiet corner with some cover, and a robin pair will often move in within the first season.
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
A summer visitor that almost never uses enclosed boxes.
The Spotted Flycatcher is a late-arriving summer migrant and one of the most aerial hunters in the garden. It perches motionless, then launches in acrobatic bursts to catch insects mid-flight. Almost exclusively an open nester — ledges, climbing plants, and open-fronted boxes are the only options it will accept.
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
One of the first birds to return every spring — and one of the most loyal nesters.
The Eastern Phoebe was the first North American bird ever banded for research — and the first to prove it returns to the exact same nest site year after year. It naturally plasters mud-and-moss nests onto ledges, bridges, and eaves. An open-fronted box is the closest thing to a perfect phoebe home you can offer.
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
North America’s most adaptable open nester — will nest almost anywhere sheltered
Carolina Wrens have been found nesting in old boots, hanging flower baskets, and even car engines left parked too long. Unlike most birds, they don’t migrate — making them year-round residents and reliably early nesters. An open-fronted box suits them perfectly: sheltered enough to feel safe, open enough to match their boldness.
Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes
Tiny in size. Enormous in personality.
Don’t let the size fool you — the wren’s explosive song carries further than most birds twice its weight. In the wild they tuck nests into mossy crevices and low tangled roots. An open-fronted box mounted low, half-hidden by climbing plants, is exactly what they’re looking for.
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Elegant, bold, and surprisingly easy to attract.
Pied Wagtails are classic opportunists – they’ve nested in flowerpots, letterboxes, and machinery. In nature they favour open ledges near water or buildings. An open-fronted box in a busy garden spot doesn’t deter them at all; if anything, they seem to prefer the company.
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
The bird that turned urban Europe into its nesting ground.
Once a species of rocky mountain slopes, the Black Redstart discovered buildings — and never looked back. Today it nests on ledges, in wall niches, and in sheltered open recesses exactly like the Open Nest insert. The male is unmistakable: charcoal black with a burnt-orange tail that quivers constantly, even at rest. It arrives early in spring and raises two full broods per season. Almost never uses an enclosed box — give it an open-fronted shelter and it will treat your garden like the cliff face it always knew.
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus)
The most widespread garden bird in North America — and a devoted open nester
The House Finch builds open cup nests in almost any sheltered spot it can find — hanging baskets, ledges, vine tangles, porch overhangs. It never uses enclosed nest boxes. What it looks for is exactly what the Open Nest insert offers: a protected platform with good visibility and easy access. The male’s raspberry-red head and breast make it one of the most immediately recognizable birds at any garden nest box, and a pair will often raise two or three broods in a single season.
Get the Super Early Bird Price!
Limited spots available. Sign up to get notified first when we launch.
Success! Check Your Inbox to Join the Flock.
One Small Step Left!
We just sent a crucial confirmation email to the address you provided. Please click the link inside that email to verify your address and officially secure your spot. Your privacy is our priority, and this confirms you want to join.
Get the Super Early Bird Price!
Limited spots available. Sign up to get notified first when we launch.
Success! Check Your Inbox to Join the Flock.
One Small Step Left!
We just sent a crucial confirmation email to the address you provided. Please click the link inside that email to verify your address and officially secure your spot. Your privacy is our priority, and this confirms you want to join.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a monthly subscription to use the app?
No. We believe you shouldn’t pay rent for your own birdhouse. Tiny Friends comes with lifetime app access for live streaming and notifications. Optional cloud storage plans will be available for saving history, but the core experience is free forever.
How does the power system work?
It’s completely wireless. The integrated solar roof charges the built-in battery during the day. Even on cloudy days, the high-capacity battery ensures the camera runs smoothly. You don’t need to run cables or change batteries during nesting season.
Is it difficult to install?
Not at all. It takes about 5 minutes. We include a universal mount that straps easily to a tree trunk or screws into a wall/fence. No electrician required.
Will it work with my Wi-Fi?
Yes, Tiny Friends connects to standard 2.4GHz home Wi-Fi networks. The external antenna ensures a strong signal even in the garden.
Is it really safe for birds?
Yes, safety is our #1 priority. We use invisible infrared light (no bright LEDs that disturb sleep), active ventilation to prevent overheating, and a predator-proof design. It’s designed by engineers, but approved by ornithologists.