Then live stream their activities on social media ... "We were hesitant to pay the extra cost of this camera, but we're so glad we did! Watching birds build nests, lay eggs, feed their young, and ...

It was, of course, a bird ... Cam v4 — a white cube, maybe two inches on a side, 35 bucks. The next morning, Amazon drops it off on the front porch — fittingly, right beneath the nest.

Until now, Nest customers have been only able to see a live stream of their cameras and doorbells through the Nest or Google Home app. While that is pretty similar to other home security brands ...