You don’t have to travel to South Africa to see African grey hornbills and green wood hoopoes in action. From the Netherlands to Texas to Panama, we’ve rounded up some of the best live streams of wild birds on YouTube. Check out these live bird cameras for up-close and amazing views of a variety of birds from around the world.
1. Hans Nature Channel’s Wildlife & Bird Feeder in The Netherlands
A diverse number of birds can be spotted on the Hans Nature Channel deep in a Dutch forest, including tawny owls, sparrowhawks, European Pied Flycatchers, and European robins.
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If you’d like to view a wide variety of birds and wildlife, head over to the live bird feeder and wildlife camera located in the De Mortel forest in the Netherlands. Hans Nature Channel offers live streaming of the daily activities of over 20 different bird species. You may catch a glimpse of sparrowhawks, Eurasian blue tits, and plenty more. Also, be sure to keep an eye out for other wildlife. You never know when a stone marten or red fox may pass by.
2. Cornell Lab’s Hummingbird Feeder Cam in Panama
Panama Hummingbird Cam at Canopy Tower is a collaboration between the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the Canopy Family, and explore.org.
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You don’t have to fly all the way to Panama to view wild birds in a tropical rainforest. Just head over to Cornell Lab’s Panama Hummingbird Cam at Canopy Tower, about 35 miles north of Panama City. According to the channel description, you may spot a wide assortment of tropical birds, including blue-chested hummingbirds, white-necked Jacobins, white-vented plumeleteer, violet-bellied hummingbird, and long-billed hermits. In fact, if you love birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology is an amazing resource for all things birds. Check out their Merlin ID Bird app, which can identify the birds around you just by listening to bird songs recorded on your phone.
3. Big Bear Bald Eagle Live Nest in Southern California
Viewers can watch a pair of mated wild bald eagles raise their hatchlings on the Big Bear Bald Eagle Cam in Southern California.
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No livestream bird watching list would be complete without including the bald eagles of the Big Bear Valley cam in the San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California. Depending on when you’re tuning into FOBBV CAM’s live channel, you may spot an empty nest. But be sure to tune in early spring through summer, as the bald eagle parents tend to their nest. Or check out the playlist from 2025 for highlights of the eagles as they nested, laid eggs, and parented their chicks earlier in the year.
4. Ozarks Live Bird Cam in Missouri
Welcome to our Live Bird Watching Camera streaming from the heart of the beautiful Ozark Mountains in Southern Missouri.
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The Missouri Ozarks, also known as the Ozark Mountains, are a highland region known for diverse wildlife. Many birds live in the Ozarks or migrate through the region. You can see many of these birds as they stop at the bird feeders in Sun Prairie Farms, from their livestream Ozarks Live Bird Cam. Some of the species you may spot are blue jays, cardinals, and yellow warblers. On the morning that we checked it out, we saw mourning doves eating seed right next to a squirrel.
5. Bird Watching HQ’s Bird Feeder and Wildlife Camera in South Africa
Check out the many birds that arrive at this bird feeding station located in a suburban garden backyard in Pretoria, South Africa.
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Next stop is Pretoria, South Africa, where Bird Watching HQ offers a livestream straight from a family’s backyard. Here you can enjoy watching many different bird species, including African grey hornbills, green wood hoopoe, and even fruit bats. The birds are lured to the area by fruit, suet, birdseed, and nectar water.
6. Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Live Aviary Cam
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Aviary Cam gives a bird’s eye view of shorebirds such as snowy plovers and black oystercatchers.
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Monterey Bay Aquarium, located in Monterey, California, is home to more than marine animals. They also host a variety of shorebirds, many of whom are there because they have been injured and are unable to survive in the wild. You can watch these birds in action on the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s livestream in the aviary, where you might see snowy plovers and black oystercatchers.
7. International Owl Center’s Live Cam on Iris the Great Horned Owl
Iris, the great horned owl, is an ambassador owl living at the International Owl Center in Minnesota.
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The International Owl Center, located in Houston, MN, is the only all-owl education center in the U.S. The Owl Center rehabilitates and cares for owls that can no longer survive in the wild. Check out what one of their resident great horned owls, Iris, is up to on their live cam. Iris has lived in the center ever since she arrived in 2006 with a damaged right eye. With her injury, Iris would struggle to survive in the wild.
8. North Texas Bird Feeder’s Live Texas Bird Feeder Cam
This live stream of a bird feeder camera is located in a National Wildlife Federation-certified habitat in a North Texas backyard.
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With its diverse wildlife, North Texas is an ideal spot for birdwatchers. But if you can’t make it there, you can check out this backyard bird feeder to see bird species such as Carolina wrens, blue jays, red-bellied woodpeckers, and many more. As seen on North Texas Bird Feeder, this live cam gives you a view of a backyard inside the National Wildlife Federation-certified habitat in North Texas.
