“Bird-watching may seem like a boring outdoor activity, but with the help of a man in Northern California, the age-old hobby may once again take flight. Doyle Doss, a wildlife photographer from Eureka, Calif., has the birdwatching world abuzz thanks to an odd invention he created in his cow barn for his small company, Doss Products. After spotting a bunch of hummingbirds hovering near the silver dollar eucalyptus tree in his yard, Doss decided to create a gadget that would capture the constant visits from his flying friends in a new, extremely personal way. He invented something called the Eye 2 Eye (or, for the emoticon crowd, “:–2<:”), a wearable hummingbird feeder in the form of a bright red face mask, complete with a special feeding tube between the eyes that dispenses sugar water to hummingbirds. Doss told AOL News that the point of his unusual wearable bird feeder is to bring humans closer to nature. And, really, you can’t get much closer than a hummingbird all up in your face.” w/ photos
