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You Don't Need $15 Million for Whimsical Bird Decor

E! News says a viral celebrity story has sparked a bird decor craze, with a fifteen million dollar mechanical bird as the benchmark; cheaper birds exist.

On air: Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on BBN Tonight
Published 6:46 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Photo: Bird — Photo: C. Robiller / naturlichter.de ( Hyla meridionalis ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0

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First reported by E! News: “You Don’t Need $15 Million for Whimsical Bird Decor”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 6:46 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.

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E! NewsYou Don’t Need $15 Million for Whimsical Bird Decor

What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorE! News says a fifteen million dollar mechanical yellow bird has everyone suddenly obsessed with bird decor, and the story is that you don't need the luxury one.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFifteen million for a bird. I don't care at all.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOn my tank gauge, a bird this pricey sits at half full, because the cheap versions are filling the rest.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorQuarter full. The bird is always one notch lower.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDrama Index: six out of ten, for a bird that costs more than a stadium's worth of nachos.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSix? For yellow feathers and gears?
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorYou know it has gears, Dale.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe cheap one is going on my shelf. His name is Kevin.