Abstract: A bird feeder wherein a housing includes a plurality of modular hopper elements with a floor underlying and supporting the hopper elements and a roof overlying the hopper elements, the hopper elements including impermeable side walls juxtaposed to form a hopper assembly of maximum capacity and minimum footprint and a front wall with feed apertures to enable birds to access bird food within the hopper element. Each hopper may be selectively removed and replaced without disturbing the other elements. In one embodiment, the hopper elements form segments of an inverted frustoconical hopper assembly which may be selectively and individually removed from the bird feeder without disassembling the housing.

Abstract: A birdfeeder is made up of two subassemblies, one of them having a protective top and a lock rod extending downward from the center of the top and the other having a base with a cavity for receiving and holding bird feed, along with a reservoir, a tubular support member attached to the base and a locking mechanism attached to a reservoir wall and to the tubular support member. The lock rod, which extends only partially down the tubular support when engaged, has a groove near its lower end for receiving a spring-biased rod from the locking mechanism, connecting the two subassemblies together. A space between the lower end of the lock rod and the base allows any feed that has been spilled into the top of the tubular member in the course of loading the reservoir to fall downward away from components of the locking mechanism. Openings may also be provided in the base or in the tubular support member at location near the bottom for the same purpose.

Abstract: A feeder including a seed platform, a plurality of end panels, a plurality of side panels and a roof structure. In one embodiment, roof panels and chimneys fitted with removable chimney caps form a roof structure for the feeder. Feed may pass through the chimneys and feeder throats before reaching the seed platform. The feeder throats can have access ports that include feed regulators. In one aspect of this embodiment, a bin separator is located bilaterally between at least two of the end panels, the bin separator fixedly secured to two throat keepers and at least one of the side panels. In a further aspect of this embodiment, an anchor block can secure the seed platform and the plurality of feeder throats.

Abstract: An easy to clean, flexible plastic mesh thistle seed containing sack provides a broad substantially planar surface for simultaneously viewing a surprisingly large number of colorful birds. Its mesh openings are configured to enable perching of small birds during feeding, and several substantially separated discrete centrally positioned feeding apertures are dimensioned to make it easy for the birds to feed, to keep them at the feeder, and yet without wasting of tiny thistle seed. An opening is formed within an upper portion of the flexible mesh thistle seed containing sack for inserting seed therein, and a closure member is seated over the opening, providing easy access for refilling of seed. The closure member remains seated upon the top of the sack by gravity and yet can be readily displaced upwardly for gaining access to the sack. The closure member at the same time also functions as a bird supporting perch.

Abstract: A bird feeder having at least one landing area for providing activities to birds as the birds wait for an open feeding area. A plurality of various mechanical elements can be positioned with respect to the landing area to promote interaction between the waiting birds, and allows the birds to feed more ergonomically correct. The bird can choose an individual element and its relation with respect to that element, while feeding. A number of versatile elements and perching positions are available for the bird to feed, or just rest. The bird feeder design better accommodates feeding birds, due to the ergonomic and feeding position benefits.

Abstract: A gazebo-style bird feeder wherein a housing includes a plurality of modular hopper elements with a floor underlying and supporting the hopper elements and a roof overlying the hopper elements, the roof being movable relative to the floor to enable the hopper elements to be selectively removed from the housing to be cleaned, refilled or replaced when empty. The roof may simply rest on a plurality of vertical posts and be otherwise unattached to the posts with a rope having opposed ends connected to the floor and an intermediate portion passing through apertures in the roof and forming a loop for attachment to a supporting element. Each of the hopper elements is preferably rectangular in transverse cross-section, and comprises a pair of spaced, generally triangular, parallel sides interconnected by a pair of spaced, generally rectangular, sides angled from the upper portion of the hopper element to the lower portion thereof, with the parallel sides of adjacent hopper elements juxtaposed in the housing.

Abstract: A bird feeder includes a feed container with a sidewall portion that diverges upwardly from a mouth. A framework nestably receives the container and has first and second support members extending around the container in parallel planes. The first and second support members are interconnected by rigid bars that may be curvilinear in shape. The container mouth attaches to a base that has a passageway with an outer opening that is thus placed in communication with the containers interior. A hanger assembly is used to suspend the feeder from a support. The base may have a plurality of passageways each with an outer opening that are spaced apart from one another. The rigid bars may be decorative, and decorative images may also be disposed on the framework. A method of feeding birds with this feeder is also disclosed.

Abstract: An apparatus for deterring certain kinds of animals from birdfeeders and birdhouses consists of rotating such avian enclosures at a sufficient speed to deter the undesirable animal. An electronic baffle rotates the avian enclosures at variable speeds for which fast speeds are used to deter animals and slow speeds are used for better viewing of birds. A support suspends the baffle from a tree or mounts the baffle to a pole in the ground. An electronic circuit contained within the baffle senses the animal's presence and controls the speed of a motor that rotates the avian enclosures for a predetermined period of time. Optionally, remote control circuitry may be used in manually deterring animals from the avian enclosures and for better viewing of birds.

Abstract: A bird feeder pole constructed from a ground post, and a swing arm. One end of the ground post is set into the ground, the other end has the swing arm rotatably attached to it. The swing arm includes leverage means on one side of the pivot and the bird feeder support on the other side of the pivot, which results in a balanced arrangement and gives the user added leverage and control when rotating the swing arm.

Abstract: A bird feeding device comprising a hollow dome-shaped container for holding food; a food dispensing tray for closing the bottom of the dome-shaped container and dispensing and holding food; a closure with a suspending chain or rope for closing the top of the dome-shaped container.

Abstract: A bird feeding device comprising a hollow dome-shaped container for holding food; a food dispensing tray for closing the bottom of the dome-shaped container and dispensing and holding food; a closure with a suspending chain or rope for closing the top of the dome-shaped container.

Abstract: A bird feeder wherein a hopper is carried by a housing, such as a wire cage, with a hanger attaching the housing to a support for the bird feeder, the hopper being removably secured to the base of the housing so that the base and hopper assembly can be separated from the remainder of the housing to refill and/or clean the hopper without removing the hanger from its support. The hopper can be separated from the base, as well, to facilitate cleaning.

Abstract: A method of making a tubular member such as a bird feeder hopper having offset members extending integrally from the inside surface of the peripheral wall thereof into an internal cavity. A sheet-like member is initially formed with a plurality of wall sections interconnected by integral hinges and the offset members integrally formed on one surface thereof. The sheet-like element can then be folded or pivoted about the integral hinges to form the peripheral wall of the tubular member, with the offset members extending into the internal cavity defined thereby and the edge portions of the end sections secured as by heat sealing, complementary locking members, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: An animal feeder and particularly a bird feeder having a construction that allows bird seed cakes of various ornamental designs to freely hang while providing a separate area for multiple visiting birds to perch. The grid-patterned perch hangs around the cake, thereby minimizing both premature destruction of the cake and obstructions to a view of the visiting birds and the decoratively shaped seed cake.

Abstract: A squirrel-proof attachment comprises detachable spaced collars that are mounted on a tubular bird feeder. An electrical source, attached to the base of the bird feeder, is powered by solar cells and battery backup and provides voltage that is fed into copper wire loops that are built into the collars.

Abstract: A bird feeder is configured to hold bird feed and to provide access to the bird feed by birds, the bird feeder including a housing, and a perch coupled to the housing and configured to have at least a landing portion of the perch move from a feeding position toward a feed-inhibiting position, different from the feeding position, relative to the housing, the perch being configured to have the landing portion provide support for a bird eating the bird feed while the perch is in the feeding position, the perch being further configured to be in the feeding position in the absence of an animal's weight being applied to the landing portion of the perch, and to have at least the landing portion move toward the feed-inhibiting position in response to application to the landing portion of at least a weight associated with an adult squirrel, wherein the perch is configured such that the landing portion of the perch will inhibit a squirrel from using the landing portion for support while in the feed-inhibiting posi

Abstract: A hanging tray bird feeder including a self-aligning supporting mechanism. The supporting mechanism includes a pair of hangers pivotally attached to opposite sides of the bird feeder and a hook slidably mounted to each of the hangers. When the hook is pulled upwardly and away from the bird feeder, the hook pulls each of the hangers outwardly from within the bird feeder into continuously aligned, extended positions above the feeder that allow the feeder to always be positioned in a level configuration when the bird feeder is attached to a tree limb by the hook.

Abstract: A ferris wheel-like structure for feeding birds or acting as a planter which may be supported in one of a myriad of positions.

Abstract: A tube bird feeder comprising a seed container having a side wall and an opening at the top thereof to fill the seed container, at least one feed access opening in the side wall, a seed port structure removably connected to the side wall proximate the feed access opening, the seed port structure having a seed baffle, and at least one perch member, said perch member being removably secured to the side wall such that the perch member locks the seed port structure in position. The assembly may be easily dismantled for cleaning and there are also provided a plurality of vents for the interior of the seed container.

Abstract: A bird feeder comprises a generally rigid tube and a flexible bag. The tube has a bottom and a top and a wall therebetween. The bottom and top are open. A ledge is integrally connected to the outside surface of the wall close to or at its bottom. Feeding holes and perch holes are formed through the tube wall. A conventional wire hanger is used to hang the bird feeder. A cap removably slides onto the top of the tube to cover the tube. The bag has a mesh wall. The top of the bag is open and the bottom of the bag is closed. A band is located in the top of the bag. The bag is removably securable to the tube above the ledge on the outside surface of the wall. The band is tensioned to pull the bag tight around the outside surface of the tube.

Abstract: A feeder having a reduced compression gravity-feed clean food-recycling system providing clean food for a bird including a pair of side panels; a manicuring perch with a serrated surface adjacent the side panels for wearing down a toenail of the bird while feeding; a manger floor with a pair of particle egress notches adjacent the pair of side panels supporting the clean food; a pair of settling slots established by the pair of particle egress notches, the manger floor and the pair of side panels passing particles of food; a manger stop adjacent the manger floor for confining the clean food; a catch encompassed by the pair of side panels, the manicuring perch, the settling slots and the manger stop accommodating clean food spilled or discarded by the bird; and a reclamation slide adjacent the side panels for collecting food and food particles.

Abstract: A feeder including a seed platform, a plurality of end panels, a plurality of side panels and a roof structure. In one embodiment, roof panels and chimneys fitted with removable chimney caps form a roof structure for the feeder. Feed may pass through the chimneys and feeder throats before reaching the seed platform. The feeder throats can have access ports that include feed regulators. In one aspect of this embodiment, a bin separator is located bilaterally between at least two of the end panels, the bin separator fixedly secured to two throat keepers and at least one of the side panels. In a further aspect of this embodiment, an anchor block can secure the seed platform and the plurality of feeder throats.

Abstract: A bird feeder having at least one landing area for providing activities to birds as the birds wait for an open feeding area. A plurality of various mechanical elements can be positioned with respect to the landing area to promote interaction between the waiting birds, and allows the birds to feed more ergonomically correct. The bird can choose an individual element and its relation with respect to that element, while feeding. A number of versatile elements and perching positions are available for the bird to feed, or just rest. The bird feeder design better accommodates feeding birds, due to the ergonomic and feeding position benefits.

Abstract: Bird Feeder with a plurality of horn shaped hollow seed retaining portions, the horn shaped seed retainting portions radiating from a central location, the central location covered with a removable, replaceable dome shaped cover, the horn shaped portions terminating at the central end in a seed receiving aperture and at the opposite end in a seed dispensing dish, the seed dish portion being covered by a raised protective cover, the seed dish portion having water drain holes at its bottom, said seed dish portion being surrounded by a spring loaded perch, and said entire bird feeder assembly being supported by a centrally located string or wire.

Abstract: A bird feeder comprising a body for housing bird seed and a perch or perches for a bird, attached to the body, each perch having at least one aperture in the body proximal to said perch wherein the aperture is above and offset to one side or the other of said perch.

Abstract: Bird Feeder with a plurality of horn shaped hollow seed retaining portions, the horn shaped seed retainting portions radiating from a central location, the central location covered with a removable, replaceable dome shaped cover, the horn shaped portions terminating at the central end in a seed receiving aperture and at the opposite end in a seed dispensing dish, the seed dish portion being covered by a raised protective cover, the seed dish portion having water drain holes at its bottom, said seed dish portion being surrounded by a spring loaded perch, and said entire bird feeder assembly being supported by a centrally located string or wire.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for training birds to retrieve food from a user's hand without requiring the user to stand motionless for long periods over the course of many days. The apparatus is a bird feeding trainer including a stand up display for supporting an article of clothing, and an arm extending from the display. A horizontal presentment platform mounted to a distal end of the arm can hold food for presentment to an animal. Birds are trained to retrieve food from the presentment platform, as a precursor to retrieving food from a users hand.

Abstract: A seed port, intended to permit dispensing large and small seeds from the same feeder, can be used with a bird feeder having a columnar reservoir for the containment of bird seed wherein the seed port has a platform with an opening that attaches to the reservoir in alignment with an opening in the reservoir. The seed port further provides a trough and a hinged lid with a small opening that will alternatively deny access to the trough while permitting access to seeds in the reservoir; or deny access to seeds in the reservoir while permitting access to seeds in the trough.

Abstract: A uniquely designed truncated prism shaped fly-through bird feeder (where birds can fly into and through the bird feeder) described. The bird feeder frame structure has a bottom and moveable roof structure rotatably attached to side support members between the roof and a base. The bird feeder base further includes a movable floor structure rotatably attached to said frame and a birdseed autofeeder structure. The roof can be raised for easy filling of the truncated prism shaped autofeeder mounted to one side of said frame. The autofeeder is rotatably and removably attached to said frame and can be rotated outwards away from said frame for easy emptying and removal and cleaning of transparent sides. The moveable floor can be rotated outwards and upside down for easy emptying and cleaning.

Abstract: A bird feeder device including of a carousel having a central hollow aperture which turns on a horizontal axle. Attached to the perimeter of the carousel is a plurality of rotors extending radially therefrom, each rotor having a feed receptacle located on each distal end. A roof-like structure may be installed over each feed receptacle.

Abstract: The bird feeder of the present invention includes a dispenser suitable for receiving, holding and dispensing bird feed into a receptacle suspended below the dispenser. At least one of the dispenser and receptacle is at least partially collapsible to form a lower profile for storage or packaging.

Abstract: A modular pole system for birding includes different modules to allow the birder to custom design their birding pole to include a variety of birding accessories such as bird feeders, bird houses, artificial and natural perches and bird baths. The modules include (i) pole modules to secure the modular pole system to the ground and/or increase the overall length of the modular pole system, (ii) attachment modules to removably attach accessories to the pole modules, and (iii) cap modules that can be removably attached to pole modules to inhibit rain water from entering the inside of the pole modules. In particular, an auger pole module of the modular pole system is used in conjunction with a stabilizing pole attachment module to resist the adverse effects of wind. The auger module has an auger member fixedly and spirally secured thereto that facilitates the insertion of the auger module into the ground. The stabilizing module has a plurality of arms which distribute the force from the wind over a wider area.

Abstract: For use in bird enclosures or the like, a perch holder that serves to mount a perch on or within the enclosure. The holder consists of a base unit with attached mounting devices to secure the holder to a bird enclosure. The holder has a longitudinal hole therein that accommodates one or more hollow inserts that serve to decrease the diameter of the hole to allow using perches of various diameters.

Abstract: A bird anti-perching device is described having a rotatable cylindrical member extending between two support members and capable of rotating freely if a bird lands thereon, thereby to form an unstable perch. The device can be attached to the ledge of a balcony in a number of ways to prevent birds from alighting on the balcony.

Abstract: A self-cleaning multistage bird feeder having a plurality of truncated hollow cones or funnels stacked vertically end to end. The truncated cones are stacked large end up with adjacent cones being spaced apart to define a plurality of annular feeding troughs. The feeder includes a cover over the uppermost cone and a disc under the lowermost cone. Perches extend outwardly from the cones and the disc. Bird food consequently travels downward through the feeder due to the feeding action of the birds. Bird food is purged from the bottom of the feeder and spills onto an apertured tray suspended under the disc. Additionally a hopper type feeder comprising a single truncated hollow cone or funnel, cover, disc and apertured tray wherein the disc provides a self cleaning platform feeding area and the disc and suspended tray provide superior viewing of feeding activity compared to conventional hopper type feeders.

Abstract: A feeder apparatus includes a support structure to secure the tray to the chamber of the feeder apparatus. The support structure is configured and arranged to readily allow dissembling/assembling of the feeder apparatus, particularly for refilling the chamber while in use, and for packaging/storing/shipping the feeder apparatus while not in use. In one embodiment, the feeder apparatus includes a chamber, a tray, and a support structure which secures the tray onto the chamber, the support structure being engaged at a first end to the chamber, and at a second end to the tray. The support structure includes a support member being generally disposed along a longitudinal axis of the chamber, an elastic member, and a pair of rods being connectable to the support member by the elastic member. The tray may include a through hole, and the pair of rods are connectable to the support member by the elastic member via the through hole on the tray.

Abstract: A feeder for small birds having an elongated tube with a plurality of spaced apart perch support openings drilled therethrough and spaced above each perch support opening is a feed dispensing opening, a perch rod received within each of the perch support openings, a top cap removably receivable on the tube top end and having a central opening therethrough, a bottom cap removably received on the tube bottom end and having an opening therethrough and a flexible line received through the tube and through the opening in the top cap whereby the top cap can be slidably moved on the line and the line extending through the opening in the bottom cap by which the line is secured to said bottom cap, the line having an upper portion above the top cap by which the line may be secured to a support structure and by which the tube is vertically supported, the top and bottom caps being removable for filling or emptying the tube of bird feed without removing the line.

Abstract: A bird perch, feeder, and bath having a base, a pole, a feeder, a perch bar, and a catch pan. The catch pan is centrally positioned below the feeder and perch bar in order to minimize the amount of bird feed, bird waste and other materials dropping from the feeder or the perch bar to the area underneath the bird perch, feeder, and bath. The feeder and the perch bar may be selected in various sizes to accommodate different-sized birds. The catch pan is adjusted to a distance from the feeder and perch bar to ensure that the catch pan collects the maximum amount of bird feed, waste, or other materials. The feeder can be sized so that it can be used as a bath for a bird rather than a feeder.

Abstract: The present invention includes spring loaded elongated cylindrical perches incorporated into bird feeders, wherein the perches have typically a round perch member which, when loaded by an undesirable bird or other pest, will sense the weight of the pest and the weight will overcome the spring loaded perch and the perch will collapse at a fulcrum point thereby dislodging the bird or pest.

Abstract: A bird feeder that includes a container having feed-access openings and a generally helical member attached to the container to extend around it along a path such that, for each of the openings, a portion of the member is close enough and in the proper location to allow a bird perched on that portion to retrieve seed accessible through that opening.