Patent ID: 6067934
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A convertible feeder comprising:a top;a grid connected to said top, said grid defining a plurality of openings including a first set of openings and a second set of openings, said first set of openings sized large enough to permit the ingress and egress of a butterfly or moth proboscis yet small enough to prevent the ingress and egress of mouth parts of a bird, said second set of openings sized large enough to permit the ingress and egress of the mouth parts of a bird;a removable and insertable butterfly feeder core component positionable within said grid and having a base with a peripheral rim that substantially covers said second set of openings, while leaving uncovered at least some of said first set of openings, when said core component is positioned within said grid; anda bottom connected to said grid.