Patent ID: 6612257
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A bird feeding apparatus, comprising:at least one seed opening enabling birds to remove said seed therethrough from behind said at least one seed opening; and at least one access opening comprising access opening dimensions thereof and separated from said seed opening by a separation length therebetween; wherein: said access opening dimensions are sufficiently small and said separation length is sufficiently large such that rodents outside said at least one access opening are prevented by said at least one access opening from reaching their mouths through said at least one access opening far enough to feed on seed behind said at least one seed opening; and simultaneously, said access opening dimensions are sufficiently large and said separation length is sufficiently small such that birds outside said at least one access opening are enabled to reach their beaks through said at least one access opening far enough to feed on said seed behind said at least one seed opening.