Patent ID: 7353774

Claim:
A selective bird suet dispenser for feeding songbirds and woodpeckers while excluding all unwanted pest birds access to said bird suet dispenser comprising: a) A hollow cylindrical feed column comprised of non-corrosive metal, plastic, or fiberglass having a top end and a bottom end, a first aperture and a second aperture opposes to said first aperture, and eight indentations, wherein said first and second apertures are located within the feed column proximate to the top end with a first pin having an aperture therein and said first pin located within co-operating spacer and said first aperture and with a second pin having an aperture therein and said second pin located within co-operating spacer and said second aperture and wherein said eight indentations are located at the bottom end thereof; b) A cylindrical top cap having a first projection and a second projection, wherein said first and second projections are attached and located on opposite sides of the top cap with each projection having a central aperture therein, allowing the top cap to function as a protective cover for the bird suet dispenser; c) An elongate looped wire handle having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end and said second end are attached to the top cap by having said first end and said second end disposed within said central apertures of said first and second projections and within said apertures of said first and second pins of the top cap, allowing the top cap to be detached from the feed column; d) A conically shaped bottom cap having a central aperture and eight rods extending angularly from a bottom rim of said bottom cap, wherein said bottom cap is attached to the bottom end of the feed column by inserting said rods into said indentations so as to form eight equally proportioned feeding apertures, wherein a threaded fastener extends from the central aperture for a distance below said bottom cap; e) A movable hood having a having a frustum shape with a top flange and made of non-ferrous, non corrosive metal, plastic or fiberglass wherein said hood is attached to the exterior of the feed column by a clamp having opposed ends with apertures therein and a threaded fastener inserted within said apertures of said clamp and a threaded receiver so that said hood can be easily adjusted into a higher or lower position along the length of the feed column; f) An elongate cylindrical perch comprised of a hardwood, composite or plastic material suitable for songbirds and woodpeckers to land upon and negotiate while feeding on said bird suet dispenser, said perch having a plurality of spaced rings along a length of said perch with each ring separated by a groove and a threaded bore at the first end wherein said threaded bore connects to the threaded fastener extending below said bottom cap.