Patent ID: 7685969

Claim:
A liquid bird feeder, comprising: a liquid container having a bottom opening; a liquid tray removably coupled to said liquid container and, when said liquid container is filled with liquid, said tray immersing said bottom opening in liquid, said liquid tray including a bottom port passing though said liquid tray and functionally aligned with said bottom opening and a collar having a sidewall with a sidewall port therein; and a valve connected to at least one of said liquid container and said liquid tray and having a lateral port, said valve being movable between a first position and a second position while remaining connected, said valve in said first position creating a liquid flow path from said bottom port of said liquid tray to said bottom opening to enable said liquid container to be filled though said bottom port when said bird feeder is inverted and said valve in said second position closing said bottom port and aligning said lateral port with said sidewall port to create a liquid flow path from said bottom opening to said liquid tray to allow liquid to flow from said liquid container into said liquid tray when said bird feeder is upright.