Patent ID: 7793617

Claim:
A wildlife containment apparatus comprising: a base member; a selectively extensible support member attached to said base member, wherein said extensible support member is selectively extensible between a retracted position wherein an end of said extensible support member is disposed generally adjacent said base member, and an extended position wherein said end of said extensible support member is longitudinally spaced away from said base member; and a lid attached to said extensible support member; wherein said lid cooperates with said base member and said extensible support member to define a first volume when said extensible support member is in said retracted position, and said extensible support member cooperates with said base member to define a second volume when said extensible support member is in said extended position, said second volume being at least equal to said first volume; and wherein said lid defines at least a portion of said first volume, and said lid defines a viewing panel permitting viewing of said portion of said first volume when said extensible support member is in said refracted position.