Patent ID: 7861670

Claim:
A bird feeder for feeding clinging birds, comprising: a housing including at least one side wall surrounding an interior space, at least a portion of said housing being transparent, a feeding element configured to hold food for the clinging birds and having an exterior enclosing the food, said exterior having openings for allowing access to the food by the clinging birds, said feeding element being enclosed within said interior space of said housing; a first elongate clinging element extending downwardly from said feeding element and configured to allow the clinging birds to climb upward to said feeding element while preventing perching birds or animals access to said feeding element; a suspension element connected to said feeding element and extending upwardly through said housing for allowing said housing, feeding element and first elongate clinging element to be suspended from a support; and a second elongate clinging element extending downwardly from said feeding element and configured to allow the clinging birds to climb upward to said feeding element while preventing perching birds or animals access to said feeding element.