Patent ID: 7654225

Claim:
A bird feeder comprising: an upper housing containing a hopper, said upper housing having a plurality of outlet apertures around a base of said upper housing; a containing wall offset from said outlet apertures in said base of said upper housing and sized to cooperate with said outlet apertures to collect bird food flowing from said hopper and against said containing wall from said outlet apertures; a roof extending cantilevered outwardly from said upper housing and at least is extensive with said containing wall around the perimeter of said base of said upper housing, said roof positioned adjacent and over said outlet apertures; a feeding platform mounted underneath and adjacent said containing wall, said feeding platform extending cantilevered outwardly from under said containing wall, said feeding platform substantially parallel to said roof; a plurality of substantially vertical partitions extending between said feeding platform and said roof so as to define feeding access passageways, wherein said partitions are a radially spaced apart array of said partitions spaced apart around said base of said upper housing, and wherein said partitions extend substantially radially outwardly of said base relative to a center of said upper housing, wherein said partitions are substantially vertical and are mounted onto said containing wall, and wherein said partitions extending substantially to the edge of said feeding platform.