Patent ID: 8272349

Claim:
A bird feeding apparatus comprising: a first member comprising a plurality of crevices formed on the first member for receiving a feed material therewithin, wherein the first member simulates a bark of a tree; a second member pivotally coupled with the first member, the second member comprising, a base member, and a lip member extending upwardly from a first set of edges of the base member, wherein the lip member circumscribingly receives the first member to enclose a front surface of the first member, when the first member and the second member are aligned with each other, such that the plurality of crevices limit the amount of feed material accessible for feeding a bird when the first member and the second member are aligned with each other; and a tray member slidably coupled with the second member, the tray member being capable of carrying the feed material on a front surface of the tray member, wherein the front surface of the tray member faces the front surface of the first member when the first member and the second member are aligned with each other, such that the feed material is received within the plurality of crevices formed on the first member; wherein the tray member comprises at least one pair of protruding elements, each pair of protruding elements of the at least one pair of protruding elements comprising, a first protruding element disposed on a first side portion of the tray member, and a second protruding element disposed on a second side portion of the tray member and at least one pair of pull knob elements, each pair of pull knob elements of the at least one pair of pull knob elements comprising, a first pull knob element disposed on the first side portion of the tray member, and a second pull knob element disposed on the second side portion of the tray member.