Patent ID: 7900583

Claim:
A bird toy for exciting a foraging instinct in a pet bird comprising: a main body adopted to be hung to a support, said body including a platform at an intermediate level on said main body for supporting a treat placed thereon; said platform accessible through one or more side openings in said main body; a ring configured to substantially surround said platform, and rotatably received on said body and vertically slidable thereon; one of said ring or said main body having a holding feature normally interengaged with the other of said ring or main body to hold said ring in a raised vertical position substantially surrounding a treat placed on said platform except in at least one selected rotative positions wherein said holding feature becomes aligned with a complementary release feature on said other of said ring or main body to allow said ring to drop down and expose said treat on said platform; a support feature on said main body located to engage said ring upon said ring dropping down to expose said treat on said platform, whereby a treat on said platform may be accessed by a pet bird through said one or more side openings upon successfully aligning said holding feature with said release feature.