Patent ID: 7516715

Claim:
A bird feeder, comprising: a support; a body including a receiving chamber having a chamber length extending between a first end and a second end of said receiving chamber, said receiving chamber being accessible through a receiving opening in said body at said first end, said body being pivotably mounted to the support for pivoting of the body about a pivot axis running crosswise to said chamber length, said pivot axis being disposed centrally along a length of the body such that said body can be rotated between a feeding position in which the receiving opening is upwardly directed and a refilling position in which said receiving opening is downwardly directed, said body further including at least one feed station communicative with said receiving chamber providing an animal access to feed transferred to said feed station from said receiving chamber, said at least one feed station being located proximate to said second end of said receiving chamber; and a scoop including a feed retaining portion, said feed retaining portion being receivable in said receiving chamber through the receiving opening for at least partial accommodation thereof in the receiving chamber of the body, said feed retaining portion of said scoop being dimensioned such that at least an accommodated length portion of said feed retaining portion extends along a major length portion of said chamber length, said major length portion being greater than a minor length portion of said chamber length remaining between the feed retaining portion and said second end of the receiving chamber when received in said receiving chamber.