Patent ID: 8028658

Claim:
A liquid bird feeder, comprising: a liquid container having a bottom opening; a liquid tray coupled to said liquid container and, when said liquid container is filled with liquid, said tray immersing said bottom opening in liquid, said liquid tray including a bottom port passing through said liquid tray and functionally aligned with said bottom opening; and a valve connected to at least one of said liquid container and said liquid tray and movable in two opposing directions to reach a first position upon movement in one direction and a second position upon movement in an opposite direction while remaining connected when moved in either direction, said valve including a port therein that is closed when said valve is in said first position and opened when said valve is in said second position, said valve in said first position creating a liquid flow path from said bottom port of said liquid tray to said bottom opening to enable said liquid container to be filled through said bottom port when said bird feeder is inverted, and said valve in said second position closing said bottom port and creating a liquid flow path from said bottom opening to said liquid tray to allow liquid to flow from said liquid container into said liquid tray when said bird feeder is upright.