Patent ID: 6973896

Claim:
A bird feeder and a bird-feed catcher, said bird-feed catcher comprising: a base frame sized, shaped and structured for positioning on a generally planar surface wherein said base frame has at least one aperture sized, shaped, and positioned to allow moisture to drain ff but not allow bird fed to fall through; a rim having at least two fasteners and said rim fixedly attached to a perimeter of said base frame; a suspension system on said rim, said suspension system sized, shaped and structured to suspend from a bird feeder suspension device wherein said suspension system comprises a pair of legs having a bottom end and a top end, said bottom end connected to said rim at said fasteners positioned diametrically opposite one another and said pair of legs extending vertically upward wherein said top end is attached by said fasteners at diametrically opposite locations on a suspension apparatus sized, shaped, and structured to suspend from said bird feeder suspension device.