Bird feeder with rotating perch
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Nov 21, 2017
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Implementations described and claimed herein provide apparatuses and methods for providing different perch positions for feeding birds. In one implementation, a bird feeder includes a reservoir having a wall defining an interior. The wall has a wall opening to provide access to the interior. A port is mounted on the wall relative to the wall opening. The port includes a protruding portion extending from a surface. The protruding portion defines an opening providing access to the wall opening. A perch has a projecting portion extending from a surface covering the opening defined by the protruding portion. The surface has one or more holes providing access to the opening. The perch is connected to the port such that the projecting portion is moveable to a plurality of positions relative to an axis line extending through a center of the opening defined by the protruding portion.
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Donegan, Robert | Denver, US | 30 | 232 |
# of filed Patents : 30 Total Citations : 232 | |||
Krueger, Bryan | Denver, US | 82 | 1041 |
# of filed Patents : 82 Total Citations : 1041 |
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