A bird feeder having a metal feed container located inside a concentric, coaxial, metal shroud cover that rotates. The metal prevents the feeder from being chewed into by undesirable animals, as well as prevents the birds from seeing the feed in the feeder, therefore the birds curiosity keeps them coming to the feeder to cause its rotation, therefore aiding in the rotation of the feeder cover to cause the feeder to cycle its open to feed mode to its closed no feed mode, allowing the feeder to feed intermittently, as the feeding windows of the cover become misaligned and back to alignment in their relationship to the orifices of the feed container, a cycling of the feed, no feed modes is attained. When the feeder is in its no feed mode, no animals can access the feed in the feeder, including the birds themselves, this is approximately one half of the time of a complete cycle. When the feeder is in its open to feed portion of the cycle which is approximately the other half of the time of a complete cycle, it will feed all birds large and small that are commonly fed at feeders. Should a squirrel or any animal as heavy as a squirrel or heavier attempt to feed, the cover shroud will move downward over the feed container, blocking access to the feed container. Type and size of feed to be fed, can attained with the seed selector band, by its location of placement on the feed container.

An adjustable animal feeder holder for preventing crawling insects from accessing an animal feeder placed thereon comprising a container having a bottom surface and an integral side wall extended upwards from the bottom surface; a platform mechanism coupled to the bottom surface of the container, extended upwards therefrom, and adapted for holding an animal feeder placed thereupon; and an adjustable mechanism coupled to the platform mechanism for adjusting the height of the platform mechanism above the container; whereby when an animal feeder having animal feed disposed therein is placed upon the platform mechanism and liquid is disposed in the container, a moat is created, and the moat prevents crawling insects from accessing the animal feed.

A bird feeder construction adjustable for feeding birds exhibiting all kinds of feeding behavior patterns including, for example, birds which feed while perched and birds which feed while in a clinging position. In general the construction includes a feed assembly having a container portion and a platform portion, the container including an open top defining an upper feed access for nonclinging or perch type feeding birds and the platform provided with a plurality of openings forming lower feed access openings for small cling feeding type birds. In addition, a hood member is provided so as to protect the feed assembly from the elements and unwanted species including large birds, squirrels, and the like. Also, means are provided for enabling the feed assembly to be independently pivotally movable with respect to the hood member.

A bird feeder having a feeder bowl supported by a post and having a tubular member located spacedly around the post and extending a sufficient distance below the feeder bowl to prevent a squirrel or like ground animal from reaching the feeder bowl. The side wall of the tubular member is spaced a sufficient distance away from the post to prevent a squirrel or like ground animal from reaching the tubular member from the post to continue climbing to reach the food.

This invention is directed to a feeder construction and one which is especially adapted as a bird feeder wherein a novel and cooperative container and closure configuration is presented in such a manner that a highly efficient and practical feeder is produced. In the most preferred form, the container takes the shape of a hollow toroid having an interfitting closure in the form of an encircling ring slidable within a recessed channel in the outer surface of the container. Spaced openings in the closure are capable of orientation with a fill opening within the container upon rotational movement there between so as to provide fill access to the container. The lower interior portion of the toroidal shaped container is provided with a feed access opening for birds and the like. Furthermore, by varying the size of the central laterally extending recess within the container, various species of birds may be restricted from access to the feed opening.