A window bird feeder has a rectangular body with translucent rear and side walls and an open front. The structure is adapted to be fitted into a double-hung window with the body lying inside the dwelling. The structure is mounted on the window sill in a lateral position so that the front edges of the body do not interfere with the closing of the lower sash and to provide a perch for the birds, a perch is hinged to the front edge of the bottom wall of the structure, which perch can be swung into the structure and permit the window to be closed.
A bird feeder perch assembly for removable attachment to a bird feeder, the assembly having a locating member for locating and removably engaging a body of the bird feeder, a perch and pivoting mechanism for allowing the perch to pivot relative to the locating member, such that in use when attached to a bird feeder body the perch may pivot from a retracted position in which it is substantially flush with the bird feeder body to an extended position in which the perch projects outwardly from the bird feeder body such that a bird may rest upon the perch.
A birdhouse includes a one-way viewing wall or window which allows the birds to be viewed inside the birdhouse without allowing them to see their observer. The birdhouse can be mounted on a window sill such that the one-way viewing wall is adjacent to a window pane, thereby allowing any number of observers to simultaneously view the birds in their natural environment without intruding on their privacy. Thus, the birdhouse functions as an observatory.
A bird observatory mountable adjacent a glass window of a room of a building has a bird enclosure with an opening permitting birds to enter and exit the enclosure. A one-way window lies adjacent one side of the glass window. An opaque cover is positioned adjacent the other side of the glass window opposite the enclosure and is moveable between two positions. The first position covers the one-way window so that birds in the enclosure cannot see through the one-way window into the interior of the room. The opaque cover's second position exposes the one-way window so that observers may see the birds in the enclosure through the one-way window. The opaque cover is used in the first position to cover the one-way window when the interior of the room is darker than the interior of the bird observatory preventing birds in the observatory form seeing into the interior of the room.
A bird nesting box is disclosed for viewing the nesting behavior of birds. The apparatus includes a housing with an opening and a perch. The back wall of the housing is transparent to allow viewing the interior area of the housing. The roof of the housing is preferably translucent to increase the natural lighting of the interior area. For safe and convenient viewing, the bird nesting box is removably attachable to the outside facing surface of a window pane with suction cups. An opaque cover is removably attachable to the inside facing surface of the window pane. In one orientation, the cover entirely covers the transparent back wall. A view port in the cover allows for partial viewing of the inside area with the cover in this orientation. In a second orientation, the cover uncovers the back wall for complete viewing of the interior area. In another embodiment, the housing is supported above the ground by a post. The back wall is transparent hand has a frame. An opaque cover is hinged to the frame and can be swung open to allow for viewing of the interior area through the transparent back wall. Rings of different inner diameters may be snapped into the opening to selectively change the effective size of the opening to accommodate different species of birds.
A bird observatory assembly includes an enclosure, an annular mounting frame and complementary first and second magnetic elements. The enclosure has a plurality of panels interconnected to one another and to the mounting frame so as to define an interior cavity for one or more birds to nest within the enclosure and an opening at an inner end of the enclosure. One of the panels has an aperture defined therein that permits birds to enter and exit the interior cavity. The mounting frame has a surface positioned adjacent to an exterior surface of a window pane. The mounting frame is mounted to the inner end of the enclosure and defines a viewing portal in communication with the opening of the enclosure and the interior cavity. The first magnetic elements are mounted to the surface of the mounting frame. The second magnetic elements are mounted to the exterior surface of the window pane such that the first and second magnetic elements are alignable with and magnetically attract one another so as to retain the mounting frame and enclosure on the exterior surface of the window pane. Birds within the interior cavity of the enclosure can be seen through the window pane and the viewing portal of the mounting frame and the opening of the enclosure.
