Hummingbird Feeder and Feed Pod

摘要

A hummingbird feeder that is easier to maintain and reduces food spoilage includes a feed pod support adapted to hold a hummingbird feed pod that proportionally resembles the thickening part of the stem of an actual-size flower, a flower top or cover for the pod, an elongated stem that is attached to the feed pod support, a ‘feeding’ perch adapted to provide a hummingbird with a place to rest while extending its beak through a feeding hole in the flower top, a ‘high’ perch to provide a hummingbird with a place to perch while not feeding, and wherein the feed pod can be either of the type that allows for a single-use or, with refilling, multiple uses.

主权项

1. A hummingbird feed pod that is provided by a provider for use by a hummingbird having a long beak and a tongue, said hummingbird feed pod comprising:
a body forming a reservoir with a specified interior volume, said body having a tubular wall with top and bottom ends and with a bottom surface attached to said bottom end, and said top end having a perimeter rim surrounding an opening into said reservoir, and wherein a longitudinal axis extends between said ends and wherein the distance measured along said longitudinal axis between said ends defines the height of said body, wherein said height of said body is set so that the long beak and tongue of said hummingbird reaches a point proximate to said bottom surface of said body when said hummingbird is perched above said feed pod, and wherein the entirety of said body having a configuration adapted to resemble the center of a single, actual-size flower so that the entire interior volume of said body fits within a region defined by the spreading of the petals of said single, actual-size flower and the thickening part of the stem from which said single, actual-size flower grows.