Receptacle adapted to receive a plant and provide a sheltered habitat for a living creature

A receptacle adapted for support in an exterior environment and operative to receive a plant and to provide a sheltered habitat for a bird, comprising:

• (a) a housing including a bottom wall and a surrounding sidewall extending upwardly from said bottom wall to define a housing interior;
• (b) a divider disposed in the housing interior and oriented to separate the housing interior into a first region and a second region separated from the first region, said housing having an aperture communicating between the first region and the exterior environment and sized and adapted to permit a bird entry into the first region from the exterior environment, said housing having an opening communicating between the second region and the exterior environment whereby a plant can be visibly disposed in the second region, and said housing having a passageway formed in said bottom wall of the receptacle with the passageway being distinct from the aperture and the opening and communicating between the exterior environment and the first region to allow evacuation of materials placed in the first region;
• (c) a movable door adapted to move between a closed state wherein said door is positioned in the passageway to prevent access to the first region from the exterior environment and an open state to permit access from the exterior environment to the first region through the passageway;
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• (d) a latch operative to selectively retain said door in the closed state.

A receptacle adapted to receive a plant and to provide a sheltered habitat for a living creature, comprising:

• (a) a housing including a bottom portion and a surrounding sidewall extending upwardly from said bottom portion to define a housing interior separated from an exterior environment;
• (b) a divider disposed in the housing interior and oriented to separate the housing interior into a first region and a second region separated from the first region, said housing having an aperture communicating between the first region and the exterior environment and sized and adapted to permit a living creature entry into the first region from the exterior environment, said housing having an opening communicating between the second region and the exterior environment whereby a plant can be visibly disposed in the second region;
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• (c) a gable structure disposed on an exterior portion of said sidewall proximate to the aperture.

A receptacle adapted for support in an exterior environment and operative to receive a plant and to provide a sheltered habitat for a bird, comprising:

• (a) a housing including a bottom portion and a surrounding sidewall extending upwardly from said bottom portion to define a housing interior;
• (b) a divider disposed in the housing interior and oriented to separate the housing interior into a first region and a second region separated from the first region, said housing having an aperture communicating between the first region and the exterior environment and sized and adapted to permit a bird entry into the first region from the exterior environment, said housing having an opening communicating between the second region and the exterior environment whereby a plant can be visibly disposed in the second region, and said housing having a passageway distinct from the aperture and the opening and communicating between the exterior environment and the first region to allow evacuation of materials placed in the first region;
• (c) a movable door adapted to move between a closed state wherein said door is positioned in the passageway to prevent access to the first region from the exterior environment and an open state to permit access from the exterior environment to the first region through the passageway;
• (d) a latch operative to selectively retain said door in the closed state;
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• (e) a perch operative to provide a landing for a bird, said perch being disposed proximately to said aperture and formed as an elongated removable rod including a proximal portion projecting interiorly of said housing and a distal portion projecting exteriorly of said housing, said proximal portion of said rod defining said latch for said door.

A receptacle adapted for support in an exterior environment and operative to receive a plant and to provide a sheltered habitat for a bird, comprising:

• (a) a housing including a bottom portion and a surrounding sidewall extending upwardly from said bottom portion to define a housing interior;
• (b) a divider formed as a flat panel that is mounted transversely to a central axis of said housing and is disposed in the housing interior and oriented to separate the housing interior into a lower first region and an upper second separated from the first region, said flat panel has a peripheral edge that is sealed against said sidewall to prevent passage of moisture therearound and wherein said housing is provided with a drain hole adjacent to said flat panel and communicating between the exterior environment and the upper region whereby water in the upper region can drain out of said housing.
• (c) an aperture communicating between the lower first region and the exterior environment and sized and adapted to permit a bird entry into the first region from the exterior environment,
• (d) an opening communicating between the second region and the exterior environment whereby a plant can be visibly disposed in the second region, and said housing having a passageway distinct from the aperture and the opening and communicating between the exterior environment and the first region to allow evacuation of materials placed in the first region;
• (e) a movable door adapted to move between a closed state wherein said door is positioned in the passageway to prevent access to the first region from the exterior environment and an open state to permit access from the exterior environment to the first region through the passageway;
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• (f) a latch operative to selectively retain said door in the closed state.

A receptacle adapted for support in an exterior environment and operative to receive a plant and to provide a sheltered habitat for a bird, comprising:

• (a) a housing including a bottom portion and a surrounding sidewall extending upwardly from said bottom portion to define a housing interior;
• (b) a divider disposed in the housing interior and oriented to separate the housing interior into a first region and a second region separated from the first region, said housing having an aperture communicating between the first region and the exterior environment and sized and adapted to permit a bird entry into the first region from the exterior environment, said housing having an opening defined by an upper rim of said sidewall whereby soil and a plant can be disposed in the second region and can be supported by said divider with said plant protruding out of said housing, said opening operative to communicate between the second region and the exterior environment whereby a plant can be visibly disposed in the second region, and said housing having a passageway distinct from the aperture and the opening and communicating between the exterior environment and the first region to allow evacuation of materials placed in the first region;
• (c) a plurality of suspension elements secured to said upper rim and adapted to suspend said housing from a support member;
• (d) a movable door adapted to move between a closed state wherein said door is positioned in the passageway to prevent access to the first region from the exterior environment and an open state to permit access from the exterior environment to the first region through the passageway;
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• (e) a latch operative to selectively retain said door in the closed state.

A receptacle adapted to receive a plant and to provide a sheltered habitat for a living creature, comprising:

• (a) a housing including a bottom portion and a surrounding sidewall extending upwardly from said bottom portion to define a housing interior separated from an exterior environment, said sidewall being upwardly divergent and terminating in an upper rim;
• (b) a divider disposed in the housing interior and oriented to separate the housing interior into a first region and a second region, said housing having an aperture communicating between the first region and the exterior environment and sized and adapted to permit a living creature entry into the first region from the exterior environment, said housing having an opening communicating between the second region and the exterior environment whereby a plant can be visibly disposed in the second region;
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• (c) a passageway formed as an opening through said bottom portion and having a removable door operative to move between a closed state and an open state, said passageway distinct from said aperture and in a spaced relation to said aperture.