Method and apparatus for a bird feeder

A method enabling feeding of birds comprising:

• providing a feeder base of unitary construction having a top opening for receiving a food reservoir, having at least one feeding port for allowing bird access to food, and having at least two exterior connection locations;
• providing a food reservoir of unitary construction, having a bottom neck with an opening able to be inserted into said feeder base, and having at least two exterior connection locations;
• and
• providing at least two connectors, said connectors each connecting one exterior connection location of said feeder base to one exterior connection location of said food reservoir, said connectors allowing detachment of said feeder base from said food reservoir such that a person wishing to feed birds can detach said food reservoir from said feeder base, invert said food reservoir to fill said food reservoir with feeding material, place said feeder base over said food reservoir and connect said connectors between feeder base connection locations s and food reservoir connection locations, and invert an assembly of said feeder base and said reservoir such that a neck of said reservoir remains within said feeding base and below a desired level of feeding material, which is below said at least one feeding port;
• wherein said feeder base hangs from said connectors when said feeder is in feeding position.

A bird feeder, comprising:

• a means for holding food materials, said means having a threadless and functionally rigid bottom insertable means, said bottom insertable means having an opening means and having first external connection location means;
• a means for providing access to food materials to birds, said means having a threadless and functionally rigid top opening means for receiving said bottom insertable means, having at least one feeding means for allowing bird access to food and having second exterior connection location means;
• and
• exterior connection means connecting between said first exterior connection location means and said second exterior connection location means such that said feeder base hangs from said connectors when said feeder is in feeding position.