seed feeder

Backyard bird station

A seed feeder is a container designed to dispense seeds to wild birds, typically hung outdoors in a yard or garden.

Various designs accommodate different seed types and bird species: tube feeders, hopper feeders, platform feeders.

The squirrels kept raiding our seed feeder.

By extension, any animal that primarily eats seeds—a seed-eating bird or rodent—may be called a seed feeder.

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G