Every bird feeder follows an example of a certain traditional architecture type. This sparkles a conversation between a parent and a child, as all the questions such as "why is it a triangle, daddy?" are brought up out of child's curiosity.
By observing the behaviour of the birds, a child can start to imagine how a sparrow feeder should look to provide shelter from the crows. "It has to be big enough for the sparrows to fit in, and small enough to keep out the predators..."
The traditional Karst architecture principles included putting stones on the roof , to prevent the tiles from being blown away by the strong Adriatic winds.
Having learned a thing or two about vulnerability of small birds, he can now use his knowledge to carefully allign the food tray and the roof tray, so that they become inaccessible to crows, but accomodate sparrows. The key is in overlapping of the trays, which are carefully set up to maintain the balance of the feeder.
The wooden vanes that build up a traditional mill sustained a tremendous force, but not without screeching and cracking. This experience is subtly translated to the modern bird feeder.
The sparrow is light enough not to stir the composition of the "vanes" and cn easily access the seeds. A crow, however, is to heavy and forces the planks to close the food pouch.
The brand of the toy is designed to be incorporated into National Tourist Board within the I Feel Slovenia campaign. The bird feeder would be therefore also marketed as a souvenir, and would present an export of Slovenian culture and asset to the existing souvenir portfolio, currently consisting of mainly arts and crafts objects. The feeders would be especially prominent because of low cost production and flat pack for easier and more sustainable transport.
