The dubious salute bird feeder is a mechanically driven standing humanoid figure, which can be anchored in any outdoor place in order to launch food for the birds over a variety of distances and angles.
The figure periodically places its hand onto the heart area of its chest to retrieve a tasty piece
of toast soaked in lard/suet (which birds love) and into which many different seeds have been embedded. The feed material is stored inside the figure using a re-loadable cartridge which must be changed for a new one on a regular basis.
Once the bread is in hand, the figure pivots on its base randomly then the arm shoots up into what resembles a rather infamous salute, but in reality is just the bread being launched towards the waiting birds. (birds are smart - they know when there’s a yummy free lunch)
The results of this action are slices of nutritious bird food being dramatically flung considerable distances in a number of different directions, making the birds very happy, who immediately begin squawking with delight and calling all of their clever friends to enjoy the resulting feeding frenzy.
(note any resemblance to a famous persona is purely in the mind of the viewer)