Suet is a great bird feed. It has a high fat content so contains a huge amount of energy that will help keep your birds warm and healthy – especially during the cold winter months.
It is also a great feed during the spring months when birds are highly active with migration, mating and nest building. The extra energy from suet can really help them and their chicks.
And, of course, the benefit to us as bird lovers is that a bird suet feeder will attract a lot of birds that we get to enjoy watching. The type of birds that a suet bird feeder will attract is a very long list – here are some you can expect (dependent on where you live):- Jays, Starlings, Woodpeckers, Chackadees, Blackbirds and some types of Finches.
You have two choices for suet. You can purchase it (it is inexpensive) in “cake” form or you can make it yourself from beef fat.
You can also add bifferent types of bird seed to the suet to add to the nutrients you are feeding your birds.
As for the actual bird suet feeder, there are many choices. You can purchase a ready made feeder or make your own – such as hanging a small log with holes drilled into it to hold the feed. You can also put suet into natural places in your garden such as speading it onto tree branches.
You can also use common household items to hold the suet feed. Try using some taco shells you have to load with feed and place in an accessible place in the garden. The birds will love it!
And as for maintenance:- becuase suet will go bad, it should be changed regulary and kept in a shady place during the hot summer months. You should also clean your bird suet feeder at regular intervals.
You may find that it actually attracts too many of the wrong sorts of birds such as starlings. If this happens you can reduce the amount of seed that you put in the suet cakes or use an upsidedown feeder so only certian types of birds can feed.
Suet is a great feed that will attract lots of different species of birds and does not need to be covered from the elements (like seed) – so it is a excellent choice of you want to watch different species throughout the year.
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