Downy Woodpecker Eating Suet
March 29, 2010 Bird Suet Feeder
Male Downy Woodpecker eating homemade suet on a stationary suet trellis. Adults bring their young to feed at this trellis. A stationary trellis gives the birds a more stable platform to feed on and they stay feeding for longer. It also allows more than one bird to feed on a suet cake at one time–if the woodpecker will allow it. If it is a smaller bird, like a chickadee or nuthatch, it usually can feed at the same time. Several Black-capped Chickadees feed here in the video, too.
Hummingbirds are fun, entertaining, full of energy and it’s easy to attract hummingbirds.
