Bird Suet Feeder

A daily visitor to my feeders, this Tufted Titmouse loves the peanut suet I put out for them and really likes the safflower seeds as well. I love how they put the safflower seed between their feet and peck at it to open it and eat. The background music to this video is used from www.freesound.org – from user genghis attenborough – Thank You!

This is one of four short documentary films about nature conservation techniques, woodland crafts and heritage of Dulwich Upper Wood local nature reserve. The films where filmed and edited by volunteers on Embrace Cooperation Ltd project Embrace Woodlands! This film looks at path making, wooden fence making, bird box making, creation of woodland food growing areas and step construction. This film’s main volunteer editor was Michael Ghelfi. The Embrace Woodlands! project was funded by Heritage Lottery Fund and run by Embrace Cooperation Ltd and Trust for Urban Ecology (TRUE). The films provide an interesting insight and educational resource into the history of Crystal Palace and native woodland conservation. Embrace Cooperation Ltd website: www.embracecooperation.org.uk Embrace environmental projects website: embraceenvironment.wordpress.com

One young starling explores the hollow of the stump holding our elevated bird bath and bird feeder, the second is content to drink deeply. Next is a visit from a couple young bluejays, most likely siblings. One of the bluejays looks like it would like to eat some of the suet cake but then joins his/her sibing at the water. Their visit is ended abrubtly, probably by me coming out to check on the camera (doh)

Our crazy spoiled flock waiting on their snacks!

Two dark eyed juncos eating snow on my backyard suet log. 12-01-10 Music by Caspian – La Cerva

They are acting so tamely! The downy and the hairy woodpeckers just keep coming over to peck on this post beside me! Amazing that they do that!

Just my dog coffey and I loving the suet feeder we put out for the birds recently but got squirrels instead. In many ways it is better and more entertaining to watch them rather than the birds. Sort of on the long side but we enjoyed watching the squirrels hang upside down stretch and reach to get the suet.

Using “How To Hand-Feed Hummingbirds Volume-2, from the “A Bird In The Hand” video series, I was able to teach three Hummingbirds to feed out of my hand through my bedroom window….and it only took a couple of hours! See a complete line of hand-feeding instructional videos and info on attracting birds and bird watching at howtoenjoyhummingbirds.com

Bluejay gets a little perturbed with the sparrows devouring the suet cake. Watch to see what the bluejay does to resolve this

Young starling appears to be playing hide and seek from house sparrows. After the young starling finally flies off we get to see a mother sparrow feed its fledgeling with some suet cake.