Dozens of birds love suet, especially woodpeckers. But backyard bird hosts face a confusing array of packaged suet combos. How to choose? In short, it's not by price. True suet is the fat that ...

Feeder mistakes add up fast. Seasonal timing, fresh food, clean water, and safer setup keep backyard birds returning all year ...

Less food is available for birds in the colder and darker days of the year, so people are encouraged to provide supplemental food for birds in the winter months. Setting out bird feeders with ...

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This cold weather warrants repeating a reminder of the importance of adding suet to your offerings for the birds, and some comments regarding the placement of feeders so they can be viewed from the ...

I invested in a $10 double wire suet cage, popping a suet cake on either side, and hung it on a Japanese maple. A second feeder was loaded with a blend of seeds, dried fruits and peanuts. I even ...

As the weather begins turning colder, birds become more active around the bird feeders. Not only do they go for the birdseed, but the suet begins disappearing faster as well. Ever wonder why this is?

Bird feed is all well and good, but sometimes you want to give the backyard birds a different treat or attract a type of bird to your feeder. Enter suet. Particularly good for birds in the fall and ...

Often thought of as a wintertime bird food, suet can also be fed with surprising results even in warm months. Use suet to attract Western tanagers, grosbeaks, woodpeckers (and their babies), bushtits ...

According to a 2016 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service report, 57.2 million Americans age 16 and older feed wild birds around their homes each year. They spend a total of around $4 billion on bird food ...