The mystery of the disappearing suet block has been solved. It didn’t take Agatha Christie’s detective Hercule Poirot to figure it out; it was a misstep by the culprit himself. We have several bird ...

If you haven’t done it already, now’s the time to add suet to the list of entrees for your backyard fast-food service. I feed suet throughout much of the year, but it’s in fall and winter that the ...

A fellow bird-feeding geek sent a tip last week for discouraging grackles, starlings, bluejays, redwing blackbirds and other gluttonous birds from devouring suet cakes as fast as you can buy them. He ...

There is a thief in my midst. And I plan on catching him red-handed. Or, actually, probably, fur-pawed. But I will catch this thief. I have five feeders set up in my yard. They are primarily squirrel ...

“Feeding Wild Birds in America” by Paul J. Baicich, Margaret A. Barker and Carrol L. Henderson explains how the practice of bird feeding has evolved over the nineteenth and twenty-first century.

Putting a suet in a wire suet holder inside a cage allows smaller birds to eat in peace. When it comes to feeding birds, some species are more desirable at bird feeders than others in the eyes of 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 ...

Suet is a high-fat, high-energy supplement relished by birds looking for scarce food sources in winter. It is readily available pre-made at commercial outlets, but you can easily make your own ...