Suet Feeders

They are sometimes called woodpecker feeders. With its high fat content, suet offers energy-rich nutrition, making it perfect for attracting many beloved backyard birds such as woodpeckers, cardinals, blue birds and wrens.

Suet bird feeders come in many shapes and sizes. The most common style is a simple wire basket that measures about four inches square and is about two inches thick. It is designed specifically for holding commercially produced suet cakes.

Commercially produced suet bird food cakes come in a variety of mixes including some with special ingredients like raisins, cherries, nuts, bug parts, and birdseed. Since suet cakes are made of saturated fats, they tend to melt in warmer temperatures.

Many backyard birding enthusiasts only offer suet bird food in the winter. However, suet manufacturers have processes to raise the melting point of suet bird food and some premium varieties have special no melt designations.

High energy suet is beneficial in the spring time as many birds have traveled great distances to reach their breeding grounds. Nest building, breeding, defending territories and raising young requires a lot of energy and suet provides the much needed energy-rich nutrition.

There are many styles of suet feeders to choose from, here are a few of my favorites;

Recycled Doubled Suet Cake Suet Bird Feeder

This suet feeder holds two standard sized suet cakes. The paddle at the bottom of the feeder helps larger tree clinging birds such as Pileated Woodpeckers balance as they eat.

An added benefit to this feeder is that it is made from recycled milk jugs. Using a feeder made from recycled materials helps reduce landfill waste. This wild bird feeder is easy to fill, simply slide the lid up the cable and drop in two suet cakes.

Double Suet Cake Feeder

Recycled Upside Down Suet Feeder

Squirrel-Proof Feeding Station Bird Feeder

Room for only one feeder? This one offers both seed and suet. Havenguard fencing keeps the seed just out of paw's reach. This original Duncraft design features an open-wire bottom to prevent seed build-up. All metal cap with Squirrel Lock, four metal seed ports, and metal basket. Holds approx. 1-1/2 lbs. of seed and 2 suet cakes.

Suet bird food can be used to attract many backyard birds including: woodpeckers, chickadees, juncos, nuthatches, flickers, sapsuckers, mockingbirds, brown creepers, wrens and more.Using suet bird feeders is easy and it will be very much appreciated by your hungry backyard visitors. There are many great suet mixes available.

Or try making your own suet bird food. It is simple, easy and fun to do.

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