Winter is a great time to feed birds in your backyard with a suet feeder. Just make sure the suet stays fresh and the feeder ...

Leaving out suet for birds helps woodpeckers, chickadees, and other insect-eating birds power through cold weather. It takes lots of energy for wild birds to stay warm in winter. You can help by ...

Like Jack Sprat's wife, birds love fat. And a ready supply of fat can be very useful to them, especially in winter, when simply staying alive can prove difficult. This was brought home to me in ...

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 ...

When it gets cold outside, many nature lovers turn to suet balls to support native birds. However, the widely used suet balls ...

Suet is a good source of essential and easily digestible calories and fat that can be difficult for birds to find in winter. Not only does the calorie-dense treat feed local birds, but it also helps ...

Last week, I reviewed the different seeds to consider when feeding wild birds. Suet is another important food to offer, especially as the nights get colder. Here I will review, again, the basics of ...