If the neighborhood birds are on your gift list this season here are some easy recipes for homemade suet dough. Real suet from the butcher is a high calorie, high energy, nutritious fatty food for ...

Birds are scavenging for food sources in the bleak month of February for the extra calories they need to stay warm. Furnishing fat-rich seed in bird feeders is an easy way to provide a source of ...

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 ...

Create these DIY bird feeders using a few ingredients and a dish you might already have in your kitchen; they're so pretty, you'll want to give them as gifts.

Suet makes a great diet supplement for insect-eating birds during the winter when insects are harder to find. Bird-feeding supply stores sell a wide range of suet cakes, some plain, some mixed with ...

Cakes of suet in a suet bird feeder will help sustain your avian friends through the winter. My mother gave me this recipe for making cakes for a suet bird feeder. Save the fat trimmings from beef, ...

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 ...

Q: Good or bad: I maintain a heated birdbath in winter, and have read that birds shouldn’t take baths in it on really cold days. My feeling is that birds have enough sense not to immerse themselves in ...

Winters, whether mild or harsh, are challenging times for birds. Food is in shorter supply just when birds need lots of energy to help them survive the cold. That's where suet feeders come in. Birds ...

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 ...

Part of the magic of gardening for me is being able to attract a variety of birds to my landscape. Another is watching children discover the same magic for themselves. As the holidays and winter ...