Simply For The Birds

Clinging birds have strong feet, which allows them to run up and down a tree truck or grasp onto small surfaces.  Woodpeckers, Blue Jays, Chickadees, Titmouse and Nuthatches are some you will find in the clinger family.  Clingers are naturally curious and will often be the first visitors to your feeders.  They will provide much activity and entertainment around  your suet and tube feeders.

Clingers love black oil sunflower seeds, sunflower kernels, peanuts and are suitable for tube feeders.

You can purchase suet cakes for your suet feeders or make your own receipe by using different combinations of lard, crunchy peanut butter, birdseed, crackers, dried bread, raisins, currants and dates. Melt the lard and while warm mix in the other ingredients you desire.  Then spread the mixture onto a shallow pan.  Refrigerate overnight.  Cut into desired shapes and sizes.