Took the Hummingbird Feeder down today. They've been gone for weeks, but it's stayed up until now, just in case.
Replaced it with a feeder that I've had for years: reminds me of the Eiffel Tower and I like seeing it from my kitchen window. Summer menu includes popped corn and black sunflower seeds.
Replaced it with a feeder that I've had for years: reminds me of the Eiffel Tower and I like seeing it from my kitchen window. Summer menu includes popped corn and black sunflower seeds.
IN THE WINTER ONLY, I try to remember SUET. This is a no-melt recipe that I got from a birder in Oklahoma.
Here's what you'll need:
2 cups quick-cooking oats
2 cups cornmeal
1 cup flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup lard
1 cup crunchy peanut butter
Optional: Add small pieces of dried fruit, seeds and nuts
METHOD:
Combine the oats, cornmeal, flour and sugar in a large bowl. Melt the lard and peanut butter (in microwave) and add to the dry ingredients. Mix well.
Pour the mixture into a square pan about 2 inches deep until set, or spread it directly onto the tree limbs. The squirrels and raccoons certainly won't mind.
I've found SUET CAGES at Pet Stores, Home Improvement Stores or the dreaded big-box stores. Or, pour it into a basket and hang on the tree. I've even coated large pine cones with suet and wedged them between the branches.
Double or triple this recipe for Gift-giving OR if you live in a colder climate than SE Texas
What you don't use can be stored in the freezer.
Stay warm,
BR
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And thanks for a timely recipe. Have to say, I love the shot of the woodpeckers.
We just got our first good snowstorm of the season, I think we got about a foot of snow in the valley (which means the ski resorts probably got almost twenty inches) so it is time to be thinking about the birds. And keeping warm - the temps for the next week aren't supposed to get out of the low twenties.
*SHIVER*
Rated.
It has been soooo icy cold here -- For a couple of days, we even had a chance for snow. Some areas in Texas saw it on the ground, but we didn't get a thing here (near Galveston) other than a few flurries.
I used to have a red hummingbird feeder, one of those you buy at Home Depot. During the peak period, they would drink the whole thing in half a day. We put it in front of the window on purpose so that our cats get entertained. As expected, they loved it. I have a picture with my six cats (now down to three) all looking at the bird activities outside.
Hummingbirds are far more aggressive than most of the other birds in our area. But I still love watching them while I piddle around in the kitchen. My next move is to get a new feeder for the window right above my computer. What I'd really love is a window feeder box attached to the outside.
The birds are very clear about letting me know when the feeders are empty -- Their chirps are totally different, loud and clear when they sing their impatient requests.
(You can see my hummingbird feeder on the ledge by the front door, placed there for safe-keeping while I took the pic of the new one.)
R~~
At least it tasted like that.lol
Did you hear about a lawyer's parakeet whose cuttlebone kept falling apart.
The bird said, "I'll suet."
"That seems like the recipe my ex used for stuffing."
I think I used your ex's recipe on the very first Thanksgiving dinner I prepared as a newlywed ;)
Did you hear about a lawyer's parakeet whose cuttlebone kept falling apart.
The bird said, "I'll suet."