Bird feed is all well and good, but sometimes you want to give the backyard birds a different treat or attract a type of bird to your feeder. Enter suet. Particularly good for birds in the fall and ...

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 ...

When winter blues hit and the garden looks bleak, encased in snow and bare branches, consider feeding the birds. These feathered visitors bring movement and color to the landscape as they brave the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It takes lots of energy for wild birds to stay warm in winter. You can help by serving up suet for birds, a high-fat food that ...

If you give a bird a muffin ... it's probably not the healthiest idea. But if the "muffin" is made from tasty fat and seeds, that's definitely in line with a good avian diet. A mixture of the right ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ekaterina Zolina / Getty Images In the winter, when food from plants and insects is scarce, non-migratory birds are more reliant ...

Suet cakes are affordable and available at most bird supply stores. "Suet cakes are just a few dollars each and can last for a week or more," says Stewart. Making your own suet cake is an option, too, ...

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 ...

As part of Audubon Community Nature Center’s Virtual Cabin Fever Series, on Saturday, March 13, area residents can learn to make suet cakes for the birds that visit their yard. Those attending must ...