Earlier this winter, I built a wire basket and hung up some beef suet. I figure the birds could use a little fat to get them through winter! Of course, it attracted the chickadees and nuthatches along with Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers. But by far, my favorite has been the Pileated Woodpecker who stopped by this week to dine.
They're pretty hard to miss when they stop by being nearly 2 foot long/tall! This is a male as noted by its red moustache stripe.
BTW the most interesting sight feeding on fat this winter has been three Bald Eagles sparring with a group of Ravens for a road kill white-tailed deer.
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