Those busy birds in your yard use a lot of energy. They need to eat frequently to keep their inner furnaces burning. That's why suet is such a useful snack. It's rich in calories, and attracts woodpeckers, chickadees, and other species.
Suet is primarily fat. Sometimes, it has seeds, nuts, or dried fruit embedded. An example is Scotts® Songbird Selections™ Multi-Bird Suet with Fruits & Nuts.
Suet is usually fed to birds in wire cages. Birds clasp the cage and peck at the suet through the gaps. If you find cages that open like a book, such as Scotts® Songbird Selections™ No-Touch™ Suet Feeder, it's easier to place the suet. Suet can be messy, since it contains fat, so you might want to use disposable gloves when you handle it.
Woodpeckers love suet. Hang some suet and you might see more of them about than you normally do. You might also attract kinglets, bluebirds, jays, chickadees, and nuthatches, among others. Sparrows and juncos eat the pieces that fall to the ground
Quality suet has a high melting point. So you can feed it to the birds in your area all year long.
