I mentioned earlier that I’m partnering with OpenSky. It’s an online store with birding products that I like. Part of my end of the deal is to make blog entries and videos of the product I like. Non Birding Bill and I see this as an opportunity to create some short fun birding videos. Below is one on woodpeckers and suet filmed in Mr. Neil’s backyard. It’s about four minutes long, safe for work and has a great photo of a woodpecker tongue.
If you are interested in this feeder, you can purchase it here. It really does work well to keep raccoons out and I’ve had great success chaining to to tree branches (with a lock) to keep raccoons from running off with the feeder and it’s fatty booty in the middle of the night.
On your way to becoming the Rachel Ray of bird feeding…..
Steve, lol, I promise that my image will not end up on every snack cracker box out there.
Heh! My cat’s looking for the Downy.
Can nuthatches and the like get at the suet in that feeder, too? I’ve got a deck-mounted suet feeder and have been having a squirrel problem– but I’d hate to exclude the other birds. (No seed feeder yet– still waffling about what sort to get.)
The nuthatches and chickadees go for it when it’s full, but they can’t get in as deep as the woodpeckers–but they will also eat seed too. One day when both the suet feeders were empty, the nuthatch perched on it and just sat there. I took some photos and the nuthatch hopped all around, pecking the screws, looking in the slits, looking at me…it suddenly hit me, it’s empty. I refilled both suet feeders and he commenced to eating.
Fascinating learning about the woodpecker’s tongue and seeing the picture! You do a great job with your presentation.
Great presentation, but I have to ask, is that tri-colored hair on your head????