tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post116338013600382641..comments2024-01-16T17:40:13.951-05:00Comments on Somewhere in NJ: New suet feeder!LauraHinNJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1163478941168201582006-11-13T23:35:00.000-05:002006-11-13T23:35:00.000-05:00John: Yes, the Great Swamp and thereabouts, but I ...John: Yes, the Great Swamp and thereabouts, but I don't get up that way often. How lucky you are that they're common by you!<BR/><BR/>Ruth: I've read that people have that sort of problem. Hopefully, they are just proclaiming their territory and not searching for insects! A few years ago we had a red-belly woodpecker that liked to drum on our gutters - what a racket!<BR/><BR/>Mary: WBU has so many neat things - I try to stay away!<BR/><BR/>-llm: Yea, I'm not so sure how hard it's going to be to refill it.<BR/><BR/>Sandy: Is Blogger behaving badly for you? ;-) Sorry. I'd bet you have lots of great birds in your Maine woods!<BR/><BR/>Dave: The house sparrows seem to like it today also. ;-( Do you have them in Alaska even?<BR/><BR/>Patrick: I made my own once - pretty messy - too much like cooking. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Delia: Somehow, I knew you'd be able to make your own!<BR/><BR/>Lynne: I'm tempted to try that recipe too, but I don't want to have to clean the pot afterwards! Do the plugs go in easy when you replace them?<BR/><BR/>DKM: Gulls? At a suet feeder? Now I've heard everything! I thought squirrels and starlings were a pain.LauraHinNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1163451571480750482006-11-13T15:59:00.000-05:002006-11-13T15:59:00.000-05:00Sadly, the only thing a suet feeder attracts at my...Sadly, the only thing a suet feeder attracts at my house is gulls and more gulls, oh and gulls... and the occasional field mouse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1163450343323948312006-11-13T15:39:00.000-05:002006-11-13T15:39:00.000-05:00I have a suet feeder like yours and the birds just...I have a suet feeder like yours and the birds just love it. I've been buying suet plugs for it, but I'm going to try Liza's recipe from <A HREF+ HREF="" REL="nofollow" HTTP://EGRETSNEST.BLOGSPOT.COM/>The Egret's Nest</A>.<BR/><BR/>word verification: ooeeenq !!Lynne at Hasty Brookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187035706322695138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1163446128336892682006-11-13T14:28:00.000-05:002006-11-13T14:28:00.000-05:00I would love to see a pileated too! I have downies...I would love to see a pileated too! I have downies and hairies, but no pileateds yet (in Central PA). I have a little green cage suet cake feeder (from the grocery store) plus I found a great flat-topped log that I'm going to drill some big holes into, then I'l smear suet/peanut butter into them. I like the natural look too. Nice photo!dguzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1163436050439751622006-11-13T11:40:00.000-05:002006-11-13T11:40:00.000-05:00Cool feeder! Nothing has come to my suet yet. I'm ...Cool feeder! Nothing has come to my suet yet. I'm giving it another week tops. I have the traditional cage suet feeder with the little "paddle" for the birds to prop against.<BR/><BR/>Have you ever made your own suet?Patrick B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09080082715363887351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1163432281004355332006-11-13T10:38:00.000-05:002006-11-13T10:38:00.000-05:00Nice feeder. I have to add that to my to get list....Nice feeder. I have to add that to my to get list. I'm sure the chickadee's and nuthatches would love it.Dave Dorseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07883772873840662336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1163431473537188022006-11-13T10:24:00.000-05:002006-11-13T10:24:00.000-05:00Hurray! I didn't get the totems page, again!Nice f...Hurray! I didn't get the totems page, again!<BR/><BR/>Nice feeder, I like nature looking things best. We do have pileated woodpeckers, but I hear them much more than I see them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1163429775723689602006-11-13T09:56:00.000-05:002006-11-13T09:56:00.000-05:00Laura, I'm with you. Pileateds are known in this ...Laura, I'm with you. Pileateds are known in this area but I've never seen one around here. I did see what HAD to be a Pileated fly overhead while I was on vacation but didn't get a good enough look at it to be SURE. Sigh.<BR/><BR/>I love that feeder and it's on my list. I would definitely make my own suet to shove in there -- I'm thinking that a cake decorator might make a great tool for stuffing the cavaties but I'd have to see it. Cool feeder!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02776482696203224923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1163425066877176992006-11-13T08:37:00.000-05:002006-11-13T08:37:00.000-05:00I was just in Wild Birds Unlimited this weekend to...I was just in Wild Birds Unlimited this weekend to buy song bird food. I'll need to check out the suet feeder next time.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1163419320316161802006-11-13T07:02:00.000-05:002006-11-13T07:02:00.000-05:00We have a number of Downy woodpeckers in our area....We have a number of Downy woodpeckers in our area. They are especially fond of pecking holes in the wood siding of our house. I hear the distinctive tap-tap from inside, but it is very hard to scare them away. They are such cheerful birds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1163392360050864612006-11-12T23:32:00.000-05:002006-11-12T23:32:00.000-05:00Pileateds are pretty common around here, which sur...Pileateds are pretty common around here, which surprises me because our parks are all surrounded by dense housing. In NJ, I have seen them mostly at the Great Swamp and other spots in North Jersey.John B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00163297234733313179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1163385273263410682006-11-12T21:34:00.000-05:002006-11-12T21:34:00.000-05:00You're still trying to get me out that way, aren't...You're still trying to get me out that way, aren't you? ;-)<BR/><BR/>I once saw a shadow fly overhead in the Adirondacks that another birder said was a Pileated. That's as close as I've been.<BR/><BR/>I have a friend that has them come to her feeders, but she lives next to a nice forest.LauraHinNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18784445.post-1163384732015237912006-11-12T21:25:00.000-05:002006-11-12T21:25:00.000-05:00My mom has one of those feeders, and I have sent h...My mom has one of those feeders, and I have sent her Julie's suet recipe so she can stuff it in there and her PILEATEDs can enjoy it. Stinker...I have only seen pileateds about 2 miles away from here, but not in the yard yet.Susan Gets Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.com