Garden of Eatin'

 

We are lucky to have beautiful pileated woodpeckers and Blue Jays grace our garden. I love to feed the birds and the wildlife that come to visit and I've been very happy with this homemade suet recipe. It's eaten by the end of the afternoon and easy to make. If you freeze the suet cakes, they are very easy to remove from the containers and to place in the suet feeder. I purchase the large cardinal mix bird seed from Costco since it doesn't contain filler seed like millet. I've also decided that I'm only going to purchase polywood feeders. The metal and wood ones don't hold up well for me in our NE Ohio location. A polywood platform feeder that I received as a gift four years ago still looks new. I found this large suet feeder on Amazon.

Remember to clean your bird feeders and bird baths frequently to prevent the spread of disease. 

I'm starting on a firefly habitat bed in our backyard today, so photos of that project will be coming! In the meantime, here's some information on creating a welcoming space for the magical firefly.