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Isabel Cutler | all galleries >> Galleries >> "PBlog" > "Build it and they will come...."
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01-FEB-2009

"Build it and they will come...."

Remember the movie from which that quote was taken? It was all about hope.

I'm hoping that birds will be atracted to the suet mix:
2 + cups yellow cornmeal
1/2c. peanut butter
1/2 c. Crisco (vegetable shortening)
handful of raisins and/or birdseed
Do not add flour as it gets moldy
The particular amount of cornmeal is determined by greasiness of the peanut butter and Crisco you use.
(Too little cornmeal and the chunks are too big)

I know it's going to take a few days before the woodpeckers and bluebirds find this, but I know they will come, and photographing them on a log, rather than a bird feeder might look a bit more "natural".

I am going to search for a log with a nice branch on it. Might be a bit better.


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Sue Hawken06-Feb-2009 02:06
Look forward to seeing the results.
Guest 02-Feb-2009 20:01
good idea. Just give them a while to find it...then you will be hard put to keep it filled.
Digipets02-Feb-2009 16:29
This should be an interesting experiment.
Guest 02-Feb-2009 11:48
Very creative! Love this idea for serving suet!
Rachel Pennington02-Feb-2009 02:03
I'm excited to see what critters you get. :)
Guest 02-Feb-2009 00:39
Very good idea, Isabel.
Tammy