gregoryd45 Loc: Fakahatchee Strand

Great shots Jim, suet always brings them in.

Sylvias Loc: North Yorkshire England

Very good set Jim pleased you are getting more variety, love ducky!

carlysue Loc: Columbus

This should bring in more visitors! In fact I bet you'll be reloading it sooner than you think! Nice job,Jim Carter!!

rlaugh Loc: Michigan & Florida

Fine shots my friend!!!

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Szalajj Loc: Salem, NH

One of the neighbors in my complex was using a commercial mix with those little round seeds as the primary component in the mix. They had hung a square feeder under a deck, and kept it filled. We had 2 pair of ducks that started to hang out in the complex, and I couldn't figure out why, because there isn't any usable water nearby, until I took my new Canon 100-400 V2 down the street to try out some test shots.

I stood there and watched a bird on each feeder perch raking those small round seeds out of the feeder, and a duck on the ground in a shower of seeds.

On another day, I watched 4 ducks circle the complex several times, but they didn't touch down. When I walked down the street that evening, I noticed that the feeder had landed on the ground. I'm guessing that a squirrel finally learned how to climb the deck supports to get to the feeder, or tried to jump from a nearby bush, and set the feeder to swinging and it popped off the nail or hook that it was hanging from.

As others have mentioned, those commercial seed mixes are often a waste. Years ago, that was the kind of mix that my mother kept our 2 feeders filled with 3 seasons of the year. And as I witnessed again this week, the birds are usually only looking for the few good sunflower seeds in the mix, while the rest of it lands on the ground.

foathog Loc: Greensboro, NC

I make my own suet (suite as you call it). If you put it next to the store bought stuff, the birds eat mine and completely ignore the commercial stuff.

davids999 Loc: Edinburgh, UK

Great variety Jim!!! I would love to be able to attract these to my feeders.

Jim Carter Loc: Momence, Il.

Thanks Debbie, for the info.

Jim Carter Loc: Momence, Il.

Thanks Greg. And thanks for checking my spelling. I probably couldn't spell my own name if I didn't have a driver's license. LOL

Jim Carter Loc: Momence, Il.

Thanks Sylvia. And I even have more variety to post.

Jim Carter Loc: Momence, Il.

Thanks Carlysue. You are right and some different birds already.

Jim Carter Loc: Momence, Il.

Thanks Bob.

Jim Carter Loc: Momence, Il.

Thanks John. I am sure you'r right, Bu I will have to use up the big bag of seed my wife bought.

Jim Carter Loc: Momence, Il.

Thanks foathog. You will have to PM you recipe.