American Goldfinches and Pine Siskins have invaded rural Georgia and the thistle socks!
Photography by Curtis and Norma Beaird
The month of February has brought some cold weather, some rain and a whole lot of birds at the feeding stations. During cold weather, birds love suet, and they especially enjoy the Curtis' Peanut Butter Tree Spread. Recipe here. They also enjoy Norma's Semi-Homemade Beef-Fat Suet that is packed into a suet cage and then placed on a tree. The recipe can be found here with pictures demonstrating the process.
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Peanut, the Red-Bellied Woodpecker, is thinking about some more Peanut Butter Tree Spread.
Birds pictured are male and female Pine Warblers, a female Yellow-Rumped Warbler, Chipping Sparrow and a male Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker
Giorgio, the male Pine Warbler enjoying the peanut buffet.
Pine Warblers and Eastern Bluebirds gathering for the Beef-Fat Suet Buffet.
Shotsy, the Downy Woodpecker, enjoying the Peanut Butter Tree Spread.
The female Yellow-Rumped Warbler has found the tree spread.
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