An upside-down suet feeder is a great option for birds such as nuthatches and woodpeckers (who also love suet), but starlings ...

And perhaps worst of all, seed-filled cakes encourage non-suet eating birds — like starlings — to rip into your offerings to glean the seeds.

Upside-down suet feeders discourage starlings and grackles, who can become aggressive at the feeder. Related: 8 Common Bird Feeder Mistakes You Might Be Making (And How to Fix Them) ...

Dozens of birds love suet, especially woodpeckers. But backyard bird hosts face a confusing array of packaged suet combos. How to choose? In short, it's not by price. True suet is the fat that ...

I crept around the back corner of my grandfather’s house, BB gun in hand. The bing cherry tree outside the front porch was ...

Birds generally enjoy food with a high fat content, such as suet, nuts and seeds. Article continues below However, certain species, like starlings, take a particular liking to specific food scraps.

Safflower Seed-the bird food that deters the European Starlings and Common Grackles! Safflower’s hard shell makes it difficult for starlings and grackles to crack open, so they avoid it ...

As the weather begins turning colder, birds become more active around the bird feeders. Not only do they go for the birdseed, but the suet begins disappearing faster as well. Ever wonder why this ...

It’s the red-bellied, though, that’s the most aggressive even though the flicker is a larger bird by a good 3 inches. One morning last week, I watch as a red-bellied intently pierces the large hunk of ...

European starlings are one of my favorite "winter’s coming" birds. We have a couple that nest during the summer in a cavity high up in a dead poplar, but rarely see them.

Starlings generally aren’t a problem at bird feeders, at least not the giant flocks of 500 or 1,000. Starlings have rather stubby tails and yellow beaks in summer.