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Time to Make Some Suet and Birdcakes
6 Oct 2022

Time to Make Some Suet and Birdcakes

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Birds | 0

The cooler weather is approaching, probably more rapidly than we will admit. Winter bird visitors to the garden are beginning to arrive. So it’s time to start making my homemade suet for the feeders. My favourite recipe for all season … Continued

bird feeders, bird food, suet
British Columbia Trip 2017-2018
11 Jan 2018

British Columbia Trip 2017-2018

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: British Columbia, What's Been Happening? | 14

I’ve been absent from my website for just about 5 weeks while we were visiting our daughter and family in British Columbia.  Luckily for us we missed all the frigid temperatures that Ontario had at the end of December and … Continued

sea glass, suet
All Season Suet
20 Dec 2016

All Season Suet

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Birds, Recipes | 7

While visiting one of our favourite birding stores to purchase a new bird feeder I got a recipe for a no melt, all season suet which I decided to try out.Even though the recipe is called all season suet it … Continued

bird cakes, bird food, chickadees, suet
Plugging the Holes
7 Nov 2014

Plugging the Holes

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Birds, Garden Projects | 0

We have added a new log feeder to the garden for this winter.It’s a piece of birch log with holes drilled in it and then the holes are then filled with my all season suet recipe.  There was a piece of birch branch … Continued

bird feeders, bird food, suet

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