I feed suet all summer. Not because the birds can't find enough protein in the summer (there are lots of bugs) but because I like to see them come around all year long.

I feed the birds everyday of the year. The birds are so wonderful to have around everyday!

If I go outside and do not hear the birds, it feels like something is wrong!

I agree! I feed all year round, and I even found a suet that won't melt during our hot and humid summers. Love the birds! And I love the picture of the Pileated! Beautiful!

Glad that you all enjoy our feathered friends year round!

I agree Linda, if I don't hear any chirping, calling or singing I wonder what is up!

I switch out the suet (winter) and hummingbird (summer) feeders but offer mixed seed in tube and open feeders year-round. I get different birds throughout the year, some year-round, some seasonal. My eyesight is not the best so I often don't know exactly who I am feeding, but they are all entertaining. My two escape-artist chickens clean out the overflow/rejects below the feeders so I no longer have birdseed seedlings popping up.

I used to have porch speakers to listen to music while working outside, but now I prefer the birds.

In winter I like to put out a mix of peanutbutter,seed and oatmeal (uncooked). I mix it together until it looks "right" or my arm gets tired whichever comes first Then I put it on natural pieces of wood that have nooks and crannies to fill and hang from a tree. The birds love it.

I have done that too and you are so right Ginger, the birds love it!

Deb, can't you wear glasses? I do. I can't imagine not being able to see the plants & wildlife very good. But DH has Macular Degeneration and he's pretty much blind without his glasses and even with them, he sometimes has problems seeing. The VA gave him the coolest huge magnifying thing with a really strong light...I use it sometimes to see really tiny things!

Bonehead said:I switch out the suet (winter) and hummingbird (summer) feeders but offer mixed seed in tube and open feeders year-round. I get different birds throughout the year, some year-round, some seasonal. My eyesight is not the best so I often don't know exactly who I am feeding, but they are all entertaining. My two escape-artist chickens clean out the overflow/rejects below the feeders so I no longer have birdseed seedlings popping up.

I used to have porch speakers to listen to music while working outside, but now I prefer the birds.

Linda, I wear contacts but since I am both near and far sighted, my prescription is for multi-focal lenses, which results in a bit of a compromise. I can work at my desk and also see my computer screen (rather than flipping readers on/off) but far distance vision is then not so crisp. I keep a pair of driving glasses in my car to wear over my contacts to sharpen up my far vision and binoculars near most of my indoor windows to focus in on the birds. It's all workable if a bit convoluted. I've been wearing fairly thick glasses since 4th grade and am used to not seeing as well as others. On the plus side, I am rarely asked to be the designated driver...

Today, I cooked down a batch of beef fat for the tallow. I use this for my homemade suet. For the warm months, I buy the year-round suet as it doesn't go bad quickly and save my stuff for the cooler months. The Baltimore Orioles have been eating the suet. That's something I've not seen before. They usually go for the oranges.