Marilyn: That tree is a Weeping Bottlebrush (Callistemon viminalis):
Weeping Bottlebrush (Callistemon viminalis)
The hummingbirds love that tree too!
During the winter (if its cool) I put out the suet that has lard/grease in it but I don't use that for long because it melts and goes rancid in warm weather. I buy this No Melt stuff at Wal-Mart and Home Depot:
http://www.wildbirdsuets.com/d... and sometimes I get out a big bowl and make a mixture of peanut butter, bird seed, peanuts, raisins, fruit bits etc. and spoon it into the feeders or spread it on tree limbs for the birds and squirrels.
