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Natural Log Feeder
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You can make a very easy feeder using natural logs and branches that you might come across on your travels.
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Natural log feeder

These natural looking feeding stations are excellent for nature photography. It is just a case off securing old tree branches or logs in bird-accessible places. Many of these old branches have existing crevices and rough bark. Push some of the suet mixes while still soft into these spots.

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Hairy Woodpecker  
Additional holes can be drilled into these logs, and if kept out of view of the camera, can bring excellent results.

A Hairy Woodpecker on such a log with the suet not visible.
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Male Downy Woodpecker   female Downy Woodpecker
These feeding logs will attract a lot of interest fromwoodpeckers throughout the year. One th eleft, a male Downy Woodpecker visits in winter while one the right, a female drops by to the same log on a more pleasant day.
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Steller's Jay

Other birds will also check things out.
A curious Steller's Jay manages to hold on to a feeding log.

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Northern Flicker

Northern Flickers really enjoy the suet mixes throughout the year and come frequently to these back yard feeders.

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A female Pileated woodpecker also finds these feeders easy to operate.

It's a good idea to change the logs every every so often for different looking photographs.

For some great home-made suet recipes you can use in your new log feeder, check out our Bird Food Recipes page.
 
Female Pileated Woodpecker
For a similar project, check out the suet log feeder..
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