i think all birds who eat suet, feed it to their young - we had a juvenile crow
on the porch the other day being fed huge amounts of suet by the parent - have
seen various woodpeckers doing the same thing - and we have titmice and
chickadees taking away big hunks of it - very busy on our suet feeders these
days - christie huffman
On Jun 12, 2011, at 10:23 AM, Scott Priebe wrote:
I observed a T. Titmouse cramming its beak full of suet to overflowing this
morning before flying away. I don't usually see Titmouses eating suet, but
when I have, they usually take a small amount and flit to a nearby branch to
eat it then return to the feeder for more. Instead of breakfast for the
Titmouse, I suspect the suet was destined for his/her nestlings. Is anyone
aware of whether birds such as Titmouses feed suet to nestlings?
Scott Priebe
Springfield
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