[?] Subscribe To This Site

Suet Bird Feeders Quiz:
Fattening Up the Wild Birds

Suet Bird Feeders serve up a power packed boost of energy for wild birds. They will consume this tasty treat quicker than a Magpie can yell “thief, thief”!. At times when wild birds are involved in a great deal of activity, they will also consume what seems like large quantities to us.

Just the thought of consuming pure fat like that, is enough to conjure up thoughts of heart specialists standing in front of meat counters in grocery stores dressed as scare-crows. (Not to mention the fact that it’s cold!)

The saving grace for healthy hearts in wild birds is their high activity levels and their natural grazing style of eating. There are no motorized vehicles to carry them through their day and no entertainment units awaiting them to fill their evenings. Therefore there is no heart disease, which makes suet a safe choice for bird feeding.

So, let’s discover what your knowledge level is for wild bird fat (suet)?

Take the Quiz and Good Luck!

Suet: Fattening Up the Wild Birds

(Please keep track of the letters you choose to each question.)

1. What types of wild birds are attracted to suet?

	A Woodpeckers and Nuthatches
	B Cardinals and Purple Finches
	C all of the above

2. Suet can only be used in the cooler weather?

	A true
	B false

3. Wild birds seek out suet from natural sources such as dead carcasses?

	A true
	B false

4. How can you deter Starlings and Blackbirds from gorging on your suet?

	A use only pure suet
	B serve suet with mixed seed
	C mix suet and peanut butter

5. What makes suet last in warm weather?

	A mixing with a high ratio of other ingredients
	B mixing with peanut butter
	C heating and cooling twice during preparation

6. What is the best type of fat to use for wild bird feeding?

	A butter
	B beef fat
	C pork fat

7. What is rendered fat?

	A the process by which fat is melted, strained and cooled
	B refers to the way in which the animal is killed
	C term used for the type of suet feeder used

8. "Bird stone" is a term used ...

	A for bird seed
	B in the early 1900's for hard beef suet
	C for a large stone used as a perch by wild birds

9. Which of the following ingredients should not be used in suet?

	A peanut butter
	B hulled sunflower seeds
	C meat

10. What is the greatest benefit suet provides wild birds?

	A it is a treat like candy
	B it adds variety to their diet
	C it is a crucial source of energy for staying warm, migrating, mating, nesting and rearing young