Suet has many uses - it enables birds that are about to hibernate store fat for the winter, helps insect-eating birds supplement their diets when insects aren't so plentiful and it provides birds emerging from their hibernation in the spring a much needed energy source.  It's a useful resource for those of us who enjoy both helping local birds flourish and watching them do so.

Making your own suet feeder is a great way to get an extra bit of pride out of your efforts.  This short, 2-page guide has a detailed diagram of the patterning, a list of extra must-knows on materials and specs, and a picture of the final product.  Whether you're visual or not, or prefer instruction or play things by ear, you're sure to get some use out of this cedar suet feeder plan.

Who knows, maybe after you're done building your wild bird feeder, you can get around to using that recipe for suet cakes you've had lying around...