Fig. 1. Red-headed woodpecker at the cage
Tail-Prop Suet Feeder
Dryocopus pileatus — pileated woodpecker
A 13-inch cedar backboard below a double suet cage, so larger woodpeckers can brace with their stiff tail feathers just as they do on bark.
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Field tip: Use no-melt suet dough above 80°F.
Field notes on this piece
Without a tail prop, big woodpeckers struggle at a standard cage and often give up. With one, you’re far more likely to see red-bellied and hairy woodpeckers — and, in eastern hardwood or Pacific Northwest forest edges, the occasional pileated.
It holds two standard suet cakes. Hang it from a sturdy limb or the side of a pole near tree trunks, where woodpeckers already travel.
What sets it apart
- Natural bracing for big woodpeckers
- Hinged lid with clip latch
- Coated cage resists rust
- Two-cake capacity
Pairs well with
Weight-Sensing Squirrel-Proof Seed Feeder
Field-tested on Sciurus carolinensis — eastern gray squirrel
