Barbara, A couple of suggestions: any suet feeder will work fine, however suspending it on a wire can make it too accesible for squirrels, which can chew through the wire and haul off the feeder. What you can try is a barrier above the feeder, maybe a liter-sized soda bottle. Or you can put the feeder on a pole with a barrier below, placed far enough from any tree or shrub that a squirrel could jump from. 2nd suggestion: please do not use raw beef suet, unless you boil it to kill bacteria. Like other raw meats, it can carry salmonella, e-coli bacteria which can make birds quite sick and lead to death. Suet cakes are least expensive at supermarkets and Home Depot if you wish to go that route. Suet is a great food for the birds, especially during the winter, providing essential calories for survival in the cold, and does attract a good variety of species. Meredith Sampson Old Greenwich -- Barbara Garrett <barbaragarrett@optonline.net> wrote: Hi everyone, I plan to purchase a suet feeder, and never having had one, do not know what is critical in their design (for example, must it be upside down?). I plan to hang it from a wire I use for my other feeders and use real suet fat, when I have it. Your experienced opinions are appreciated. Barbara Garrett north Stamford _______________________________________________ This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For subscription information visit http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org ____________________________________________________________ Want big muscles? Click for free information on revolutionary products. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw25AqrN3p4Yp2V4Tfe93FujPPQUHmIq2X4kW8yJ73UJVLdc7/