Chickadees love protein.

What do you think Suet is? Its basically fat.
Chickadees have been observed to feed at wolf kills on
the marrow if available or just picking fat and meat
off the bones. We don't usually think of chickadees
in that sense, but its something they quite like.

Michael Dossett
Bothell, WA
phainopepla at yahoo.com

--- DanW <dewdrop129 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Well, the chickadees seem to like alot of protein.
> They eat alot of different bugs they find around on
> trees and obviously any other source of good
> protein.
> We went camping a couple weeks ago at Fort Canby
> on the Long Beach Peninsula. While we were there one
> morning everybody went for a walk except me and I
> stayed with the camp. Since everything got calmer
> some chickadees came out and "inspected" the
> campsite as they are very curious. One of them found
> a cooked piece of steak on the table and picked at
> it quite a bit and then flew off. They visited again
> even when everybody returned and went for it again.
> They do like meat when they can get it! That
> was the first time I became aware that they might do
> this. It makes sense when you think about it, but it
> can catch you off guard if you don't know! :-)
> Dan Williams
> Klipson Beach, WA
> dewdrop129 at hotmail.com
>
>
> I think I've seen it all.....
>
> A well squished furry thing by the side of the road
> was being picked over by
> a little CHICKADEE!
>
> The end of the world must be nigh.....
>
> Lydia Gaebe Bishop
> Near Lake Cassidy, Snohomish County
>
>


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