Suet cake

Suet cakes or fat balls are winter nutritional supplements for wild birds, particularly for titmice. They commonly consist of sunflower seeds and wheat or oat flakes mixed with suet, pork fat, or coconut oil. Further blends may also contain nuts, fruits, mealworms and other insects.

Next to balls, which are predominantly common in Northern and Central Europe, suet cakes may take various shapes such as rectangles, rings, or wheels. While fat balls are often sold within a fine plastic net allowing their suspension, e.g. on branches or in bushes, other forms of suet cakes are placed within suspendable cages.

Ring-shaped suet cake