Eating the Fat

I was late getting the fat out for the chickadees this year because November was warm and windy so I knew they had lots of insects to eat. When the cold front moved in last week, I finally bought the fat.
I don't use suet in my feeders because it takes about half an hour before it is pecked into pieces on the ground. I pack the pork trimmings from the grocery store into net bags that hams come in. In the winter fat is what the birds need more than those little parakeet seeds that are sprinkled into those pretty suet cakes on sale in the pet department.
When I watch cooking shows, they always make a big deal about presentation or 'plating' the food. My nets of fat might not look very appetizing to people, but we are talking about animals that normally eat worms and bugs. My biggest concern is that they hang in a way that racoons can't get at them, which means on a nail on my eaves. Bonus- besides chickadees and nuthatches, the fat attracks pileated woodpeckers, tiny kinglets, wrens and bushtits right up to my kitchen window.
Nancy Sherer