A few days ago, I saw two male downys. One feeding the other. It was definitely attention grabbing, since usually when I see two males in the same area they are chasing eachother away. In this situation, it was pretty clear it was a daddy and junior.
Maybe the suet is ant flavored. I have a pileated that comes to tear apart the stumps around my yard. Makes me want to keep the stumps around a little longer even though they aren't very attractive.
Cool pics of the pileateds! That would be so awesome to witness!!