Oven-fry meatballs for a crisp texture and shorter cooking time. Heat the oven to 425 F. Heat about 1/2 inch of vegetable oil in an oven-safe, heavy-bottomed skillet over high heat until shimmering. Brown one side of the meatballs; then turn them in the pan using tongs.
In nature, finches eat a diet that mostly comprises seeds. This has led some keepers to believe that finches can thrive on just seeds, but such a limited diet is no more healthy for a finch than an all-cheese diet would be for a person.
Diet: Downy woodpeckers eat mainly insects found by hammering at dead wood. Their favorite seed is sunflower hearts and they also love peanut suet cakes. Downy woodpeckers also eat black oil and striped sunflower seeds, safflower, and cracked corn. They will feed at tube feeders and suet feeders. At Wild Bird and Garden we have foods that downy woodpeckers love like our Woodpecker Favorite seed mix, peanut suet, and sunflower chips.