They only come out at night:
Two raccoons took turns at the feeder, but I only caught one in the act:
Apparently they enter torpor, rather than hibernate, which means they’re getting hungry right about now.
Taken through two panes of 1955 glass with the Sony DSC-H5, using an LED flashlight for focus assist. Both culprits oozed off the far end of the patio when I opened the door…
The Smell of Molten Projects in the Morning 
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2 responses to “Raccoons at the Suet Feeder”
Don’t be confused by terminology.
A bird feeder feeds birds.
A suet feeder feeds suet.
The object in your photos is a raccoon feeder.
Perhaps the suets come out even later at night than the raccoons? That’s why I’ve never seen a suet at the feeder!
As nearly as we can tell, the woodpeckers favor plain old suet over fancy seed-filled suet cakes. We bought a box of cakes a year ago when Adam’s butcher shop didn’t have suet for a while, but never again…