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    the super birdbath magnet!

    moving water in a birdbath attracts more birdsYou can attract more birds to your place with less effort. No need for more feeders or birdhouses because a birdbath will really do the trick! Fresh water in a birdbath is absolutely the best way to entice more feathered friends… and moving water is even better. Ripples made by a birdbath dripper or water wiggler are a visual magnet to wild birds, especially in summer’s soaring temperatures.

    a copper leaf birdbath dripper and fountain provides a soothing sight and soundBirdbath fountains, like this copper one, also provide humans a soothing site and sound. Birdbath accessories like these are complete with simple installations-via batteries, electric, and solar models.

    When placing a water feature in your birdbath that requires electricity, the cord may be hidden using river rock, or other larger stones. These also give birds a safe and excellent perching spot on which to land. Great solar features are available, as they’ve improved dramatically over the past few years.

    This solar layered rock waterfall adds an interesting visual for both birds and their hosts alike. The soothing sounds of a small waterfall are found quite relaxing, while being greatly admired by avian amigos too! Hummingbirds adore birdbath A Solar Rock Waterfall adds intersting sights and sounds to any birdbathfountains and bubblers (and leaf misters too) and can be seen playing and bathing in them daily if already hanging around your yard. Another great thing about moving water in a birdbath, is that mosquitoes can not lay eggs. Water is never stagnant, so it stays fresher longer. The optimal depth for birds to bathe and wade comfortably is about two inches. If your birdbath is much deeper, simply place a large rock in the center that sits above the water level for birds to perch. Multiple rocks or large stones always create terrific perching spots that birds find very inviting. Consider adding moving water to your birdbath, then sit back and enjoy the show!

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    Convert Baths into heated bird baths in winter

    cool deck-mount baths that convert to heated bird bathsAs if it’s not hot enough outside, here’s one on heated bird baths.

    Most of the newer materials used today for bird baths will accommodate heaters, converting them to heated bird baths. True, that in the dead of summer, nobody is really thinking about wild birds in winter, but this precious resource is sometimes scarce for our feathered friends.

    A fresh water sourceĀ  is a necessity for birds year-round, and Mother Nature can be just as brutal in winter as she is in sweltering summer months.

    Accessories like bird bath drippers and water wigglers keep bath water from becoming stagnaa dripper can be swapped for heater in winter to create great heated bird bathsnt. They actually help keep water fresher by constant movement. This movement is also a visual magnet for birds! Take one cool bird bath, like this deck-mount mode above, and change accessories with seasons for maximum wild bird attraction!

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    swap heated bird baths for moving water

    white crocus in bloom near the heated bird bathCrocus… the first sign that spring is just around the corner (here in the south anyway) have been popping up along with jonquils. Bluebirds are starting to scout nest boxes in hopes of attracting a mate. Yes, spring is almost here!

    With this exciting birding season come the chores of a responsible backyard birder. Now is the time to check birdhouses for old nests, discard them and clean out the house for new visitors. Remove heated bird baths, or unplug and store the cord for the season.

    Cleaning bird feeders is a good idea as well, it helps keep local bird populations healthy. This includes cleaning up fallen seed and ground waste. A simple solution of bleach and water (1:10 ratio) will do the trick nicely. A good scrub for both houses and feeders, rinsed thoroughly and set out to dry is a pretty standard seasonal cleaning.

    Two of our baths have heaters for winter (the third one is built in). Heaters should be cleaned as well, removing lime and slime build-up before storing. Our heated bird baths will soon be extremely popular as they will offer moving water. Water wigglers and birdbath drippers will take the place of heaters for the next six or seven months. These are wildly popular with resident as well as migratory birds. Bath water stays fresher longer, and with moving water mosquitoes can not lay eggs.

    Easily transform heated bird baths for the spring and summer seasons ahead.. your birds are ready for it!

    removing the heater readies this bird bath for spring from heated bird bath to moving bird bath