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Wild Birdbaths

Just like you and I... Wild Birds need a constant supply of fresh clean water for drinking and bathing.

Adding a wild birdbath to your yard or deck will help you to attract a large variety of birds. Even wild birds that don't eat seed will be attracted to the water in your bird bath.

Selecting a Birdbath...
There are many choices and price ranges of pre-made bird baths available. When shopping for a birdbath, look for one that will be easy to clean. A good bird bath should have gently sloping sides and be only a couple of inches deep. This will enable the bird to wade into the pool.

Concrete statuary baths are often a poor choice because they are difficult to clean and usually to deep for the wild birds to wade in. If water is left in a concrete birdbath over the winter it could crack. Your local wild bird store will have a good selection of quality birdbaths available.

Making your own Wild Bird bath...
I'm willing to bet that you have something laying around the garage that would make an excellent bird bath. An old plastic trash can lid is a good choice. So are large shallow plant saucers. The saucers that are used for sledding down a hill are another option.

Setting up your Wild Bird bath...
Birdbaths can sit atop a platform or stand in the yard or on a deck. Any thing will work... an old table or chair, a tree stump, even mounting it to a deck rail will work just fine.

If wild birds don't frequent your raised birdbath... try setting it a ground level. Add a rock or two for them to stand on and they'll be happy. 

Always try to place your bird bath in a shady area. The hot summer sun can quickly make the shallow water to hot for wild birds. Placing the bird bath near cover or a tree is advisable because wet birds are a bit slow getting off the ground.

Cleaning your Wild Bird bath...
Birdbaths should be cleaned and refilled every couple of days. This gives the wild birds a continuous supply of fresh clean water... and prevents mosquitoes from laying eggs in the bath.

Freezing temperatures presents a new set of problems that are very easy to over come. Manufactures offer wild bird baths that are thermostatically controlled to conserve energy. These electronic bird bath de-icers will automatically cycle on and off as needed. Some even have sensors to turn the heater off if the bird bath runs dry. 

Since we're playing with water and electricity... it's a good idea to buy a ground fault interrupt protector (GFI) at your local hardware store. This will guard against electric shock to you... and your wild bird friends.

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