Wild birds are naturally attracted to the sound of running water in your yard. A fountain or spay birdbath can give your bird the water they need for drinking and bathing. You can have fresh water for your local wild birds throughout the year with a heated birdbath. Wild birds can struggle to find clean water when everything freezes in winter.
You can help birds survive by providing a clean source of fresh water all winter long. An added benefit will be the pleasure you get by watching the birds play and bathe. Heated bird baths should not be put right next to your bird feeder. Bathing birds can be distracted by the noise coming from a feeder. Installing your heated birdbath under some branches will improve its safety. This will give them an escape route from any prowling cats.
You can install a battery or solar powered heated birdbath any place in the garden you would like. If you select an electric powered heated birdbath you need to put it in closer proximity to an outlet. Buying fountain birdbaths has many advantages. You will get longer use from a concrete or marble heated birdbath than one that does not have a heater. The constant freezing and melting of ice in a birdbath can produce cracks which will eventually leak. This can be avoided by keeping the water in your birdbath warm.
You can find heated birdbaths in a wide array of designs from many different materials. Some common materials used for heated birdbaths include iron, concrete, marble, plastic, and copper. Copper can give your garden a wonderful look, especially if you have other copper ornaments. You do not want the water bowl for your heated birdbath to be more than three inches deep with a rough bottom to give the birds a secure footing.
Originally posted 2009-05-26 17:31:11. Republished by Old Post Promoter
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