Watching the
birds splash around can be just as entertaining as watching them eat. If you live in a place where it snows you
might think about putting up a heated bird bath. Birds that don’t migrate, like cardinals,
would appreciate it.
A couple of
books I read suggested that birds are more attracted to moving water then
stagnant. They gave simple ways to
provide moving water without a full blown fountain. If you don’t have the yard space or the money
for all that a simple basin on a stand is better than nothing.
Just like
feeding though if you’re going to start you need to keep it up. The birds will depend on that water being
there.
That’s why
bird watching is such a great hobby. You
have the responsibility of a pet, food and water every day, but you don’t have
to clean up after them and they don’t smell up the house. Unless you decide to get a little parakeet
but that’s a blog for another day.
Pack out
what you pack in.
Sources:
Common
Birds of North America, Midwest Edition by James D. Wilson, Will Creek Press,
Minocqua, WI ©2001
Backyard
Bird Watching for Kids by George H. Harrison, Willow Creek Press, Minocqua, WI
©1997
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