Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Bird Bath

In addition to food birds like water, for drinking, as we all do, but also for bathing, as we all should.

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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