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Garden Bird Baths

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

Having a garden birdbath is an excellent way of attracting wild birds to your garden. Make sure to place it on a quiet part of the garden because birds like a nice and quiet place to bathe and drink.

You can ensure that your birdbath remains at a correct temperature all year round by installing a heater on your unheated birdbath or you can opt to buy a birdbath with a built-in heater installed.

A birdbath that is equipped with a preinstalled heater uses either a power cord that is plugged into an electrical outlet or uses solar panels to power the heater. Birdbath that uses solar-powered heaters are easier to install and requires less maintenance.

Birdbaths that have heaters are likely to last longer as compared to those unheated ones because the freezing and melting process of the water can cause cracks to the marble or concrete, unless the birdbath has been kept devoid of water during the winter seasons.

Having a dripper on your birdbath not only helps to attract birds into your birdbath, but it also helps in preventing mosquitoes from laying their eggs into the water due to nonstop agitation. A dripper can be made by using a simple pipe or a water container with a small hole with water dripping over the bowl of the birdbath.

There are drippers that are complex and elaborate in design that can be purchased. Birds love birdbaths with drippers perhaps because the droplets simulate the feeling of raindrops passing through their feathers. You can use misters for smaller birds. However, these use more water than drippers.

There are other simple ways to prevent mosquitoes from laying their eggs on your birdbath. You can use a water wiggler or a mosquito dunk.

Water wigglers run on batteries and they vibrate to create ripples on the water’s surface. Water wigglers made to be quiet so as not to scare away the birds.

Mosquito dunks are pesticides that are environmentally friendly. They are placed on areas where water is accumulates. Instead of preventing mosquitoes from laying eggs, a mosquito dunks kills the larva.

You can learn more about Garden Bird Baths by visiting our website at Bird Garden Accessories.

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Backyard Bird Habitat: Help Birds Live Naturally

Monday, July 12th, 2010

If you are a lover of birds, chances are that you would love to provide them with a healthy backyard bird habitat. Not only will the birds enjoy what you provide for them, but you will be able to enjoy listening to their singing and watching their intriguing activities. In actuality, it is not that difficult to create a good habitat for birds. After all, they essentially only need the things that we need: food, water and shelter. If you provide those three things in your backyard, then you will soon have a family of birds living with you that will certainly provide much pleasure and entertainment to your days.

When it comes to food, you should offer a variety. While most birds eat insects, they also enjoy feeding on nuts and seeds. And you do not need to buy these things for them. You can provide it for them in a natural way by planting trees and other plants that offer food that the birds can eat. Cranberry bushes, sunflowers, and oak trees are a few suggestions. You can also provide other foods in bird feeders to give more of a variety.

For water, a natural stream or creek would be ideal; however this is not always a possibility. To solve the water problem, you can provide bird baths, fountains or even a man-made pond. The water source should be in an open area so the birds can watch out for predators like the neighborhood cat.

If you have a lot of trees and shrubs then shelter for your birds is taken care of. However, if this is not available in your backyard, you can provide bird houses to help protect the birds from the elements and also to create a safe nesting area. Remember, different birds like different types of housing, so make sure you choose the bird houses appropriately and place them far enough away so you do not cause a territorial fight between nesting families.

When it comes to creating a backyard bird habitat natural is best. However, when natural resources are not available, alternatives are better than nothing at all.

Molly has been writing about birds for over 10 years. Please visit her latest website about backyard birds at Best Bird Feeders, with information about suet bird feeders, as well as many more interesting backyard bird discussions.

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