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    Great Birdbath Accessories to Entice Feathered Friends

    November 15, 2014 /

    Add a fountain to your hanging birdbathGift idea # 4o: Make it Move

    What happened to the other 3 gift ideas? We were busy getting our own baths and bird habitat ready for the coming polar vortex! Out with the water wigglers and drippers- in with the heaters.

    Without a doubt, the easiest way to attract more birds is with fresh water. Even a plant saucer with an inch or two of water near shrubs or a tree line serves friendly fliers and other wildlife well throughout the year. If you have an existing birdbath, or know someone who loves bird watching- it’s easy to understand the sheer joy of seeing birds bathe and wade, or preen and drink from the life-essential offering.

    Accessories like misters, fountains or drippers really bring a birdbath to life with the gentle motion of moving water. During the season, hummingbirds can be seen flitting about a moving stream of water. Butterflies adore leaf misters plus gardens grow lush below them. Even songbirds quickly become trained awaiting the start of birdbath action each morning!birdbath accessories like drippers entice more birds

    You can quickly craft your own simple dripper from a milk jug! Take said plastic 1-gallon milk jug and poke a tiny pin hole in the bottom corner. Use a chain or strong wire to hang the jug above your birdbath. At one small drop every 3 or 4 seconds, the gallon of water will last at least a few days. There will definitely be increased activity that’s well worth the effort… for you and birds alike!

    Should you be pondering the perfect holiday gift (without breaking the bank) for the nature lover on your list, a leaf mister or even mister-dripper combo will bring great joy… and for many seasons to come!

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    Add Moving Water to Your Bird Bath

    August 12, 2009 /

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    A great way to attract more species of wild birds is to have a fresh water source. An even better attractor is moving water!  Adding a fountain or dripper to your bird bath will greatly increase the number and species of feathered friend visitors.  It’s a known fact that moving water is like a visual magnet to wild birds.  There are lots of options available to create moving water in a birdbath.  You can even make your own dripper from a simple plastic milk jug (with a tiny hole) hung above the bath.

    Whether a dripper, bird bath fountain, water wiggler, or mister, birds will flock to a water source in action.  The other great advantage is that mosquitos can not lay eggs in moving water.  Thus reducing their population and the liklihood of spreading the west nile virus.  Also, bird baths will stay cleaner longer when using some type of agitation or aeration in them.

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