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Create Your Own Mosaic Bird Bath
Bird Baths are a wonderful way to view birds in your backyard. A fresh water source will attract more species of birds than bird feeders or birdhouses alone. Water also helps create critical pockets of wildlife-friendly habitat where urban sprawl has taken over the natural landscape.
You can make your own bird bath rather quickly and inexpensively should you be feeling a little “crafty”. This great article from Birds and Blooms Magazine explains clearly and simply how to make a mosaic bird bath. With all materials listed, it gives concise, step-by-step directions for creating your own masterpiece. And not artwork to just lay around the house, but something to be used and enjoyed over the years by many feathered friends!
Just copy and paste this link in your browser’s address bar:
http://www.birdsandblooms.com/Backyard-Projects/Small-Garden-Projects/Mosaic-Birdbath -
A Mosaic Bird Bath Brings Art to Your Yard
Mosaic Bird Bath If you’d like to spruce up your backyard, try adding a beautiful mosaic bird bath as a focal point. These ceramic birdbaths are versatile as they are able to hold a heater in freezing winter months–a critical time for birds when most baths are rendered useless. Vibrant colors are available in many themes, like frogs, fish, butterflies and hummingbirds. They are easy to clean, and most have some type of insert from the stand to the bowl, thus securing it properly.
Birds need water to drink and bathe as well. Feathers must be kept clean (preened) in order to work right. Shallow baths work best, or ones that have a walk-in or step-down approach for birds. A bird bath is a good investment for attracting birds, and one that will likely last a lifetime.
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