Bird Bath Fountains| Give The Birds a Spa Treatment.
To find the perfect birdbath takes some researching because
there are so many of them available to you these days.However, with the internet the way it is, and
the speed of information available to us like we have never seen by reading the
Encyclopaedia previously, this fun project takes on a new beginning.
In the search area of your browser you simply type in
birdbath, or birdbath water fountains, or some such similar wording, add some special words such as solar,
concrete, rock or whateveradjectives
you want to describe your special birdbath, and wait for the results to show
up.As you will see, many vendors await
you and vie for your business, which is good for you, of course.There are websites that specialize in
choosing well known vendors for you and there are websites that list hundreds
of other lesser known connections to fountain and birdbath vendors.There will be no end to the dilemma of which
one to choose. It has been said that
the research visitor never usually goes beyond the first two pages of Google,
Bing, or Yahoo results but we have found there are some interesting options on
the next few pages worth looking at.
Concrete, plastic, copper, stone, many types of birdbaths
and fountains that the birds can bath in are out there for you.Small ones, larger ones that are on two or three levels, and some that can
contain a small casket that could be a memorial to your endearing pet that you
lost.There are fountain heaters that
you can purchase to keep the water from freezing during the colder months, and some
birdbath fountains that will run constantly using solar power.The lists are endless and the choices
spectacular.
Shipping is fast and most products can be purchased with a
credit card and some with Paypal and Google checkouts which we find are
fantastic methods to buy anything online.
Check out this bird friendly bath - All Seasons Decorative Gray Stone Scalloped Heated Birdbath with Deck Mount, 120-Watt. Easy to order and definitely easy to install and from there on, simply enjoy. With its own heater, nothing could be simpler. Order in time for the holidays!
Now the choice is yours.Look around and find exactly what solar powered birdbath or concrete water fountain on a pedestal that you need. Since 2007 Water Fountain Gardens has been bringing you information regarding garden and home fountains and waterfalls and suppliers of the best water elements you can find. We know you will be happy with whatever
birdbath or birdbath fountain you purchase.There is nothing quite so peaceful as watching birds go about their
business and when their business is in your own garden that is even
better.
Bird bath fountains - a great item to bring you hours of enjoyment in your garden. Free entertainment by the masses, one might say! There are over 900 species of birds in the USA alone, so you should never be bored once you have your bird bath in place. You will have the sound of that running water fountain and also the beauty of your local birds playing and bathing in your bird bath fountain. And since there are so manhy species of birds in North America, you can look forward to seeing a really great variety in your garden.Birdwatching has a wonderful way of taking your mind off of the problems of the day, so relax and let the world go by. You can catch up with it later if you want!
It is really easy to add a birdbath fountain to your garden space. When we were kids on the farm, we had several, even with the dog trying to scare them away all the time! At a previous home, we installed a little portable one as an addition to our garden space, and it answered all our questions of "why would I buy a birdbath"? This little addition of a birdbath, brought chickadees, finches, sparrows, robins and even the gorgeous but squawkey bluejays and magpies. However, the real bonus were the red winged blackbirds!
You could add a solar birdbath into your surroundings if you wish. You could have a bird bath large enough so it would circulate the water so it is always fresh. The whimsical ones are always a treat! Your birds will vary from what we get, of course, but with 700 species in North America, there should be lots of birds to be seen and enjoyed. Give them their "time in the sun" and they will repay you many times over with their shenanigans around "their pool area".
You should try to clean the birdbath fountain every day to eliminate the buildup of scum (if you wouldn't swim in it, those little birds should not have to either.) -unless you have a fountain bath in which case the circulating water will do the job for a couple of days.
Shipping costs will depend upon where you live but you can work this out easily with the easy order form most of our merchants supply on their websites. Compare our offerings and buy with confidence at the best possible price.
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Bird Houses are a must when you have a fountain, so we have added a great selection here just for you. Take a peek - choose the bird house that best suits the species of bird you have in your garden.
How to Build a Bird Bath
Building a bird bath is a great joy and you will marvel at how easily it can be done and how proud you will be of yourself once you see the birds starting to gather around the "pool". We have found a multitude of good resources for you and will list them here for you. You may pop over to their sites and simply return by hitting the back button whenever you are ready.
1. Using concrete and sand. Concrete is cheap and so is sand. Build your own by using the sand as your mold and design the shape you want your bird bath to take. Dig out that shape in the sand. Mix the amount of concrete you think you will need in a large pail. Then pour it into the mold you have just completed. If you want to decorate it with little baubles and such that is fine. I prefer a plain one because it is so much easier to keep clean, and I do not have to worry about how the birds will react to colors in their pool area. Allow time for the concrete to "cure". Voila!
2. Using what you have on hand. Find a pie plate, a frisbee, a clay flower pot with a saucer, whatever will hold water. Even a garbage can lid works if that is what you have. A large saucer like is used to slide down a snow-covered hill would be awesome - and colorful. The saucer hole in the clay one will have to be corked to prevent water leakage but that is easy enough to do. If using a large pie plate, saucer or frisbee, simply turn them upside down in your garden area and add water. You can add some flowers around your "project" if you like.
3. You may want to hang the frisbee, though, by putting holes evenly spaced around the perimeter, high enough so the water does not leak out. Three holes will work, four if you do not trust three. Using wire or lighweight rope of some sort, thread whichever you choose through the holes. Fasten the ends together about 18 inches or so up from the frisbee and then fasten that to a tree branch. I was going to suggest a macrame hanger, but if you do that, you will need to ensure there are not too many strings involved so that the birds cannot reach the water.
6. By glueing two tall clay plant pots together by their bases (looking like an X from the side view) and setting a clay saucer (no hole) on top (perhaps glue that too just to be on the safe side), you have constructed one very easy-to-build bird bath. The kids can help with that one.
7. This link will take you to a sand-cast birdhouse which many of you will have heard of and perhaps seen elsewhere before. But this link also shows you how to build the pedestal for it if you wish, and they make some recommendations on which concrete they prefer, and why.
8. And just good fun to read and get birdbath ideas from, we offer this one for you. I found it very informative and amusing and got my laugh for the day here. http://www.laspilitas.com/garden/howto/birdbath.htm
9. HGTV also has a link for building a concrete bird bath. It is more complex than a lot of the others but sure looks great when it is done. And you will have the added pleasure of having made it yourself. http://www.hgtv.com/crafting/cement-birdbath/index.html
Some of the articles researched mentioned that the birdbath water should not be too deep and that there should be sand in the bottom so the birds will not slip or small rocks for them to stand on. Over the many years we have had a bird bath, we never found that the water was too deep. Our birds in the northern climate just wallowed right into the middle and enjoyed! We never put sand in the bottom either, as we cleaned it daily and this would have been a nuisance we think. As far as cleaning goes, we bought a new bathroom toilet cleaning brush for this purpose. Keep it close by, in your garage or storage shed, and simply sweep swiftly through the water existing in the birdbath, brushing out any residue that may have accumulated there. You can clean out the entire birdbath this way, water and all, and just rinse it now with a hose or whatever water container is handy. Then refill and wait for those birds to find out they have fresh water once again.
Weather is a factor in maintaining your bath. If you live north of the 49th parallel, you already know that it can get pretty cold up here. The birdbath may have to be totally emptied and covered or turned upside down during the cold winter months. It seems a shame, but what can you do? You do not want it to split by having water in it that will freeze. And the birds would not be able to bathe anyway, as it would be frozen water at that point. Just feed the birds during this season and they will make do with bathing in a puddle if necessary. If you are inclined to go this route, you can purchase little heaters that sit in the bottom of the bath, to keep the water from freezing.
All the above information pertains to a bath which does not have a pump and is quite a simple system to set up in your yard. If you have a birdbath with a pump to keep the water circulating then you will not need to clean it every day as we did. You will, however, need to top up that water every now and then. In this case you would have to remove the pump for the heavy winter weather, and then cover or move your bath to a storage area until spring. Ahh, spring!
We hope you are able to put some of this information to good use and, if all else fails, you can still purchase a really good birdbath here on the site, for a reasonable price.
The Way
to Win a Bluebird's Heart
We
have recently moved to a new home and while sitting outside the other
day, I noticed that there were a number of bluebirds and robins just
circling around the neighbor's yard. I suspected they must have just
added a bird feeder or a bird bath and when I peeked over the fence
from my deck, I was right.
They
had incorporated a really easy to maintain birdbath which was made of
a large concrete bowl and had a heavy concrete base to make it sturdy
and solid so as to not fall over in heavy winds. We get those winds a
lot where I live here on the West Coast of North America.
It
was not a really colorful birdbath, just simply a bath that was sure
to make the birds come back for more. All the neighbors had to do now
was to ensure it was kept clean and filled with fresh water.
When
we had a birdbath in our previous garden, we used to use a new toilet
bowl brush for cleaning it out – just swish the water from the
centre on out to the edge and, if you are lucky, the water might just
end up on the flower garden nearby! Using a water hose, if one is
handy, simply rinse the bowl again, swishing fresh water around, then
“sweep” that water out again. You could use the spray nozzle on
the hose, of course, but using the brush helps move that gunge out
from the bottom a little better. Fill with water from the hose and
there you are. This is not a hard project but the effort of keeping
fresh water in it for the birds will be rewarded many times over.
Keeping the water fresh also helps to eliminate mosquitoes. Nice
bonus, I'd say!
One
of the nice things about this sort of birdbath is that you can move
it around if you want. Perhaps the view was not as you had expected
from your kitchen window, or even from the deck. Or maybe the bird
feeder was too close. Or the swinging gate in the garden banged into
it when the wind caught the gate. Whatever the reason you may want to
move a bird bath, this type is really easy to relocate.
We
had a piece of cork under a previous birdbath (you know, the pieces
that are in all shapes and sizes – ours was simply a round one,
about 12 inches in diameter and about 1 inch thick) and fit the base
of our small bath perfectly. We had dug out a circle of lawn so the
cork base fit right into the missing section of grass. You would not
want to do this very often though, as growing the grass back can take
some time. If you manage to set aside that piece of grass when you
first remove it, and then can decide in a day or so whether this is
really where you want your bird bath to be located or not, you can
always just put it back where you got it if you want to move the bath
to a different location. In a few days you will never know it had
been removed.
While
you are in the garden anyway, why not add a bird house or a bird
feeder to the area? The number of interesting houses and feeders out
there now is fantastic – colors are great, materials vary vastly,
and your garden space can be alive with activity from the various
kinds of birds that will visit. Visit your local bird seed store and
see what is available. They are a wealth of knowledge and can help
you with whatever questions you may have about where to place the
feeders, how to protect them from the squirrels and other little
tricks to drawing the birds to your yard. Regardless of what your
bird bath is made of, the birds do not seem to dwell on the esthetics
of it but will still enjoy it even if it is a bowl sitting on a rock
in your yard. They simply need just a couple of inches to splash
around in to bathe.
There
are copper birdbaths available now also which can add a dramatic new
look to your garden space. Plastic, tile, marble, glass, hollowed
rocks – these are all good for bird baths. If you add a pump to
recirculate the water the birds will be attracted to the sound of the
flowing water and will visit your garden. This also is a great
idea to ensure fresh water is available for them when they do come.
