Heated Bird Baths

Fresh water is a bird magnet! Bathing and drinking is essential to birds and they will flock to a well-maintained water source. Nature's bird bath is a puddle, so the best baths imitate puddles. The bath should be round with a flat bottom and gently sloping sides, and should be no deeper than three inches. The bottom surface of the bath should not be so smooth that the birds cannot get a secure footing. If necessary, add gravel to the bottom of the bath to make better footing. Flat rocks can be added to the water to provide a shallow area of footing. Consider a heated bird bath or a bird bath heater for the winter season to keep the water at 55° Fahrenheit.