Decorative Bird Cages

The sound of running water will naturally draw all sorts of wild birds to your yard. Fountains and sprays give them the water they need to bathe and drink. You can give the wild birds fresh water all year long with a heated birdbath. Wild birds can struggle to find clean water during the cold winter months. 
 
You can help birds survive by providing a clean source of fresh water all winter long. An added benefit will be the pleasure you get by watching the birds play and bathe. Be sure to keep your bird feeder and heated bird bath separate. Bathing birds can be distracted by the noise coming from a feeder. Installing your heated birdbath under some branches will improve its safety. This will provide the birds an easy escape if a prowling cat should happen to be near. 
 
You can put a solar or battery powered birdbath just about anywhere in the garden. With an electric powered heated birdbath it will need to by placed near a power outlet. Heated birdbaths have many benefits. You will get longer use from a concrete or marble heated birdbath than one without a heater. Water left in the birdbath can freeze and melt all winter long which can produce cracks which will eventually leak. Having a heated birdbath will prevent this process.
 
Heated birdbaths are available in many different designs from many different materials. The most popular materials used for heated birdbaths are marble, iron, concrete, copper, and plastic. Copper makes an excellent addition to just about any garden, especially if you have other copper accessories. The bowl of a birdbath should be no more than three inches deep and have a rough bottom.

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