Running water will naturally attract wild birds to your yard. Fountains and sprays give them the water they need to bathe and drink. You can have clean drinking water available all year long with a heated birdbath. Many times it is difficult for wild birds to find fresh water during the cold winter months.
by providing clean fresh water during the long winter you can help the birds thrive. 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. The noise of the feeder can distract the birds from drinking and bathing. Installing your heated birdbath under some branches will improve its safety. This will give them an escape route from any prowling cats.
You can install a battery or solar powered heated birdbath just about anywhere in the garden. If you are using an eclectic powered heated birdbath you need to put it in closer proximity to an outlet. Buying heated fountain birdbaths has many advantages. A concrete or marble heated birdbath will be more durable than one that does not have a heater. Water left in the birdbath can freeze and melt all winter long which can make concrete or marble crack and leak. This can be avoided by keeping the water in your birdbath warm.
You can find heated birdbaths in a wide array of designs and using many different types of materials. The most popular materials used for heated birdbaths are marble, iron, concrete, copper, and plastic. Copper can give your garden a wonderful look, especially if you have other copper ornaments. The water bowl of a birdbath should not be greater than three inches deep with a rough bottom to give the birds a secure footing.
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