How to Provide Water for Summer Birds
To attract the greatest variety of birds to your yard, provide a source of water along with your feeders.
Recommended Baths
Bird baths come in many shapes, sizes and materials, and they can be placed on the ground, pedestal-mounted or hung.
1. Concrete baths are often the centerpieces of well-manicured landscapes. These baths are difficult to relocate because of their weight, and they can become a permanent decorative element in your yard.
2. Ceramic bath styles can range from simple to very decorative. Their light weight makes them easy to relocate about the yard and to clean.
3. Plastic and metal baths are light, versatile and able to be easily moved about your yard. These baths work well with a bird bath heater and, unlike concrete and ceramic baths, they can be used in freezing conditions.
Birds prefer to bathe and drink in different depths of water. Use a bath with a sloped edge or add stones to vary the depth so birds can bathe comfortably.
Place your bath 10 to 12 feet from shrubs so predators can’t surprise the birds. Shrubs also offer birds a place to preen their feathers and dry off.
Recommended Items
You will attract more birds with moving water. Use the Water Wiggler™ to create motion in your bird bath and to prevent mosquitoes from breeding in the water.
Regular cleaning will help reduce algae and is good for your birds’ health. Scrub your bath regularly with our EcoTough® Scrubber Brush, rinse well, and replace with fresh water.
Attach our WBU Dripper to your bird bath to provide a source of moving water. Many birds will creep down the dripper spout to take a drink.
Your Seed Cylinder Sanctuary
Unique bird food requires a unique bird feeder. Our Seed Cylinder Feeders are the perfect blend of creative design and bird feeding functionality. Whether you want to attract clinging birds such as woodpeckers or perching birds like chickadees, these feeders will accommodate a variety of birds and their eating preferences. They're easy to fill and are capable of housing our small (2 lbs) or large (4.5 lbs) seed cylinders as well as our Seed and Suet Stackables. (Bird food not included.)
Some Food for Thought
Let’s face it; there are a lot of ways your bird feeding dollars can be wasted.
Squirrels are sure to put a dent in your budget as they devour everything in sight, not to mention the starlings and grackles that can dominate your feeders to the exclusion of the birds you really want to attract.
Feeding a poor quality blend of bird seed from the grocery or hardware store can also be a waste of money as most of the undesirable filler seeds just end up rotting on the ground under the bird feeder.
We deal with these scenarios all the time and we have the right bird foods, feeders and expert advice that will help you get the biggest bang for your bird feeding buck!
Our quality bird foods target the specific birds you want to attract and discourage the birds you don’t. We have exclusionary feeders and accessories that can prevent those domineering squirrels, blackbirds and other nuisance critters from eating you out of house and home.
And you will not find a better value in bird seed than our quality WBU Seed Blends. With our regionally selected formulas, fresh quality ingredients and no filler seeds, you can rest assured that you will not be wasting any of your money on worthless, uneaten seed.
We will also share lots of expert advice about setting up and operating your bird feeding area in the most efficient and economical ways possible.
Give it some thought… if you are ready to take action, we are here to help you get more birds for your bird feeding buck!
Stop in today to see how we can help you with these items or check out our food selection online by clicking the link below. Thank you for shopping local at Wild Birds Unlimited Collegeville.
https://order.wbu.com/collegeville/bird-food/bird-seed