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[NickNack]

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@Sweetbay magnolia wrote:

@NickNack , Carolina Wren is the sweetest bird out there!  Love their little egg shape.

I would probably have a "wiggler" but my current bird baths are too far from a power source.

There's been a ton of development around me and I am sad to say, it has had an impact on the birds.  Still, I try to provide habitat and to help populations re-establish.  I hope I am making a difference because the whole thing is very depressing.  There's no replacing what has been lost.

Keep that water source out there.. They'll need it.

Edit:  the cardinals seem to be the biggest users of my bird baths.  They have survived this horrible bird disease that has taken out many - the hordes of blue jays have all but disappeared and there were many weird sightings of sick birds, ripe for predators because they were weak.

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@Sweetbay magnolia   Carolina Wrens are my favorite bird.  I absolutely love to watch them.  The water wiggler I'm thinking about ordering runs on batteries.  

The bird disease has just been awful.  It makes me so sad for them.

[RedTop]

Just FYI:   Bird baths are known to draw a lot more critters than birds, and you said this is located on your deck, so I urge you to be prepared for visits from some undesirable and perhaps destructive animals, like squirrels, raccoons, opossums, bears, foxes, deer, and even snakes.   Anything that draws birds, draws snakes.   

[Krimpette]

@Sweetbay magnolia   By the way, the "water wiggler" is battery operated. Takes 2 D-cell batteries.  

[Dazlin]

1. @NickNack , I have two bird baths and I rarely see any birds in them. Occasionally I see one drinking, but I've never seen them bathing in it.  We just recently added a little fountain in one of them, and still no birdies bathing.   Plenty of different birds here too, all feeding the seeds I put out.   Anyway, yes leave it out, and the water wiggler sounds like a nice addition.   I've never heard of it until now, but sure sounds nice...maybe I'll get one for the other bird bath.   Hope you see them soon, soooo nice!!

[JustJazzmom]

The water wiggler was designed to keep the water moving to prevent mosquitoes from laying eggs in still water. I did use it but eventually the battery case got flooded with the water or the batteries stopped working due to something happening to the case. 

[occasionalrain]

@NickNack 

I put my bird bath out near the bird feeders about a month ago and haven't seen a bird on it, in it, or even near it. I have seen fly overs, but that'sall.

[NickNack]

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@occasionalrain wrote:

@NickNack 

I put my bird bath out near the bird feeders about a month ago and haven't seen a bird on it, in it, or even near it. I have seen fly overs, but that'sall.

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@occasionalrain   I'll bet the birds will start using your bird bath.  They finally found mine.  There were close to ten around and in it yesterday, including a bluebird pair!  I am so happy that I put it out.

I did get the Water Wiggler.  I don't know if it made a difference or not.

[occasionalrain]

@NickNack 

Thanks

One thing seems to always lead to another, buy a birdbath, then have to add on a wiggler. It's like painting the dining room and the living looks sad, so that gets painted too, but then...

[silkyk]

You might want to purchase one of the solar power bird bath fountains. The birds love the sound and the water movement. At Amazon and only about $8-10. Works great, easy to set up and really draws them in.

[Duckncover]

I bought a beautiful solid copper birdbath last year  ...for almost a year, not a single bird went near it. I filled up a large terracotta plant saucer after the pot for it broke, and put it on the floor of the patio. Birds and squirrels drink out of it so much I have to refill it at least once a day, especially if a blue jay decides to take a bath in it..he completely empties it. $300 birdbath? Or $1.59 saucer?  Amazing. Maybe I will put a pot of flowers in the birdbath.