5 Ways to Keep Your Bird Bath from Freezing in Winter, According to Experts

Placing your bird bath in the right spot can reduce the chance of the water freezing. Choose a spot that gets as much sun as ...
Birds & Blooms on MSN

Don't fill your birdbath with garden hose water—here's why

Filling a birdbath with fresh water helps the birds. But make sure the birdbath water you're using is safe for birds to bathe ...

How to set up a bird feeder to attract your favorite species

For instance, researchers use the backyard sightings that users submit to Project FeederWatch —a joint program run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Birds Canada —to track long-term changes in ...

10 Smart Ways to Protect Birds in the Backyard

Turning your backyard into a haven for birds is one of the most rewarding experiences for any garden lover. The splash of ...
The Santa Fe New Mexican

For The Birds: Lack of water can be a problem for local birds

Birds need water every day. Like all living things, water is essential to survival. As we settle in to our fourth year of drought, I wonder how animals, including birds, are making it. Where are they ...
The Reporter

From the Ground Up: Do heated birdbaths do more harm or good to birds?

So last December, when I was putting together my annual “Gifts for Gardeners” list, I included a heated birdbath as one of ...
The Washington Post

Your garden’s birds and insects need water too. Here’s how to help.

The sight of a drooping flower head is often all it takes to prod us to unravel the hose and turn on the spigot. We’re less attuned to the water preferences and needs of birds and insects, though, and ...
Tehran Times

World Migratory Bird Day: focus on water

Water is fundamental to life on our planet. The vast majority of migratory birds rely on aquatic ecosystems during their life cycles. Inland and coastal wetlands, rivers, lakes, streams, marshes, and ...