It’s Smart To Invest In A Solar Bird Bath

Solar bird baths are a beautiful, easy garden focal point that will bring a variety of wild bird species flocking to your yard without increasing your utility bills. You can minimize your electric bill by choosing a solar powered bird bath instead of an electric one, and still manage to heat and circulate its water.

Besides providing you and the birds hours of enjoyment, a bird bath also supplies the fresh open water birds need to survive. You'll find this to be an important feature during the winter when very little other open water is available to the birds. Solar bird baths provide open water for birds year round since they contain a heating element that keeps the water from freezing.

A bird bath with a solar panel receives its energy from the sun via a small solar panel. Most of them offer a circulating water feature that will discourage mold and bacteria growth. Most models usually have a panel in the bowl and a pump in the base.

Models using solar power offer greater location flexibility and ease of bird bath installation over those using electrical power. Solar models can easily be placed anywhere in a garden without the limitation of an electrical cord to have to accommodate. That also makes it easy to move, if, and when, you desire relocation. This is important since you want a spot that is plainly visible, yet offers some protection from potential bird predators.

Bird baths with running water provide various hygienic and aesthetic advantages over baths without running water. Mosquitoes can use stagnant water to breed, and nobody needs more mosquitoes in their yard! In addition, stagnant water invites bacteria and viruses that can be harmful to your birds as well as other wildlife in your yard. Having running water can attract more birds of different species, while also discouraging the breeding of mosquitoes, viruses and bacteria.

Although minimal, solar bird baths do still require some maintenance. You'll need to keep your bird bath clean, but if you have one with running water it won't need to be cleaned as often. If you scrub and employ natural enzymes. you can minimize algae growth. Some models require you to remove the panels in the winter, you may want to change your solar panels in occasionally.

So, you see, a solar powered bird bath can be a smart investment. All you have to do is keep it clean, and your investment will pay dividends with interesting species of birds flocking to your yard year round.