Bird Bath An Essential Garden Item

I love birds and while many people feed birds I have noticed that a lot less have a bird bath in the garden to help them.

In many ways a Birdbath is probably more important, or certainly as important as putting out food. 

Birds need to drink and in hot weather a bird bath can be a lifesaver. when they have chicks to feed and eggs ti incubate having a clean , fresh source of water nearby saves a lot of hassle for our birds!

Birds need to bathe. They need to keep their feathers clean and fresh and I have often seen birds in our birdbath just sitting in it resting keeping nice and cool, so essential on hot muggy summer days. 

In winter also water is important and again safe clean water that is not frozen over and this can be your birdbath. You just need to make sure that you empty it out and refill with fresh water daily or couple times a week as you can and to keep it clean.

For anyone who loves birds and their garden and likes to garden with wildlife I think a birdbath is essential. In fact we have one but I really want another one as there is such a demand from the local birds now ! I provide them with a lovely water hole and they provide me with wonderful bird watching opportunities all year round. :) 


There are many types of birdbath from the traditional birdbaths to decorative birdbaths. Some have solar power panels to light a nice glow at night, some you can fix to fences or have on the patio.

Some birdbaths are large, some much smaller. Some are traditional colours others can be found in bright cheerful colours. They can be made from glass, stone, resin, cast iron etc.  Really the birds don't mind as long as its fresh clean water! 

So if you are thinking of buying a gift for a gardener, especially if they also love birds and bird watching,  you can't go far wrong with a bird bath! 


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