Even with the extreme cold weather during part of the northeast's winter, it continued to work, keeping my birdbath ice free all winter. Free-floating and small self-contained solar fountains are inexpensive and you just set them inside your choice of basin. They come in many different sizes, shapes, types of materials, thermostat ranges, lengths and widths of cord, wattage levels. Read more about the condition New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging is applicable).

Though avian traffic was sporadic and unpredictable, we enjoyed many sightings in addition to the robins and cedar waxwings in the photo. I hesitate on that though, because you would want to be sure that whichever method used wouldn’t in some way interfere with the heater function or contaminate the water in some way.I won’t bother showing you the formula he used to come up with this answer because it makes my head hurt just looking at it.

My thought on this would be that if the directions specify that it must stay submerged and it won’t behave, then it either needs to be weighed down or tied down in some way. No matter the scale or level of effort, every backyard micro-habitat is helping make a difference for generations of wild birds. It is perfect for pairing with a bird feeder to coax a variety of birds outside your window during any season. The height of the birdbath is 80cm high and comes equipped with detailed features of stones and two little birds, adding to the charming nature of this garden essential.So, even during a leap year, the bath will cost less to use than some folks pay for a single bag of sunflower seed. I don’t know how much you like your husband, but if you actually do like him I suggest he only plug his birdbath into an outdoor outlet that has a GFI (ground fault interrupter). After dumping the dirty water, I use a sturdy birdbath brush to quickly scrub the inside of the bath. This option works best when the solar fountain is removed at night and set out with fresh water every morning.

The process took a couple of hours, but this morning, despite there being below 30 degrees all night and icicles on all the trees and our arbor, the fountain is running perfectly with no ice, and the birds are rejoicing.

The brick also provides an additional surface above the water, which avian visitors can use as a perch. And I dump the water and use a birdbath brush to clean them about every other day as needed and then re-fill them. With this, you never have to worry about extension cords or necessarily placing your bird bath close to a power outlet. The bird bath features a realistic granite-style stone finish, thanks to its carefully painted design.