Providing Water Year-round

As the cold weather approaches, I thought I'd do a blog on providing water year-round to wildlife.  For my water elements, such as the pond and a hanging birdbath, YardMap asks whether you provide water year-round or seasonally.


Water is important for animals year-round for drinking and for grooming.  I keep my pond running except during the very coldest weather when it would damage the pump.  As long as there is enough liquid water to keep circulating, I keep it on.


The hanging birdbath freezes at night during the winter, so just this morning, I brought out the heated birdbath and a long orange extension cord.  I filled the heated birdbath and tonight will plug it in, since we are expecting freezing weather.  I'll take the hanging birdbath down and store it indoors during the winter.


Below is a photo of both the green hanging birdbath on the left and the heated grey birdbath sitting in a circular frame attached to the railing of the deck.  You should see the birds on a snowy day when everything else is frozen.  They flock to the heated birdbath like humans do to a hot spring!  It's great entertainment on a snowy day.