Gail Compton: Plan a water park for wild critters

August is here and if you don't already provide water for your yard wildlife community, here are some suggestions. Actually, you need to provide water all year around and you don't have to waste water to do it.

Bird baths do more than attract birds. Easy home-made bath: a large plastic or clay flower pot liner placed on top of a two-foot tall strawberry jar. Fill the liner with about an inch and a half of water and you've got a first-rate bird attractant.

Be sure and place your bird bath in a shady place to keep the water cool and near vines or shrubbery so wet birds can dive into leaves for safety. When feathers are wet, birds are vulnerable to predators, so give them a place to hide to preen and dry off. If raccoons or other large animals come to drink, they can knock over your home-made bathing station so provide a couple of dish pans full of water away from the bird bath, near the edge of woods or thickets.

One friend had a family of Great Horned Owls in her yard and put a plastic children's pool, less than half full of water, under their favorite trees and watched as the whole family took turns proving owls love a bit of "horseplay" too. In fact, get your cameras ready. It may take several days for the local wildlife to catch on, but once news spreads you'll have a steady wildlife clientele. Variety in size of bathing bowl and depth of water give the animals choices.

Once you catch on that every individual animal has its own bathing techniques, you're hooked. Every time it visited the bird bath, one small Blue-gray Warbler had to dive from an overhanging branch to test the depth of bird bath water several times before it would land and then gingerly take a dip. Blue jays commit to a bath with enthusiasm. They flip several times to splash and then become blue whirling dervishes. Carolina wren pairs take turns with one standing watch while the other enjoys a carefree moment or two with a life guard on duty.

If you commit to providing water for wildlife, be sure and change the water several times a week, especially in hot weather. Keep a stiff brush on hand to scrub bird baths regularly and then put them out to bake in the sun to kill algae.

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Gail Compton: Plan a water park for wild critters

Fill the liner with about an inch and a half of water and you've got a first-rate bird attractant. Be sure and place your bird bath in a shady place to keep the water cool and near vines or shrubbery so wet birds can dive into leaves for safety.



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