[Tweeters] backyard ponds and fountains

[Steve Hampton via Tweeters]

All,

Re: the discussion of backyard ponds and fountains, I'm a big fan. They
bring in thrushes, warblers, vireos, and others that are less attracted to
seed and bird feeders.

I built mine for under $100 using a couple pumps, plastic planter bottoms
(I've used garbage can lids), and a $25 plastic tub -- and then decorated
with rocks and wood. The key is the sound of falling water and a shallow
pool they can bathe in.

I prefer to put mine in a vegetated grotto, near bushes with a tree
overhead. The birds tend to come in vertically, from above, slowly working
their way down. Also, sunlight causes algae problems.

Here are some pics and a crude blueprint diagram:
https://thecottonwoodpost.net/2019/08/17/my-backyard-fountain-and-the-birds-that-come-to-it/
<https://thecottonwoodpost.net/2019/08/17/my-backyard-fountain-and-the-birds-that-come-to-it/>

Most of these pics are from a pond I built near Davis, CA, but my current
pond is pictured as well, and is very similar.

good birding,


-- 
Steve Hampton
Port Townsend, WA  (qatáy)
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