With the number of hummingbirds swelling at our hummingbird feeders, it is easy to forget to keep the water in our birdbaths from drying up. Don’t let this happen! With daily temperatures soaring in the nineties and feel like temperatures reaching well above one hundred, our avian neighbors have a tremendous need for water.
It goes without question that birds require water to drink, bathe, regulate their body temperature, and maintain their feathers.
With that in mind, check your birdbaths daily. In the kind of weather we are facing right now, it is not uncommon that the water in birdbaths needs to replenish daily. What the birds do not use simply evaporates. Keep in mind, the water should always be clean and fresh.
Indeed, providing your backyard birds with water is one of the most important things you can do for them at this time of the year.