I try and look for smooth, white bird baths, because that makes it much easier to tell if the water is dirty. Dark colors and mosaics are the worst for seeing dirt. Birds are the only creatures that will see these designs and I doubt they care about the design inside the BB. The crevices around an interior design inside a bowl are also the most likely place for mold to begin growing and these crevices also make it much harder to clean the bowl (If you don't care about dirty water it doesn't matter.) I also keep a tightly wound handle strainer hung-up near the bird bath and use that to clean very minute debris and birdcrap out of the birdbath between changes of the water. (I buy 3 or 4 at a time at the dollar store) I change the water at least once a day. Some species of birds like doves and sparrows will crap in the water on a regular basis. I try and remove it while it is still fresh and intact. I went to a Lowes to buy a birdbath recently and I was very surprised to see that most of them were designed very poorly in my opinion. But I guess a lot of people buying their first birdbaths are novices who are more impressed by aesthetics than the utility of the design(?) I never use my clay/pottery bird baths in the winter. The constant pressure on the sides from freezing ice at night and thawing during daylight will cause these bird baths to disintegrate much sooner than they should. One day they appear to be fine and then the bowl will suddenly collapse. I'm only aware of this because it happened to a neighbor of mine. I use a heated, white, plastic bird birdbath in the winter but I don't fill it up too high because the water on the lip will freeze. I thought the heater had stopped working until realized I was filling it too high. I try and remember to turn off the heater and empty it at night in the winter but sometimes I forget to do this. But I live in the suburbs of Philadelphia and people in warmer climates probably don't have to worry about this. WRZ 2020-04-09 Delaware County, PA
If the on/off switch on an old lamp becomes a problem, you can sometimes salvage the lamp by buying a toggle switch at the local hardware box store. (I like to get the 3 prong switches because they stay in place and provide a much more secure connection .) Then you plug the lamp into the switch and always use the stand alone switch to turn the lamp on and off. This is MUCH easier than trying to rewire or repair the lamp. WRZ Delaware County, PA
Wikipedia says WWLP is in Springfield MA and is the NBC affiliate for western MA. Both of these "hosts" work in different fields now. Asley Kohl owns her own dance studio and Seth Stutman works for the JCC. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWLP
It surprises me to see so many videos telling people that using re-purposed glass bowls are useful as birdbaths When you go to a store to buy a birdbath, the reason why you NEVER EVER see any of them made of glass is because they would be too slippery for the birds to stand in, especially when they are wet. Plus most lamp bowls would have an incline that is wayyyy too steep to be practical for a birdbath. As much as I like seeing people re-purpose broken appliances, these retrofitted birdbaths don't seem like a good idea to me. Especially in extreme hot or cold climates. WRZ 2020-04-09 Delaware County, PA
@@kathyb799 I completely change all the water twice a day and adding rocks each time would be tedious. The 3 Home Depots near me have stopped carrying bird baths for some reason but Lowes had a great selection and we found a really nice one for $50 in May. So now I have 3. We live on a high profile corner and even if I was willing to repurpose an old piece of junk, my wife would never be happy with that. I am in the northeast corridor and ornithologists in this region are asking people to stop putting out birdbaths until they figure out what is killing so many wild birds and what can be done about it. If we want to continue anyway then they want us to change the water more often and scrub it with bleach WRZ 2021-08-10
@@kathyb799 I never did that myself but when the problem was at it's peak, that was the advice experts were giving us. I just empty the entire bowl and then use a sponge to clean the bowl before refilling.
You are supposed to mix the two adhesives together for 30 seconds .... Apply to the surface, and then attach the item. You never ever should do it the way that she did it.
They all are. "Birds have no depth perception" So now we all know how why birds drown in rivers and lakes in their millions. What an ignorant woman she is.
I try and look for smooth, white bird baths, because
that makes it much easier to tell if the water is dirty.
Dark colors and mosaics are the worst for seeing dirt.
Birds are the only creatures that will see these designs
and I doubt they care about the design inside the BB.
The crevices around an interior design inside a bowl
are also the most likely place for mold to begin growing and
these crevices also make it much harder to clean the bowl
(If you don't care about dirty water it doesn't matter.)
I also keep a tightly wound handle strainer hung-up near the bird bath
and use that to clean very minute debris and birdcrap out of the birdbath
between changes of the water. (I buy 3 or 4 at a time at the dollar store)
I change the water at least once a day. Some species of birds like doves
and sparrows will crap in the water on a regular basis. I try and remove
it while it is still fresh and intact.
I went to a Lowes to buy a birdbath recently and I was very surprised
to see that most of them were designed very poorly in my opinion.
But I guess a lot of people buying their first birdbaths are novices
who are more impressed by aesthetics than the utility of the design(?)
I never use my clay/pottery bird baths in the winter. The constant pressure
on the sides from freezing ice at night and thawing during daylight
will cause these bird baths to disintegrate much sooner than they should.
One day they appear to be fine and then the bowl will suddenly collapse.
I'm only aware of this because it happened to a neighbor of mine.
I use a heated, white, plastic bird birdbath in the winter but I don't fill it up
too high because the water on the lip will freeze. I thought the heater had
stopped working until realized I was filling it too high. I try and remember
to turn off the heater and empty it at night in the winter but sometimes
I forget to do this.
But I live in the suburbs of Philadelphia and people in warmer climates
probably don't have to worry about this.
WRZ 2020-04-09
Delaware County, PA
It takes four people to mix a turd pie
I have to add that the chosen bowl is way to deep. Birds prefer a flatter, shallower dish.
Serena Walter-Steiner, look at bird bath
@@BirdBath1 I have several and they are all way flatter and spread out so the bird can actually stand in the water to bathe and drink easily.
@@serenawalter-steiner775 i am bird bath, look at the birds i have
No matter how many bits he took off it never looked like the other
If the on/off switch on an old lamp becomes a problem, you can sometimes
salvage the lamp by buying a toggle switch at the local hardware box store.
(I like to get the 3 prong switches because they stay in place and
provide a much more secure connection .)
Then you plug the lamp into the switch and always use the stand alone switch to
turn the lamp on and off. This is MUCH easier than trying to rewire or repair
the lamp.
WRZ
Delaware County, PA
That guy in the blue shit is a real creeper!! YIKES!
The lamp was lovely.your right
Wikipedia says WWLP is in Springfield MA
and is the NBC affiliate for western MA.
Both of these "hosts" work in different fields now.
Asley Kohl owns her own dance studio
and Seth Stutman works for the JCC.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWLP
It surprises me to see so many videos telling people that using re-purposed glass bowls
are useful as birdbaths
When you go to a store to buy a birdbath, the reason why you NEVER EVER see any of them
made of glass is because they would be too slippery for the birds to stand in, especially when
they are wet. Plus most lamp bowls would have an incline that is wayyyy too steep to be
practical for a birdbath. As much as I like seeing people re-purpose broken appliances, these
retrofitted birdbaths don't seem like a good idea to me. Especially in extreme hot or cold
climates.
WRZ 2020-04-09
Delaware County, PA
Could add rocks for birds to stand on . Not rocket science
@@kathyb799
I completely change all the water twice a day and adding rocks each time would be tedious.
The 3 Home Depots near me have stopped carrying bird baths for some reason but Lowes
had a great selection and we found a really nice one for $50 in May. So now I have 3.
We live on a high profile corner and even if I was willing to repurpose an old piece of junk,
my wife would never be happy with that. I am in the northeast corridor and
ornithologists in this region are asking people to stop putting out birdbaths
until they figure out what is killing so many wild birds and what can be done about it.
If we want to continue anyway then they want us to change the water more often and scrub it with bleach
WRZ 2021-08-10
@@ccdogpark you cannot use bleach with a birdbath . Just keep it clean with clean water . Get a little scrub
@@kathyb799
I never did that myself but when the problem was at it's peak,
that was the advice experts were giving us. I just empty the entire
bowl and then use a sponge to clean the bowl before refilling.
How disorganized is this! The guest had no idea what she is talking about!
If you wanted them safe & happy why are you using plastic bowls sprayed with paint! Seems like the poor birds are the victims here!!!
Val, look at bird bath
She feels like she has dozens of them.has she? Or is it just a feeling
Anya Tranter, look at bird bath
I liked the lamp.
me too
The lamp was beautiful... Too bad they destroyed it.
You are supposed to mix the two adhesives together for 30 seconds .... Apply to the surface, and then attach the item. You never ever should do it the way that she did it.
I'm not sure a bird would want to wash in that
Its crap
These people are in occupational therapy
This guy is obnoxious
They all are. "Birds have no depth perception" So now we all know how why birds drown in rivers and lakes in their millions. What an ignorant woman she is.