Neighbor told me to put a dish of water out for birds and I thought he was nuts

My neighbor Bill kept saying I needed a water source cause the birds were probably thirsty in this heat. I figured they get enough from puddles and dew so I ignored him for like a month. Finally gave in and put a $10 shallow birdbath near my feeder. Next morning I had 4 robins splashing around and a mourning dove just sitting on the edge drinking. Turns out he was totally right. The little things I never even thought about. Now I'm wondering what else I'm missing out on. Has anyone else had a tip from someone that totally changed your backyard setup?

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oscarh167d ago

Whoa wait, you had actual robins splashing around in there? That's wild.

brookep277d ago

Haha yeah it turned my whole yard into a mud pit! Guess I'm basically running a bird spa for free, and they don't even tip.