The addition of a simple birdbath you will attract birds to your backyard.  We have a traditional pedestal birdbath placed in a spot in one of our flower gardens.  It is near, but not under, a large tree and some old wooden crossbars that used to support an old tree house.  This gives our birds a place to leap to, if they have to when wet, like when our neighbor’s cat comes around.

The birdbath is close to our hose line so it is easy to keep clean with a quick scrub before filling with fresh water.  We have read and seen that you can attract even more birds by adding a mister or even a dripper.  We would love to hear from others who have added these features to their birdbath in their yard. 

To provide a safe perch we added a good size rock in the center of the birdbath.  Since we also have other visitors, such as squirrels, to the birdbath we have surrounded it with metal fence stakes to keep the birdbath upright.  We have seen birds sitting on the fence stakes waiting their turn in the birdbath.