Self Filling Bird Bath?
Melissa R
that you could hook up to a garden hose or main water line in a sprinkler
system, and it would keep a concrete bird bath full all the time?
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I use a dripper on my bird baths and they stay full all the time. They're
available at http://www.wbu.com/.
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>Melissa,
>I use a dripper on my bird baths and they stay full all the time. They're
>available at http://www.wbu.com/.
I can't find them there. What are they?
Steve IA
"Roger A. Moncrief" wrote:
> > Has anyone ever considered developing a self-filling bird bath attachment
> > that you could hook up to a garden hose or main water line in a sprinkler
> > system, and it would keep a concrete bird bath full all the time?
> >
> > --
A float valve like is used in stock tanks would do the trick.
Mounting on the birdbath may be the problem. The ones I'm
familiar
with are designed to clamp on tank sides. Probably could be
done though.
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Andrew Longtin
watering parts maybe..
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Ron Hardin
will not clean itself. The dripper sounds most promising.
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Ross Reid
>You have to rig the thing to overflow at some very slow rate, or it
>will not clean itself. The dripper sounds most promising.
We've used homemade drippers on our birdbaths for the last four or five
years. I added the drippers more as an attraction for the birds rather
than a "keep it full" device. Takes a bit of fine tuning to try to keep
the baths full. Of course, they overflows a lot at night but then a
couple of Roman festival baths by robins will almost empty them. But, it
does not eliminate the need to clean the baths at least every couple of
days.
Ross.
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Melissa R
If I get the money someday, I'd LOVE to own a home next to a small stream
that I could tap, and have an aquaduct running through several bird baths
before going back into the stream. That would be SO cool!
Ross Reid
>Ross, directions for homemade dripper please . . . :-)
>
Mine are pretty basic and easy to construct if you're at all handy but,
they work extremely well.
I used about an 8" piece of 1/2" standard copper water pipe. One end is
sweated to a 3/4" female garden hose fitting, the other end has a cap
sweated to it.
Onto this 8" piece of copper I mounted a saddle valve. The saddle valves
are the kind normally used to supply water to a furnace humidifier or a
refrigerator ice maker. I used the kind with a needle valve for finer
adjustment.
I used an iron shepherd's crook type pot hanger and pushed it into the
ground beside the birdbath.
I then connected black 1/4" drip irrigation tubing to the saddle valve
and ran it up and around the shepherd's crook so it would drip into the
centre of the birdbath. Use the needle valve to adjust the drip rate and
that's all there is to it. Adjusting the drip rate is the hardest part
for me. We live in the country and have a well and pressure system. Drip
rate is quite high when the system is at its highest pressure and pretty
well stops just before the pump runs again ;-(.
I also used the same type of valve and tubing for my hummingbird "bath".
Except, on this one, the tubing is terminated in a tiny misting nozzle
attached to one of our flowering shrubs.
All the necessary parts are available from building supply dealers such
as Home Depot, The Building Box, etc.
Ross.
Roger A. Moncrief
For some unknown reason the webmaster at http://www.wbu.com/ decided to place
the cart in front of the horse so to speak. Click on the internet store link
then select a WBU store then investigate the bird bath/water area. The dripper
costs $49.99 plus shipping. They are basically a curved metal tube with a
brass valve attached to several feet of small, black plastic tubing. The
tubing terminates in a garden hose fitting. The metal tube is soldered to a
wire bracket that can be bent to accommodate a variety of bird bath sizes.
Melissa R wrote:
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Melissa R
>Melissa,
>For some unknown reason the webmaster at http://www.wbu.com/ decided to
>place the cart in front of the horse so to speak. Click on the internet
>store link then select a WBU store then investigate the bird bath/water
>area. The dripper costs $49.99 plus shipping. They are basically a curved
>metal tube with a brass valve attached to several feet of small, black
>plastic tubing. The tubing terminates in a garden hose fitting. The metal
>tube is soldered to a wire bracket that can be bent to accommodate a
>variety of bird bath sizes.
I'm not sure which one would work with our concrete bird bath, and it looks
like it would cost a lot less to do myself. All the parts look like they'd
cost around $15.
april
extended handle. It worked, but was limited, since I usually had to carry my
other "stuff" in a separate bag.
The other day, I was in an Aeropostale (mall clothing) store with my son. While
he was looking at shorts and shirts, a display of bags on the side caught my eye.
All of a sudden my mind went "Wow!" There was a shoulder bag that looked just
right for my Sibley Guide. It had compartments for my money, cell phone, a small
notebook, and two pen/pencil holders.
When I was showing it to someone in the field (naturally, I had to buy it), he
pointed out that I could put my Sibley's in the back compartment and my
binoculars would fit in the main compartment where I was currently carrying the
book. Even better.
It cost $18, is made of that canvas-type material, the rear compartment and one
in the front being open mesh (of course, if it rains, you can keep your binocs in
their container and put the Sibley's back in the main compartment. The front
latches shut. The only disadvantage is the latch is one of those pressure latches
and is a bit clumsy if you have to open it single-handed.
April
Leon Fisk
Velcro is easy to come by nowadays. You might put some
thought into just replacing the clumsy latch. The only
downside is the "ripping" noise it can make when opening it
up. If you only use a small amount to get the job done, it
shouldn't be too bad though.
Good idea though, I usually just carry my notepad, look up
birds later. When on outings with other participants though,
a book is sometimes nice to have along. Keeps everyone
honest ;-)
The biggest problem with this time of year, is I also get
into Wildflowers. It's almost impossible to carry all the
books needed for both birds and flowers. It's bad enough
just trying to decide whether I should be looking up, or
down ;-)
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William Engell
I recognize the problem. I find myself carrying two wildflower guides
in addtion to the bird guide in a shoulder pouch, the pocket of which holds
a pencil, small note pad, and a magnifier. Slung across my other shoulder
is another bag with a small hardbound journal, a small watercolor pad, a set
of color pencils, a small box of watercolors, a tiny container of water, a
little cup inside or which is a bit of sponge and a papertowel section, a
pencil box with pencil and pen and eraser (or multiples of these). My tape
measure is attached to my keyring, as is my Swiss army knife. If I need to
lighten up a bit, I get a haircut.
Everytime I tell myself to minimize the kit, I empty the bags, the wind
up putting everthing back in, one item at a time. It's hopeless! I'm a
field donkey!
WE
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JJCardinal
>of color pencils, a small box of watercolors, a tiny container of water, a
>little cup inside or which is a bit of sponge and a papertowel section, a
Hi William:
Have you ever tried watercolor pencils? I love them for use in the field. A
little moisture on the tip and you have color.
I have a new Sibley field guide, shoulder strap, book cover on order. I have
one for my other field guide and it works great. The best thing I like about
it is the cover allows you to hold the book open with one hand.
Louise Dawson
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