This is a beautiful birdbath for the price. I took the idea from another reviewer and drilled a hole in the top of the base and filled it with sand to secure it during high winds. But it seemed solid even without the sand. The solar fountain is nice but it has to be nearly 100% sunny to work. The instructions say to protect it from frost, but I don't want to lug the whole thing inside for the winter so I'm hoping it will survive if I just take the solar fountain mechanism out. I have to add water every day or two. I'd like to add a drip hose to do this automatically but I can't figure out any way to attach one. Unfortunately, no birds have used it yet!