This plant is also used for shelter and nesting by birds. This is essential to all forms of life. If you have a watery habitat on your property, preserve it. If not, consider how you might provide water. You might create a pond or use birdbaths as a source of water in your yard.
Heated birdbaths provide water when most other sources are frozen.
Food provides some of the water necessary to wildlife, but a good drink of clean water is always welcome. Birdbaths should be no more than three inches deep, and have a rough, sloping bottom to provide good footing. Wildlife use cover to protect themselves from the elements, to hide from predators and to rest or sleep. They also use cover for nesting and rearing their young. Many species of wildlife are territorial, defending an area that contains the food, water and cover they need.