Water Drips for Wild Places Water Drips for Wild Places Water is the primary ingredient in any recipe for wildlife habitat. On your Wild Acres Application, many of you revealed how well you understood this basic fact, listing unusual water sources, such as potholes, ditches, garbage can lids, water troughs, and clay pot saucers. Here are a few water ideas that work well even in small spaces. Raised bird baths work fine and should be used where cats freely roam. Locate bird baths in open areas 15 feet from shrubs where predators may hide.
Some birds like to use bird baths on the ground.
Place them in a shady protected spot near shrubs to attract warblers if predators aren't a problem. Make sure all bird baths have a gentle incline and depth not more than 2 to 3 inches. Larger pools may have more depth beyond the incline towards the middle. Place rocks or twigs to form perching places for larger birds. They drink from puddles of wet sand or earth where they get nutrients.