[RainshadowCoast]

Best to use the 720p HD mode on the Youtube viewer controls. These hummers are so tiny!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pwifggW ... ZQ&index=7[/youtube]

[SueCoastalObserver]

Lovely, what a treat to see.

[merlinator]

Very Nice, really enjoyed watching this video. Well done

[Birder2000]

Fantastic! Very fun to watch.

[Jerry]

Wonderful!! Motivates me to make a birdbath. Thanks for sharing.
Jerry

[jodelak]

So much fun to watch this, hummers are my fave. Can't wait to setup the fountain I bough from home depot a few weeks ago

[esle9]

Very cool video.

[BirdsofBC]

very cool!

[edlai]

A huge salute to you for capturing these wonderful videos. Great job.

[Doug]

Very interesting. I've wanted to build a bird bath similar and would like to ask if this is re-pumped water or just free flowing. I would like to have fresh water at all times, but not have it coming from a hose. so I guess a filter and pump is best.

Any feedback?

[RainshadowCoast]

So many nice comments. I humbled and appreciative. Nice group here.

Doug, I have been working on bird bath designs for about 4 years now. Lots of reading, designing, and many failures for a wide variety good reasons. But when I got my last two running right the bird population in my little sanctuary absolutely skyrocketed, especially in summer due to reduced clean water sources. Plus adding bird dusters made a huge difference too.

I have two operating bird baths. Both are on recirculated water. I am almost finished a third design, which allows flow through fresh water. This last one was a real challenge.

I'll post another link soon so you can see the 2nd bath I use.

No matter what design, my top 10 key design points are:

1) Attraction - getting them to the yard
2) Safety - from predators, drowning, unclean water and unhealthy materials
3) Bird species - what you want to attract and how to avoid bird quarrels
4) Location - where best to place - sun, shade, wind, foliage, predators, etc.
5) Cost - materials, electricity for pumps, heaters, water
6) Water supply and conservation
7 )Water Sound -how to maximize attraction without bothering neighbours
8 Water heaters for freezing weather
9) Proximity to food
10) Natural lighting for cameras and vids!

I'm sure others may have more ideas and tips that i have missed.

[Doug]

Thanks. Those are a lot of the points I have been considering too. I first thought of making a nice concrete free standing, where I would have to replace water, but know that is not the best idea because if I forget the water can go rancid, and the same as feeders, the birds seem to rely on a well stocked yard of food.
I have perfect locations, and have tried various containers of water in some of them, and figured out where best for it.
You confused me on "bird duster"
Be nice to see your next post and design

[revs]

very cool!
was lucky to witness a Rufous doing the same thing last spring in Cranbrook