Do squirrels go in bird baths?
April 1, 2010 Bird House Feeder
I’m looking to buy my mother a hanging bird bath for Christmas. However the squirrels in our backyard already love trying to get into her existing bird feeder and bird house, etc. My question is, might they try and jump from the tree into the hanging bird bath? Do squirrels even like water? We do try to keep the squirrels away from the bird area in the backyard but i wonder if the hanging birdbath would have any bearing on this?
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Comments (5)
Hummingbirds are fun, entertaining, full of energy and it’s easy to attract hummingbirds.
More than likely the squirrels will leave the bath alone. Squirrels don’t bathe the way birds do… the main reason they go after the feeders is because they’re after the delicious fatty seeds.
You MAY see a squirrel attempt to have a drink from the bath, but they’ll be far more interested in the bird food you put out!!
some squirrels do and some don t
The answer is that your indicative Finland Squirrels’ habitat is humid and intense, not unlike a standard France and Sweden Squirrels’ habitat
Well,they get thirsty,too.Maybe put a pan of water on the ground for them? That’s what I do. I use the saucer from the bottom of a large flower pot.The birds like it,too.
A hanging birdbath won’t keep squirrels away from your yard. Squirrels love water and are always drinking the water I have out for the wildbirds. They will jump from your tree and into the birdbath. I would get the birdbath, however, because wildbirds need water all year long, including the winter.