{"product_id":"hanging-bird-bath-bowl","title":"Hanging Bird Bath Bowl — Flower Shape, One or Two Tiers, 4 Colours","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFree worldwide shipping · Free 30-day returns, we pay return postage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWide and shallow is the specification that matters in a bird bath, and it is the one most designs get wrong. Songbirds will not enter water they cannot stand up in — a deep decorative bowl gets used as a drinking cup and never as a bath. This one is broad and shallow on purpose, so several birds can stand in it at once and actually bathe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBathing is not vanity. Wet feathers get preened, and preening is how a bird redistributes oil and keeps its plumage waterproof and insulating. In winter that is survival, not grooming, which is why a bath brings in species that ignore a feeder entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eIt hangs, so it goes where a pedestal cannot\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNo stand, no assembly, no tools. It hangs from a branch, a shepherd's crook, a bracket or a balcony rail — which puts water within reach of flats and small yards that have no ground to sink a pedestal into.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHeight also works in the birds' favour: water off the ground is water a cat cannot ambush.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA chain that will not stain\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe hanging chain is stainless steel, polished and finished in black for rust resistance. That is worth more than it sounds — a plain steel chain over a pale bowl leaves rust streaks down it within a season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOne tier or two\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe single-tier version is the straightforward wide bowl. The two-tier adds a smaller upper dish, which gives small birds somewhere shallower than the main bowl — useful if you get wrens and warblers as well as blackbirds and doves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesign:\u003c\/strong\u003e Flower-shaped hanging bowl, one or two tiers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plastic bowl, stainless steel chain with black rust-resistant finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColours:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blue, purple, pink or grey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBowl:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wide and shallow, holds several birds at once\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAssembly:\u003c\/strong\u003e None — hang and fill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlso takes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Seed as well as water\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eQuestions people ask\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow deep should I fill it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nAn inch, an inch and a half at most. Add a few flat pebbles so the smallest birds have somewhere to stand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich birds will use it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe manufacturer lists finches, doves, woodpeckers, jays, wrens, warblers and sparrows — which matches what a wide shallow bath attracts generally. Water is the one thing every garden bird needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow often do I change the water?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nEvery two to three days in warm weather. Tip, brush, refill. A \u003ca href=\"\/products\/copper-bird-bath-disk\"\u003ecopper bird bath disk\u003c\/a\u003e slows the green between changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I put seed in it instead?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nYes — it works as an open tray feeder. Fill shallow and top up often rather than loading it deep, since an open tray has no cover from rain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill it survive a frost?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nA plastic bowl handles freezing far better than ceramic or concrete, which crack. 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