Plumelore Blog
Guides and how-tos on feeders, baths, seed and suet. Every article is built from manufacturer specs, owner reviews, and published birding sources.
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When Hummingbirds Leave Your Area: Reading the Signals Right
Hummingbirds disappearing from your feeder is usually migration, not death or failure. How to read the timing, when to take…
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Bird Bath Bowls: Replacing Just the Top
Cracked basin, solid pedestal? Here is how to size a replacement bird bath bowl, match gravity or bolted mounts, and…
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Solar Bird Bath Fountains: Where They Work and Where They Stall
A solar bird bath fountain only runs when its panel sits in direct sun. Here is where solar works, where…
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Bird Bath Fountains: What Moving Water Changes
A bird bath fountain stops mosquitoes breeding and pulls birds in from across the yard. Here is pump wattage, solar…
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How to Choose a Bird Bath Birds Will Actually Use
How to choose a bird bath birds actually use: 2 inches of water at the rim, a rough non-slip basin,…
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Backyard Birding Checklist: The Four Jobs Before Nesting Season
A backyard birding checklist in order: deep clean feeders and baths, mount nest boxes early, set out water and nesting…
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What Backyard Birds Stay Through Winter in the US
Which winter backyard birds stay in the US all season long, which ones only arrive once it turns cold, which…
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How to Attract Birds to a Bird Bath That Nobody Uses
Birds not using bird bath? Water depth is usually the culprit. Fix the depth, motion, placement and cleaning to turn…
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Do Birds Prefer Moving Water or Still Water in a Bath
Birds pick a moving water bird bath over a still one, and the reason is sound. What to add, what…
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Best Bird Bath Placement to Attract the Most Species
Bird bath placement decided: how far from cover, how much shade, what height, and the window distance that prevents strikes.…
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How to Keep a Bird Bath from Freezing Without Electricity
Bird bath freezing with no electricity nearby? Use a dark shallow basin, sun and wind placement, a floating ball, insulation,…
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How to Keep a Bird Bath from Turning Green
Bird bath algae comes down to standing water, sun, and bird droppings. Here is the flush and scrub routine that…