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The birds prefer this edging to other birdbaths. They can grasp it well. I'm on my second bath and the only thing I will say is the design of the clamp that holds the bath onto a railing is somehow lacking. For the life of me, I couldn't get it level. I ended up putting pieces of felt on one side to keep it level. I finally ending up ordering another birdbath (Ancient Graffiti Solid Copper Birdbath with Iron Twig Stake) just for the stake. Took the clamp off the bottom of this bath entirely and now just use the top of this bath with the bottom stake of the other one. It was an expensive solution, but now I can put the baths anywhere in the yard and not just on a deck railing. Will just need to run an extension cord to it in the winter.

This heated birdbath is quite versatile, as it can be mounted on a deck railing or set into a holder. This is the second one I have purchased, the first in 2020. It keeps the water from freezing even when temps drop to single digits in winter; it's easy to keep clean - best of all, the birds love it! You just unplug it in the spring and plug it back in in the winter. Below 35 degrees F, the heater automatically comes on. It goes off when outdoor temperature rises above 35 degrees. Don't let the price deter you - it's worth every penny! I tried less expensive ways of heating a birdbath, foil discs set in the bottom of a regular birdbath, but they developed holes from birds' beaks and feet - not worth buying because they required replacement multiple times during a winter. Never had a problem with this birdbath!

The media could not be loaded. I bought the Allied Precision Industries 650 bird bath earlier this year as a gift for my wife. We dont have a deck so I mounted it on a 4x4 post with a 2x6 across the top (makes up for the deck rail). I added a couple sections of 2x6 on the sides of the post to provide better support for the 2x6 on top. Attaching the bracket was easy enough... I recommend actually reading the instructions...lol. Anyway, I used it un-heated all summer and the birds really like it. The only issue I noticed is that algae seems to grow gaster on this plastic bath compared other bath materials (glass, copper, cement). I would state that the bath is in full hot KS sun for much of the day so this doesnt help the algae issue. The cleaning however is easy if you keep up with it (I recomend dumping the bowl and re-filling every other day. Its now a part of my morning routine when I feed the dogs; quick dump and I just add 2 to 4 quarts of water from a pitcher). I also do have some issues with the latch as other reviewers have mentioned... this even after installing correctly per instructions. I will modify the latch later, but for now I put a bungee cord around it to help ensure it doesn't flip up. Before doing this there had been several times when I've come home to find the bath flipped (likely from a squirrel or hawk sitting on the side of the bath opposite the latch).Now that its winter, the true purpose of the bath comes in view. Yesterday (Christmas morning in Leavenworth KS) it was 9° F outside and the bath wasn't frozen. This morning its 22° F and also not frozen. Its been a dry winter so far so this bath has become a critical water source in my opinion. In the early morning the birds are coming in to drink non-stop. Matter of fact, I dumped it yesterday to add fresh water and I already need to add more this morning.Overall I definitely recommend this bath. I plan to buy a second (I do get that much use and have specific birds that like to feed on one end of my yard and other birds on the other end). So far for winter Ive had it plugged in since Nov 2020. I will provide an update at the end of winter as well. I appologize for the video quality as it was taken with my phone through the window and I had to zoom. Final note, the bath is intermingled between feeders which helped the birds to notice it. I think most will find that it may take the birds a few days to notice it and start using... especially if you put it up in spring or summer when water is more available...at least where I live. Oh and the birds like the shallow depth for bathing. I have a deeper bath that is great for drinking, but the birds rarely bathe in it. Hope this helps you all decide.

We are 1 month into the use of this item and it has been great at keeping the water ice free. The only complaint or curiosity we have is the smaller birds are avoiding the birdbath. They love the granite one we use in summer; sometimes it is as if we have a community hot tub and there can be as many as 4-5 smallish birds in the granite bird bath at a time with more standing on the edge. The edge of the granite birdbath is ~1inch wide and rough. With this plastic birdbath, with a much narrower edge, it only seems to attract only larger birds, e.g. blue jays and cardinals. We added a piece of wood to the side to see if that will help. We are wondering if the lip is too thin or slippery for smaller birds to feel comfortable. Thoughts?