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(50,517 posts) Sun Jun 22, 2025, 04:13 PM 22 hrs ago

If you have bird baths please on occasions add ice cubes. They will melt immediately but will cool the water

or a short while

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If you have bird baths please on occasions add ice cubes. They will melt immediately but will cool the water (Original Post) question everything 22 hrs ago OP

Also, if possible, providing some shade will likely help keep temps down. SheltieLover 22 hrs ago #1

Exactly. Move it under a shade tree if possible. That would have to help a lot. hlthe2b 22 hrs ago #2

For sure! SheltieLover 22 hrs ago #3

Just to add Mosby 22 hrs ago #4

SheltieLover

(70,395 posts)

1. Also, if possible, providing some shade will likely help keep temps down.

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Sun Jun 22, 2025, 04:16 PM

22 hrs ago

This heat is beyond ridiculous.

hlthe2b

(110,350 posts)

2. Exactly. Move it under a shade tree if possible. That would have to help a lot.

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 22, 2025, 04:26 PM

22 hrs ago

SheltieLover

(70,395 posts)

3. For sure!

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #2)

Sun Jun 22, 2025, 04:30 PM

22 hrs ago

Poor birds.

Mosby

(18,699 posts)

4. Just to add

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Sun Jun 22, 2025, 04:44 PM

22 hrs ago

If you do have a bird bath or water feeders you have to keep them consistently filled or the birds won't be able to depend on them.

In my experience water feeders are great for smaller birds, my bird bath is mostly used by my pigeons for bathing. During the summers the water feeders runs out to quickly so I supplement that with a plastic tray (like under potted plants) that I keep filled with water.

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