Backyard Expressions Solar Pump Outdoor Bird Bath Fountain, Antique Green Finish

A pedestal bird bath with a solar fountain that starts when the sun comes up, and a bowl that stays full long enough to enjoy it. The fountain runs on sunlight alone. There is no cord to run and no battery to charge; set the bath where it gets direct sun, fill the bowl, and the water starts moving on its own. That leaves you free to put it where it looks best, in a flower bed, beside a path or in the middle of the lawn, rather than within reach of an outlet. Floating solar fountains have a habit of wandering. Left to themselves they drift toward the rim and spray over the edge, and the bowl empties faster than it should. This one comes with a set of plastic stabilizer arms that hold the pump in the center, so the spray falls back into the water and the bath stays fuller between refills. The bowl is 20 inches across, wide and shallow, so robins, cardinals, finches and chickadees can stand in it, drink from the edge and bathe a few at a time. Birds notice moving water from a distance, and the movement keeps mosquitoes from settling in. When it is time to clean, the bowl lifts off the pedestal, and a tip and a rinse takes about a minute. Ground stakes come in the box. They anchor the base so the bath holds steady in wind or when a larger bird lands on the rim, with nothing extra to buy or fill. At 27.5 inches tall it sits above low plantings and reads clearly from a kitchen window or a patio chair. Choose bronze, blue or green to suit the space, and let it stay out through the season; the finish is made for weather. Fill the bowl to about an inch and a half, refresh the water every couple of days, and give the solar panel a wipe every week or two to keep the fountain running strong. Drain it and bring it in before the first hard freeze. This one is built to solve that. It ships with plastic stabilizer arms that hold the solar fountain centered in the bowl, so the spray falls back into the basin rather than over the rim. The water level holds far longer than it would with an unstabilized floating pump, which means fewer trips out with the hose and a bath that is actually full when the birds come back to it. The pump itself runs entirely on sunlight - no cord, no battery, no outlet, nothing to wire or bury. Set it where it gets direct sun, fill the bowl, and it starts on its own. The bath stands 27.5 inches tall on a decorative pedestal with a 20 inch bowl, wide and shallow the way songbirds prefer, with room to land on the rim and bathe without crowding. Ground stakes are included to anchor the base so it does not tip in wind or shift when a larger bird lands - no hunting for gravel or stones to weigh the pedestal down before you can use it. Three finishes are available, so it can sit in a flower bed, on a patio, beside a walkway or at the back of a border and look like it was chosen for the space rather than added to it. Attracts robins, cardinals, finches, jays, chickadees and most common backyard songbirds. The moving water is the draw - birds find a fountain far more readily than they find still water, and moving water gives mosquitoes nowhere to lay eggs. To set up: assemble the pedestal, drive the ground stakes, place the fountain and stabilizers in the bowl, and fill with clean water above the pump intake. Rinse the basin and wipe the solar panel every week or two so the pump keeps running at full strength.

• RUNS COMPLETELY ON SOLAR POWER: The fountain runs on sunlight, with no cord, no battery and no outlet involved. Set the bath where it gets direct sun, fill the bowl, and the water starts moving on its own, so it can go wherever it looks best in the yard rather than wherever the power happens to be.
• MORE WATER IN THE BOWL, LESS ON THE GROUND: Plastic stabilizer arms hold the solar pump in the middle of the bowl, keeping as much water inside the bird bath as possible. The level holds longer between refills, and the bath is full when the birds come to it.
• A 20-INCH BOWL, WIDE ENOUGH TO SHARE: The basin is broad and shallow, so robins, cardinals, finches and chickadees can drink from the edge and bathe in the middle without crowding one another. When it needs cleaning, the bowl lifts off the pedestal, and a tip and a rinse has it fresh again in about a minute.
• STAKED DOWN AND STAYING PUT: Ground stakes come in the box and anchor the base, so the bath holds steady in wind or when a larger bird lands on the rim. Nothing to buy, nothing to fill the pedestal with.
• BRONZE, BLUE OR GREEN, AND BUILT TO STAY OUT: At 27.5 inches tall it sits above low plantings and reads from a window, and the weather-resistant finish is made to spend the season outside without fading or cracking. Choose the color that suits a flower bed, a patio or a garden path.