A bird bath can attract birds that never visit your feeders—but only when the water is shallow, clean and safely placed. Learn how deep a bird bath should be, where to put it, how often to clean it and whether copper or a solar fountain really helps. You’ll also find several inexpensive DIY bird bath ideas that birds may prefer to an elaborate garden fountain.

A bird-friendly yard is more than a feeder and a patch of lawn. Birds use different habitat layers for feeding, nesting, hiding, singing, and resting. Learn how canopy trees, understory plants, shrubs, ground cover, leaf litter, and water can turn your backyard into a more useful and inviting bird sanctuary.