A small water feature can bring movement, sound and new life to a backyard bird sanctuary. Explore five attractive ideas beyond the traditional bird bath, plus three inexpensive DIY projects - including a bubbling patio pot made with a small recirculating pump.

A feeder is only part of a backyard bird sanctuary. Shallow, clean water can welcome robins, warblers, vireos and other birds that may never visit your seed feeders. Learn where to place a bird bath, how deep it should be, why moving water works and how to make a simple DIY bird bath.