Bird Bath Water Dripper - water feature for the birds

• by Judi on Apr 25, 2006

I wanted to add a water feature to our bird bath, specifically a mister, something the birds would enjoy playing in. Unfortunately, I’m not in the market to spend much money. My solution was a very easy, budget-friendly bird bath water dripper made out of a milk carton.

Items needed:
- milk carton
- shepherds hook or tree branch, something very sturdy which is able to hold about 8 pounds
- pin (I used a thumbtack)

Fill the milk carton with water and hang from hook.  At the lowest point in the bottom, use the thumbtack or pin to prick a very tiny hole to allow water to drip.  Start with a really tiny hole - if you need more flow, push the pin back in and make it a tiny bit bigger.f

Here is the first one I did.  The screw on cap is still on this one.

Here, I cut the top off. First, it didn’t seem to have any significant affect on the rate of the water flow. Second, this allows for easier water filling - and catching a little rain.

I have two of these set up, one over our bird bath, one over a toad bath near the toad abode (toad house).

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