Landscaping for Wildlife: Water If you want to attract wildlife
to your yard, just add water. Birds, insects, mammals, and
amphibians are all attracted to water sources. Even those
creatures that ignore your feeders completely can be lured by
the promise of fresh water. And by providing this essential
element in specific ways, you can attract the kinds of wildlife
that you are most interested in. Water for the Birds Water is
especially important for birds. In fact, birds will only live
within flying distance of a water source. Your water will allow
the birds to do two important things:1. Drinking There are two
different kinds of drinkers when it comes to birds: the
"gulpers" and the "slurpers." Most backyard songbirds are
"gulpers," which means that they drink in the usual way we think
of birds drinking: they dip their beak into the water, then tip
their heads back so the water drips down their throats. Pigeons
and mourning doves, however, fit into the second kind, the
"slurpers." They stick their beaks in th