DIY Mini Bird Pond ~ Inexpensive and Easy to Build Water Feature Bath for Birds!

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  • @WarblerRidge
    @WarblerRidge  ปีที่แล้ว +114

    Hey, everyone. Important tip! I skipped putting underlayment down under the pond liner when I built this. I wish I had not skipped that step. It’s September 2023 and about a year after building the mini pond, it has developed a leak. I’ll be replacing the liner soon (and adding underlayment) and I want to build it as two little pools this time so it holds more water and so there’s more water movement. I’ll do an update video when I get around to getting this done. In the mean time, the pump is still running and birds are still using the pond. I just have to top it off around mid day if I want a full pool of water. Thanks for all the comments! I hope those of you who have added a mini pond or something like it to your landscape are getting lots of beautiful birds visiting!

    • @barbaraloring9476
      @barbaraloring9476 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thank you so much for this great tutorial - was looking for an efficient strategy to make a small wildlife-supporting pond, and this is fantastic! I’ve looked up the pond liner and am wondering if you recommend a certain kind/specification of underlayment to use with it?

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@barbaraloring9476 it’s called non woven geotextile underlayment. I found a 7x10 piece on Amazon for around $40. Good luck with your project!

    • @LongNguyenSpirit
      @LongNguyenSpirit 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Thanks for all the great tips, but how to keep it to be that clean water without moss coming?

    • @ESowash
      @ESowash 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      We used left over carpeting underneath pond liner.😊

    • @eternalfizzer
      @eternalfizzer 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks so much for this! I have a solar pump that I was going to mount on my rain barrel to keep it from growing moss, then I saw a video showing how to make a "bog filter", then it started to get complicated. You show how to just get something small up and running. I'll give it a try!

  • @pinknosechronicles
    @pinknosechronicles 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Using the berry box is pure genius! I’ve made a few water features and what pure joy to watch the birds and wildlife enjoy it. Thanks for sharing 🎉

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks :-) Who knew that berry boxes are actually mini pond pump vaults in disguise? 😄

  • @sueg2658
    @sueg2658 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

    Great video! Another way to protect the pump is to put it to into a Paint Strainer Bag. It’s a nylon bag that painters use. They are inexpensive. I used them on my sump pumps when my patio would flood. They did a great job keeping the dirt out of the pumps.

    • @southernladywithmanyhats7428
      @southernladywithmanyhats7428 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I put my pump for the goldfish pond in one of those plastic shoe boxes that I had drilled holes all in. That way the debre doesn't get all trapped in around the pump.

    • @gaylewilhelm9706
      @gaylewilhelm9706 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great idea!

    • @Varsagod-lx9ub
      @Varsagod-lx9ub 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great Idea! I will do this in my future ponds

    • @heidishattuck7601
      @heidishattuck7601 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was wondering about a electrical double outlet box with and attach a cover/face plate.

  • @lisadearing5960
    @lisadearing5960 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I love to sit on my front porch swing and watch the birds in my feeders. I have a stone looking fountain with 3 waterfalls that the birds have discovered this year! They drink and splash around under the falls! I’ve also had a chipmunk stop by for sips of water!

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That sounds perfect! I love the little chipmunks too. 🐿️

  • @jeannebuckly8964
    @jeannebuckly8964 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Genius idea with the berry basket.

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thanks! I’ve been trying for years to come up with a little “pump vault” for those mini pumps. This is the best option I’ve found.

    • @moomoo3031
      @moomoo3031 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@WarblerRidge you might want to add some sort of filter around the pump, they clog up so fast when I had a pond once. I used a coffee can and (I cant remember what I used!) and filled it with I think was from my furnace filter. beautiful pond! I have a place for one , hope to get to it this summer! Happy May!

  • @mike2687
    @mike2687 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    One other tip--but does require more work in the initial build but less over the long haul is to give the larger pool a negative edge into a sump. For reference, check out pond-less waterfalls. This allows for a larger reservoir of water that gets replenished with the rains and maintains a constant depth within the pools. This could be helpful for anyone that has a high evaporation rate. It can still be done on a budget with a bucket with drilled holes for the pump containment and milk crates to create the voided space for more water volume. If topping off with water isn't an inconvenience, then this might not be necessary but it's still important to remember the evaporation rate--go on a trip with the family and the pump could potentially burn up--that's why I like the sump--peace of mind and consistent water depth.
    Really nice video for a well worth it project!

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That’s sort of what I did with my larger bird pond, although it flows into an open water reservoir. I tried to keep this mini pond as simple as possible. And this layout makes for a very small footprint and requires very little digging. It does need to be topped off with about a gallon of water every couple days. But my larger pond with the larger reservoir has to be topped off every few days in the summer too. There’s evaporation and the birds splash a lot of the water onto surrounding rocks (or fly off with in on their feathers, lol) If I had an unlimited budget, I’d like to have something with an automatic refill when the water level gets too low. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this. There are so many options for how to do these things.

    • @mike2687
      @mike2687 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@WarblerRidge - yeah, not every solution is friendly on the wallet!
      I built a pond for my boys to enjoy a couple years ago with an intake bay that sits in full sun and the evaporation loss is pretty significant.
      Quick flashback--my father had a koi pond growing up and killed everything three times--twice forgetting about when filling up the pond and the excess chlorine did them in. Another time, the PVC line that was valved off for filling the pond broke (inadvertently by a kid playing basketball--it was on the other side of the fence, ball hit it and the kid didn't say anything--our house was where everyone came to play anytime they wanted).
      Anyways, this has always been my fear for this pond... now that we've decided to build a much larger one, it'll have a negative edge dumping into a large reservoir that will collect rainwater from our gutters.
      For a smaller water feature like the bird pond, perhaps a rainwater barrel and a float similar to a toilet would suffice and not break the bank.
      By the way, what kind of camera do you use for the birds? It has a great resolution and looks perfectly clear.

    • @lindajones4478
      @lindajones4478 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I always wash the dirt off all the stones before placing them to keep the water clean. I really like your little pond.👍❤❤❤

  • @mbahcarrier1629
    @mbahcarrier1629 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Javanese culture in Indonesia understands that if we are friends with nature then nature will give us a lot of goodness, success for "Warbler......." ....Java Central, Indonesia, watch this video

    • @TheMurlocKeeper
      @TheMurlocKeeper 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, I too, don't understand the people who don't want anything to do with nature.
      Maybe the don't have souls?
      I consider them some sort of inhuman creatures.
      I think I would pine away and die if I couldn't have some connection with nature every day.
      It's just....natural!

  • @DuhLikeTotally
    @DuhLikeTotally 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    At 11:49 I thought you put a censor over the warbler bathing, like it was too risqué 😂 Took me a second to realize it was water on the camera

  • @lumpymum
    @lumpymum 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    We have a house in Mexico that gets no rain from October through to end of May. I started out putting a plate outside on the grass for the little seedeaters and warblers and the Aztec doves, beautiful tiny doves that nest in my bougainvillea. Now lots of birds are discovering it as a water source and a spot to cool off before bedtime. I am refilling my plate a lot. When the satellite dish was obsolete I put it on its back in the grass too, and they need filling and rinsing a couple of times a day. This little pond will be perfect and might make my life simpler, thank you! I just have to find some copper to keep the mosquitos from laying eggs in it. In Australia I used to put pennies in my birdbath, but it’s hard to find pennies now! I just subscribed, I imagine a lot of bird care will translate to far south too. I’m just a bit worried about keeping it clean with our hard water and dusty atmosphere, but I can hose it out with the overflow going into a garden with your design. Thanks again!

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I hose mine out when I add water, just like you describe, letting the excess dirty water flow out into the garden. Mine needs water added just about every day in the summer because of evaporation and the birds splashing out the water. In your hot location, you might want to dig your pool basin a little larger so it holds more water and might not have to be refilled as often. As long as there’s movement on the water surface, you shouldn’t have a problem with mosquitoes, but the copper is a neat tip! Thanks, I didn’t know about that! Good luck with your project and thanks for watching!

  • @jessekoch3480
    @jessekoch3480 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I have seen dozens of videos but yours is by far the best. I have small area with a bird bathe but after seeing the vid am going to incorporate it into the space.

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you and good luck with your bird pond. Make sure you read my note in the video description about using underlayment under the liner. I skipped that step and ended up with a leak. Rebuilt, a little bigger this time - but still small, with underlayment, and everything is doing great so far. These are really perfect for small spaces.

  • @southernladywithmanyhats7428
    @southernladywithmanyhats7428 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Thank you!!! I was about to take down a goldfish pond out front. I can use my liner for this and we would ENJOY this big time close to our patio. I have a natural hill there and everything for a small waterfall. I also have the flagstone and rocks. I will have to buy some of the smaller river rocks but that's no biggie. I know the birds like really shallow water so I am going to do this!!! SOOOOO glad I saw this when I did or I'd gave away my liner and then regretted it later. I have had this liner for more that 30 years and it's still holding up very well. The pond is almost waist deep so I have plenty of liner! THANK YOU again!!! I can't wait to get started on this!!!! I LOVVVVE birds!!! PLUS I have a little solar powered fountain I could use for the hummingbirds to play in.

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Oh, you’re all set! Have fun with it and enjoy watching the birds enjoy the water 🙂

  • @credit2020
    @credit2020 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Prewashing the pebbles will help, too.

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Washing buckets full of dirty pebbles is no fun. Easier to let the pump do the washing.

    • @georgedelimata8023
      @georgedelimata8023 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was wondering why you didn't just wash the stones off first.

  • @lauraheal4107
    @lauraheal4107 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Very beautiful. I too am a birder. Last year in Alberta Canada, it was so dry I took some tarp and made a kind of river and filled with bricks and water and the birds were in heaven. Thank you for your videos they are very inspiring. I will send some more Robins your way.

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good idea with the tarp! And thanks for the Robins 🙂 I’ll be watching for them

  • @PlantRelated
    @PlantRelated 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Wow this is incredible, thank you

  • @robasiansensation3118
    @robasiansensation3118 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I love birds, but I wouldn't consider myself a birder. BUT I transplanted my life from living on 9 acres in cabin in the woods with a running stream to living in a city, and not liking it. No way to move currently, so I decided to make my own water features and turn my back yard into a wildlife pitstop, of sorts. Letting a few small patches of the yard grow naturally, adding some wildflower seeds, creating small water features and such. I started by just buying a seven dollar toddler pool from Dollar general, a small pump, some drift woods and stones, and creating an almost free water feature. I have had dragon and damsel flies hatch after a few years, it's even added a few minnows and sun perch. I have another little spot in my moonflower bed where I sunk a rubber bucket, pump, and created a place I call Willow's Spring. ( willow is my puppy that helped dig that hole. ) I'm working on plans to put in a stream that crosses my yard with some small waterfalls. It's amazing the ecosystem that has popped up. To be surrounded by birds, rabbits, garter snakes, all of nature right here in a the middle of the city. The sound of the water falling over rocks just a few feet from my living area sooths me and keeps me sane. I struggle with keeping my pumps not getting clogged and LOVE the container idea. THANK YOU!!!

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It sounds like you’ve created a wonderful home for the birds and other wildlife! I love that your puppy pitched in and helped with the projects. Good dog 🐶. I also have a DIY Habitat Projects video that shows how I enlarged the original Mini Pond into a larger water feature for the birds that includes a small stream. Thanks for watching and commenting! I love to hear about people’s projects.

    • @robasiansensation3118
      @robasiansensation3118 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@WarblerRidge YAY!! I'm so glad I found your channel. I absolutely will be watching. Thanks so much. Such a peaceful space you have :)
      I had to have my favorite old 100 yr old tree cut down, and made them leave a four foot high stump. I want to create a waterfall/stream coming out and running through my tiny garden, but the logistics are complicated . right now I just have ivy crawling up that stump and one of my kiddie pool features sitting on top, but put in stones around the plastic. But I WILL make that stream....:) Those silly pools have lasted for years. I spray them with an aquarium safe black rubber sealant to keep the plastic from cracking and safer for wildlife. Between that, the ivy that creeps up, and carefully placed stone no one can tell it's just a kids pool. I seem to have a meeting place where blue jays, cardinals, and squirrels can co-exist each morning. They love to bath and gossip together. Some little finches and even hummingbirds like to have a mid-day cool off as well. Thanks for your content and getting back to me.

  • @rebecca55371
    @rebecca55371 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I don’t know why this showed up on my feed, but I’m thankful it did. I was just thinking I got two low spots on my property that I wanted to make into little pools for wildlife. Thank you!

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Good luck with your projects!

    • @rebecca55371
      @rebecca55371 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@WarblerRidge Thank you. 😊

  • @Varsagod-lx9ub
    @Varsagod-lx9ub 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    That looks like a naturally made pond! Great job!

  • @thereseboogades8498
    @thereseboogades8498 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is lovely, such a natural looking little pond - perfect for the birds & so fun to watch. Your habitat camera in this spot will bring plenty of viewing. ❤ Enjoy!

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for watching!

  • @KimCoulter-m5b
    @KimCoulter-m5b 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Wonderful video. Thanks for helping the birds and wildlife with a nice water source!

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you 🙂

  • @Kristen-603
    @Kristen-603 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm excited to try this! I hear frogs out not too far from my yard at night, maybe we can bring them in with this to help catch some of those mosquitos! :)

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Maybe build yours a little bit bigger with a deeper end (you can vary the water depth shifting or removing some of the pebbles) if you want to attract frogs. Good luck with your project!

  • @robynmoxham4255
    @robynmoxham4255 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video! I would love to build something like this. The squirrel at the end made me smile. 😊

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You should build one! Your birds will thank you! 🙂

  • @johnna-l7t
    @johnna-l7t 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Nice video -- thank you! One thing I would like to add is that the liner should be well rinsed before using as well as any other plastics being used in the project, including the tubing and taking off the stickers from the fruit container, if using. Plastic always has a toxic residue when made that one should try to get rid of as much as possible for the sake of the birds and other wildlife that may use this.

  • @siempreseagull2
    @siempreseagull2 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    This is cool. My cats think it would make a great restaurant. I told them that was ugly.

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      😆Bad kitty!🐱

    • @findinway7013
      @findinway7013 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Don't lure the birds in to be murdered by your cats. 😁

  • @catherinerossi1891
    @catherinerossi1891 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Thank you for this wonderful video. It was informative and relaxing to watch. 😄

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @brucecole5175
    @brucecole5175 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Nice job, both with this project and sharing your experience making water features for wildlife. I've been enjoying your Sunday Morning Birds for some time and was inspired to take up a DIY project. There is a small pond. Storm water drains into it through a shrubby swale. It is too far to use AC power, so I found a solar powered pump to supply the swale. I will need to haul the pump in before freeze up. The site is visible from a few windows in the house. I'm keeping a list of bird species that visit to bathe and drink, great fun! Many thanks for your videos and commentary.

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yay! I love that you were inspired to make a water feature for your birds! There are so many different ways to make it work. it’s kind of addictive, lol. I’m mulling over ideas for a redo of one that’s located next to my main bird pond/creek. Thanks for watching and happy birding!

  • @donnaharris8097
    @donnaharris8097 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    And all the birds were like * it's a Mandela effect . This definitely wasn't here yesterday 😂

  • @claudiasandigo9657
    @claudiasandigo9657 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for your video. Wonderfully created, easy to follow, and thorough. Thanks!

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for the kind words!

  • @lynettecook7783
    @lynettecook7783 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That’s awesome!! I’m gana do those pond project! Thanks for sharing !

  • @ConservativeVet84
    @ConservativeVet84 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for identifying the birds

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You’re welcome. I always try to do that. Thanks for watching!

  • @bebe60602
    @bebe60602 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I was looking for a simple easy diy water hole video, this one will do 👍🏻 I will add underlayment. I am in the Sonoran desert where it gets to 110, 115 F so very hot, i will share this little pond trying to keep water from getting too hot. Thank you

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That’s hot! Good luck with your project. I hope it works for you. You will have a lot of evaporation. You may need to make you pool larger. If you make it deeper, the water may get cooled some when it’s drawn through the deeper, cooler layer.

  • @sewlady33
    @sewlady33 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Nice! We used to have a nice 2-level Koi pond (they even had babies!) and I miss it so much. They loved coming to the surface and snacking on the Swiss Chard leaves. Eventually, we had what I think was a Heron that continually raided the pond. I'd go out and chase it away but it would circle back after a little while and get right back in the little pond.

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That pond sounds wonderful. I’m sorry the bird got all your fish. I had a small goldfish pond at my previous home but there are so many raccoons and other critters here, I decided not to try a fish pond.

  • @herbiecactus6687
    @herbiecactus6687 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Interesting choice to bury the pump in pebbles. I might have tried to put screening over the reservoir with pebbles on top.

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That would be another option, but you would lose the filtering capacity of the stone bed.

  •  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I would wash the stones before adding them to the pond so the water clears up sooner. Just a thought. 😊

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I think that’s the #1 comment I’ve been getting on this video 😆 I think I had worked myself almost to the point of grumpy-tired when I decided to not do any pre-rinsing. But, really, this type of ground level pool is going to get a certain amount of soil washed into it anyway. It worked out fine. And saved me some grumpiness 🙂 Thanks for watching and commenting! I appreciate it.

  • @mathompson4883
    @mathompson4883 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you! Hubby and I will do something like this for my birthday. Just what I wanted!

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  ปีที่แล้ว

      What a great birthday present! I hope it brings in lots of birds for you.

  • @livelifedailypay
    @livelifedailypay 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I am totally doing this! So glad I came across this video! Thank you.

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yay! Every yard needs a tiny bird pond 🙂

  • @GlenaGarrett
    @GlenaGarrett 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Beautiful, natural looking little pond, lovely support for birds and other small creatures.
    P.S. I did not see a Cardinal in the video even though there was a label.

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The Cardinal got edited out of the video at the last minute. I don’t remember why now. I think there may have been a lot of traffic noise in the background. When I swapped out the clip, I forgot to edit the label. Thanks for watching!

  • @marilynmourdock3688
    @marilynmourdock3688 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very pretty! Do you have it on a timer?

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@marilynmourdock3688 Do you mean a timer for the pump or the water? I don’t use either. It runs all day and night and I add water from the garden hose, or from water jugs during the winter. Or, I should say, I did do these things. This little pond sprung a leak and I replaced with a larger one that includes a small stream. Operates on the same concept, though. I pinned a comment about the leak. I recommend using some sort of underlayment to protect the liner. I skipped that step when I built this and later regretted that.

  • @gabbym7219
    @gabbym7219 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I loved ur video, very good explanation of what we need.
    Ur bird pond is so Beautiful.
    Thanks for your time to show us how make a great Pond❤

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for watching!

  • @charlenegarcia5144
    @charlenegarcia5144 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So Nice!!! 👏

  • @kenmurray1097
    @kenmurray1097 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Looks very natural, great for other animals and insects too

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The chipmunks and squirrels visit regularly :-)

  • @wolfbranchhomestead
    @wolfbranchhomestead ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow I am glaed this popped up into my suggested videos so I could learn how you constructed your bird pond. This will definitely be something fun I try to make for us! Thank you kindly

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’ve had so much fun trying out different water feature designs for the birds. This little one has ended up being a favorite spot for the woodpeckers. They almost never visit the larger bird pond but they love this little spot. Good luck with yours and have fun :-)

  • @MyManiotka
    @MyManiotka ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for sharing! I actually have a small pond in my courtyard with my favorite water plants like cattails, which is a good nesting material. I needed an overflow for the pond and wasn't sure what to do, this will do nicely. I can use a bridge to separate them and the birds will have the best of both worlds. I was thinking of using your overflow as a secondary overflow but primarily as a dirt bath area which is also vital for the birds in feather maintenance. Again, thanks.

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It sounds like you’re creating an excellent habitat for the birds! I’ve also been experimenting with a pumpless “puddle” for the birds that’s just a depression with a pond liner. I’m trying to work a mud/sand beach into the design. Something like that might work for your overflow area too.

  • @Antarctica2025
    @Antarctica2025 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Will be working on one next spring. Thanks!

  • @sethl8905
    @sethl8905 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Creative and beautiful work. You reminded me to not overthink projects and be creative. The video had excellent production quality too.

  • @alliehamilton-calhoun162
    @alliehamilton-calhoun162 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It seems as though everyone in Tennessee has a big, wooded lot. My house in central IL is about 10 feet away from the neighbor's fence on 3 sides. I can't do anything like this on my own property because the neighnors don't like wildlife being attracted to the neighborhood. You've been blessed with a beautiful property and the freedom to do with it what you choose. I thoroughly enjoyed your project, though!

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Tennessee does still have a lot of wild open spaces. The hilly terrain in the eastern part of the state, where I am, keeps things from being developed too densely. But we do have close together housing developments with lots of restrictions here too. I love being out in the countryside where there are lots of birds and other wildlife, but there are tradeoffs - like a 30 minute drive to the grocery store 😄. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment, I appreciate it!

    • @TheMurlocKeeper
      @TheMurlocKeeper 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Sounds like you just need a higher fence, lol!
      Screw what your neighbours want or don't want!
      If they "don't like wildlife being attracted to the neighbourhood" then I personally would go out of my way to plant nut trees and fruit trees and berries of all sorts, AND build a lovely big, rambling water feature to attract ALL the wildlife from everywhere, lol!
      Screw those guys!
      A connection with nature is food for the soul!
      Don't let other people's stupid demands hold you back.
      Be a rebel!
      Plant stuff and create water features!
      Build your paradise! :D

  • @danalaniz7314
    @danalaniz7314 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    very nice and a great setting.

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you and thanks for watching 🙂

  • @bethbailey7641
    @bethbailey7641 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Thank you so much for sharing. I know it took lots of time to make this video and I appreciate it so much. I’m definitely going to try it!!

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I did discover that it’s easier to make videos of birds than it is to make videos of myself doing something 😂 Let me know how it works for you. I hope it’s a little bird magnet!

  • @debrayon600
    @debrayon600 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for this video! I'm going to try and make one!

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good luck! I hope it works well for you 🙂

  • @anneyrose
    @anneyrose ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That's great I have all that already except getting a solar pump/ fountain live in desert so I have to keep water going in it

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If you’re in the desert, I’d recommend making yours larger than what I did so it can hold more water. Between water loss from bird splashing and evaporation, I’ve been having to add water to mine every day. I imagine the evaporation is much worse where you are.

    • @anneyrose
      @anneyrose ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@WarblerRidge yes i made deeper with big flat rocks in it

  • @deborahphillips8342
    @deborahphillips8342 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you so much for this! I am moving to a new house soon with a large flat "tabula rasa" garden. I had thought about a water feature, but it seemed daunting (I'm 74). But this looks doable.

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad it was helpful! Good luck with your project and your new home

  • @catherinemurphy873
    @catherinemurphy873 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing job 💯. Thanks 👍

  • @debbieurias5151
    @debbieurias5151 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is a pond I think I can do myself all I need is a small pond filter. Thank you for your pond video.

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good luck with your project and thanks for watching!

  • @_JanetLouise
    @_JanetLouise 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    very cool

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you 🙂

  • @susanstump6599
    @susanstump6599 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    the little pond is lovely. I have used the same water pump in my bird bath and it gets pretty clogged with debris fairly often. How often do you have to dig up and clean out your pump? thanks for sharing!

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you. It’s been running for about eight months now without clogging. The layer of rocks works as a filter so there shouldn’t be much gunk getting to the pump. And the berry box should keep any small stones from getting into the pump and jamming the impeller.

  • @tanis1111
    @tanis1111 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Well done it's just great! Anything to attract wildlife is fantastic in my book. Thank you so much for making and sharing this video. I love it!!

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @53muse
    @53muse 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very nice.

  • @artifactartstudio107
    @artifactartstudio107 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Lovely video: peaceful and calming. Thanks for the content. I really want to try this!

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Go for it! Your birds will thank you

  • @sandiheilman-ry4jt
    @sandiheilman-ry4jt 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You gave perfect step by step instructions that anyone can do! Wish I would have seen this when I set my first pond up. Now I'm going to do a bird bath with the information on your site. Thank you. The wildlife in my yard will love it.

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad it was helpful and good luck with your project!

  • @marionnixon817
    @marionnixon817 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent video and very informative!

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you 🙂

  • @margiereyes3640
    @margiereyes3640 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love this video, came out amazing looks totally natural

  • @sandramedina1517
    @sandramedina1517 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love the way you kept the nature look with the tree branches and wood. This is a nice idea. Thank You for sharing.

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you. I think the birds are more comfortable with something that looks like their natural habitat. Plus the branches and wood give the birds somewhere to perch while they decided whether or not it’s safe to get in the water.

  • @gaylewilhelm9706
    @gaylewilhelm9706 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I made this. Well in the process. Added the rocks inside but still have the outside to do. I love this! TY! I wish I would have seen about the underlay before I started but I should be fine. All sand

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yay! I hope your little pond brings you and your birds lots of enjoyment. You probably will be fine without the underlayment. I have not only lots of rocks but also lots of burrowing chipmunks. Both are hazardous to pond liners 😀 And replacing my liner wasn’t all that difficult because the pool is so small. Enjoy your birds!

    • @gaylewilhelm9706
      @gaylewilhelm9706 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@WarblerRidge ❣

  • @tamarahaworth
    @tamarahaworth 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I keep bowls of water out for the animals and birds. This is a much better looking idea! Thank you.

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’m sure the water bowls are appreciated!

  • @glowwurm9365
    @glowwurm9365 ปีที่แล้ว

    Built something very similar which feeds my fish pond, shallow water with a deeper end for plants and frogs etc leading into a small waterfall. Birds love it…

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  ปีที่แล้ว

      Great idea to tie it into a fish pond!

  • @ProgramistaNaBudowie
    @ProgramistaNaBudowie ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for sharing! Awesome idea :)

  • @ThreeRunHomer
    @ThreeRunHomer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Excellent and affordable! You said to keep it shallow. What’s a good depth? 1 or 2 inches?

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I’d say one inch max.

  • @jans5746
    @jans5746 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much for the inspiration.

  • @SIC647
    @SIC647 ปีที่แล้ว

    Perfect! I have a little pond liner and other materials left over from building my larger pond. Will make one of these.

  • @tman111195
    @tman111195 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome job n thanks for sharing!! How large/deep should upper pool be approximately?

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The upper pool isn’t absolutely necessary. But I think it adds some motion and extra water sound. Mine is small. Maybe 6 inches by inches. And just a couple inches deep. Deep enough to hold a base layer of pebbles to cover the liner.

  • @BirdBath1
    @BirdBath1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Absolutely💯beautiful 😍❤♥

  • @lizzyanthus1
    @lizzyanthus1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a lovely little pond! Thank you so much, for sharing how you made yours. I even think I can manage to make something similiar, from watching your video. Thank you again!

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I had fun building it. I hope it turns out well for you and that your birds enjoy it 🙂

  • @Mollykat5054
    @Mollykat5054 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I ❤ this!!

  • @BirdsNation
    @BirdsNation 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beautiful and useful. 🙂🙃🙂They will love it.

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The birds are enjoying it so far!

    • @BirdsNation
      @BirdsNation ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@WarblerRidge If I were a little bird, I would be there, too. 😄😆

  • @kathycompton8699
    @kathycompton8699 ปีที่แล้ว

    great video and update! Thanks!

  • @christinakostadinova7579
    @christinakostadinova7579 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Lovely ❤

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you 🙂

  • @ViKee010
    @ViKee010 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for this. I have all the equipment needed but have just been fixed on the idea of a bowl fountain. This helps me think of something more natural is possible. I’m going to give it a go and hopefully it’ll be as beautiful as yours. Another thing, I have a solar fountain so I hope it works. Yours is beautiful. ✌🏻🤍🤞

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Solar fountains tend to not be as powerful as the plug in types. The main question will be if it has enough power to lift the water from the bottom of the pool basin to your outfall. Maybe test that out before you bury the pump. You could also try using a more accessible pump container like the plastic coffee tub I used for my woodland stream. That would make swapping out the pump easier if you’re not happy with the solar one. Good luck!

  • @annwithaplan9766
    @annwithaplan9766 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very nice! This gives me an idea to do that with what I've already got. I'm using a large round (heavy) thing for my birdbath on top of a table frame. I don't know what it's made of, but it's heavy and thick. I do have some rocks in it, but not enough. I'm going to get some river rocks and put them inside and around the edges of it. The birds already come to it, but I want to make it look more natural like you did.

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That sounds nice. Is it deep enough to put a little pump in there so you get some water movement? Maybe a little bubbler in the middle? The sound of moving water really attracts the birds.

  • @TammieBuckeye
    @TammieBuckeye ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for sharing Great job!

  • @HoneyBee-zh9zw
    @HoneyBee-zh9zw 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Definitely would have rinsed out the rocks before putting them in 👍❤

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That seems to be the consensus. 😄 All I can say is I was getting worn out and letting the hose run to clear the water was easier than rinsing a bunch of rocks.

  • @shahad1982
    @shahad1982 ปีที่แล้ว

    It’s gorgeous! Great job.

  • @chlexiel.1022
    @chlexiel.1022 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That is adorable and beautiful. I love birds.

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They are truly wonderful creatures. Thanks for watching!

  • @strictlyconservative8777
    @strictlyconservative8777 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really beautiful!

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you! 😊

  • @boonskyler
    @boonskyler ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks

  • @Rob_2020
    @Rob_2020 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @Mrs.TJTaylor
    @Mrs.TJTaylor 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    My neighbors feral cat colony would love for me to install a little bird pond like this!

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Ergh. Definitely not a good option with a bunch of cats around

    • @Mrs.TJTaylor
      @Mrs.TJTaylor 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@WarblerRidge I keep my birdbaths up high, under the cover of trees and on my deck where the cats can’t go. So far, so good. But earlier this year I lost a male Cardinal to them. I love cats, in general, but I am very angry at my neighbors who allow the cats to breed out of control. So irresponsible.

    • @moomoo3031
      @moomoo3031 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Mrs.TJTaylor trap them yourself and get them spayed!

    • @socalgal714
      @socalgal714 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I have that problem too. The lady behind us is a hoarder and she's been in trouble with animal control for many years. It's a real problem. Not only for the birds, but they use my flower beds as a community cat box 😡

    • @Mrs.TJTaylor
      @Mrs.TJTaylor 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@socalgal714 I feel for you. It’s a serious problem. The stench, and fleas and flys and the poor sickly cats too. These hoarders think they’re doing a good thing but they only create misery for everyone and every thing. I haven’t seen a squirrel or a chipmunk here for years.

  • @lindawilson4625
    @lindawilson4625 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very nice looking! This might be a dumb question, but how do you clean & freshen the water? I ask because birds bathe & usually poop in the water. I try my best to keep them healthy:-)

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Not a dumb question. By burying the pump under a bed of gravel, you create a biological filter that helps clean the water (similar to the bog filters used in larger fish ponds). Also, because this is such as small water feature, it loses quite a bit of water to splashing and evaporation daily, so there is fresh water being added regularly. When I’m adding water, I also use the spray from the garden hose to rinse off the stones and let the dirty water flow out for the pond, just like I showed when I washed the dirt out of the pond when I set it up. Thanks for watching!

    • @lindawilson4625
      @lindawilson4625 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@WarblerRidge THANKS! Makes sense. I've never had a pond. Only bird baths. Maybe I'll give it a try :-) Have a good evening!

  • @Melanizing
    @Melanizing 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love this! Thanks for taking the time to put it together. Will definitely try this out at some point. ❤

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks! And I hope it works for you

  • @clarencejackson5284
    @clarencejackson5284 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice

  • @designsbybriana
    @designsbybriana ปีที่แล้ว

    You have an absolutely beautiful yard setting. Thank you so much for posting this. I’ve wondered how to do it. Guess what I’m doing after the ground thaws?!? (The Hungry Little Birdie)

  • @Wendy-i2i9y
    @Wendy-i2i9y หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love your little bird ponds and want to add some, however I have a barred owl that lives in my forest. Any tips to protect the song birds?

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Place your bird pond close to trees or shrubs so the birds have a place to perch and scan the area before getting into the water and a nearby place to quickly escape to if a predator arrives. Wet birds don’t fly very well, so having a shrub or low hanging tree branches right next to the pond is important. There’s a big oak leaf hydrangea right at the head of my bigger pond. And the mini pond / woodland stream is right at the edge of the woods, with plenty of low branches nearby. I have owls and hawks, and so far (knock on wood!) I’m not aware of any birds being preyed on at the ponds. The birds seem to be pretty aware of when a hawk is around. I’ve had owls visit the bird ponds to bathe, but it’s always been at night, when the songbirds aren’t active.

  • @donbsea
    @donbsea 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have a 28" diameter ele. pump birdbath. That thing is seriously used by the birds all the time. BUT...I have to scrub it out from all the bird poop, some food some birds take into the water to clean it, or to eat it...? And I mean I have to scrub it out with one of those kitchen sponge with the nylon mesh netting on the back of it to get this cleaned. Every four days in the summer. How does this in-ground bird bath get cleaned? July 12, 2024.

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi. I thought I responded earlier but I must not have hit send. Oops! My bird baths get really grungy too. I scrub them out just about every day. I think some of that is due to the water being still. My in-ground baths get dirty too and need regular attention. I add fresh water every day during the warm season. Between evaporation and what the birds splash out, that has to be done or the bating pool goes dry. When I’m adding water, I use a spray from the garden hose to loosen up dirt that’s settled into the top layer of stones and let that float out of the pool with overflow water. And then the other thing that’s different from a regular birdbath is that the water is constantly being drawn down through the bed of pebbles that the pump is buried under. That has both a mechanical and biological filtering effect as good bacteria and other organisms that build up in the stone bed break down wastes and clean the water. The same biological filtering system is used to keep fish pond water clean. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching.

  • @wooddoug1
    @wooddoug1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm planning a bird pond and like your simple design. I'm unclear on the function of the second smaller pool. the pump's in the large pond, water flows out the tube onto rocks and drains back into the large pond. Only the amount of water the pump delivers is available to run into the pond. What good does the smaller pool do?

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The second pool isn’t really necessary, but it provides a little more surface water movement and additional water sound. And some of the smallest birds seem to prefer the really tiny pools.

  • @tracykharp
    @tracykharp 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Do you have to keep filling the pond with water every so often? How do you keep the water clean? Do you have to remove bird droppings?

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, water needs to be added every day during the summer, less often during the winter. Frequently adding fresh water is a big part of keeping it clean. I add water with a garden hose and spray down the rocks, allowing the overflow to carry dirt out into the garden. The water also gets some mechanical and biological filtration as it circulates through the bed of stones that the pump is buried in. Sediments can settle into the bottom of the stone bed and helpful bacteria and other organisms that colonize the stone bed over time help clean the water.

  • @sarae.3474
    @sarae.3474 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Love this! How often do you have to replenish the water? Do you have issues with mosquitoes since the water is pretty still?

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I have to top off the water daily on all my water features for the birds. The birds splash out a lot of the water and some evaporates. There’s enough motion with this to keep the mosquitoes away. Thanks for watching!

  • @AnnetteRead-m4k
    @AnnetteRead-m4k 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Lovely spa for the birds, but just be very careful there are no cats around to pounce the birds are very vulnerable that low down 😊

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      True! There should also be trees or shrubs nearby for birds to escape to if danger approaches. They don’t fly real well when they’re wet, so having a safe place to perch nearby any bird bath is a good idea.

  • @suzannehurst4805
    @suzannehurst4805 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love this! I wonder how deep you dug and for underlayment will you use sand? I would have washed the rocks to keep the water clean but looks like it cleared up on its own. Again, thank you for a great video!

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi and thank you for the kind words. I dug about 8 inches. I skipped underlayment when I built this and ended up with a leak after about six months (see my pinned comment). When I rebuilt this as a slightly larger water feature with a little stream (look for the woodland steam or DIY habitat projects videos on my channel), I used a geotextile underlayment fabric. It’s doing well so far. My experience with washing rock is that it’s not much fun, lol. And the native soil that was mixed with the pebbles I used for this project probably gave the biological filtration process a kick-start. The microorganisms help clean and filter the water. If you do a search in fish pond bog filters, there are some good videos on this type of natural filtration. Thanks for watching and commenting!

  • @Antarctica2025
    @Antarctica2025 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It’s why I sink a 20 gallon container under ground that is covered but allows returning water to drip through. It is still a project in the making. Would add photo if I knew how!

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  ปีที่แล้ว

      That sounds like a neat idea

  • @kerrihiggins2106
    @kerrihiggins2106 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Would the water need to be treated somehow every so often to keep it clean?? This is a wonderful idea!

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Between evaporation and splashing birds, this loses enough water that you’ll need to top it off with fresh water at least a couple times a week. I add water daily during the summer. And when I refill, I run some extra from the garden hose to flush out any dirt that accumulates.

    • @kerrihiggins2106
      @kerrihiggins2106 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@WarblerRidge do you have to clean the rocks or do any maintenance other than filling and topping off?

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kerrihiggins2106 Every now and then when I’m topping off the water, I give the stones a rinse with a jet of water from the garden hose and then add enough fresh water that the dirt stuff flows out of the pool.

  • @coreencasey5109
    @coreencasey5109 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love this but i live in an area where there are lots of toads. Any suggestions?

    • @WarblerRidge
      @WarblerRidge  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I get the native American toads here and they’re considered good to have around but, luckily I’ve never had to deal with any dangerous or non-native invasive toads. If those are what you have, then this sort of water feature may not be a good idea.

  • @jackieflynt995
    @jackieflynt995 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just beautiful...love it!!