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Titre :	Drinking and bathing by birds in a garden
Auteurs :	Christopher F. Mason, Auteur ; Sheila M. Macdonald, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	British Birds (99(10) OCT 2006)
Article en page(s) :	521-530
Résumé :	The use of two birdbaths, situated at different distances from cover, and a garden pond was recorded over a 12-month period. Thirty species used the birdbaths but only eleven used the pond, which received only 2% of the total visits recorded. There were seasonal differences in the number of species and number of visits to the birdbaths, and most species showed a marked preference for the birdbath closest to cover. There were significant differences among species in the use of birdbaths for drinking and for bathing, and this also varied seasonally for some species. Differences in use of birdbaths during the day were also observed. Group bathing and mixed bathing were often recorded, while dew-bathing was also observed during summer months. We recommend that a simple pedestal birdbath, situated close to cover, provides the best drinking and bathing environment for a variety of bird species.

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