I also watered the same as khourshed and my gardener told me the light colored stucco on the house is making some of my plants to hot so he moved them around back and there doing better that could b a thought for anyone with brick or any heat drawing siding on your home. I also have tall ceilings and my son hates it when i bring in my house plants....its really his home i live with him. We live in the southern part of the USA and it does get hot here. The tall tops have to be moved around due to the winter heat also and everyone knows hot air rises so you know what I am doing most of the winter but to look at the snow if we ever get any ad sometimes we do its beautiful. Even my son admitted it. I am disabled due to a stupid driver running over me and I was a stay home mom and guess what no SS- social security and ex will not help so I thank God my son is able to take care of him and we don't argue I did not want to give anyone that impression I am elderly and when I am gone he can give them all away but one lol. ( private joke)

Scully, yep - we are a bit warmer here, but it's the overnight hard freezes that crack birdbath basins. On cold winter days, if I notice an ice skim forming, I'll add warm water too, but if I'm gone for the day the risk of freezeover escalates. The heater works 24/7. We've had a warm fall too, but if the Old Farmers Almanac is right, once it gets here, we're in for it this winter. Btw - Everytime I open this thread I get a mental picture of Woodstock ice skating on the birdbath - brings a smile to my face ....... thanks! Another little aside is that in the heat of summer, I take a pitcher full of ice cubes out to the birdbath - the flapping about definitely increases when I cool it down! :o) Love my birds!

Thanks Steve, I guess I will pass on it. Even with the 50% off it is still 17 bucks. I have not seen any mention of the feeder on the web either. It was not that hard to take apart, just unscrew a bolt at the bottom and pull the bottle out. From there it was just unscrew the top and clean. The red base might be hard to clean as the hole was real small, plus I am not sure if it drips or not. I have a feeling it will.

It's a European starling..They are invasive, kill other bird nestlings and their nest should be removed.They aren't protected by law as they aren't native and cause harm to other cavity nesters.. Here are some links to prevent them from nesting and to repel them : http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-Starlings http://www.sialis.org/starlingbio.htm http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex729