Product Description

Un-heated Bird Bath with Tilt-to-Clean Deck Mount. The bowl is 20" x 2" deep. The shape of the rim is designed to be easily grasped by a bird's talons making it a natural perch and, as a result, encourages landings. Includes a mounting bracket that firmly attaches to deck rails. The bath can be tilted for cleaning without removing it from the rail.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #234 in Lawn & Patio
• Color: Light stone color
• Brand: API
• Model: 645
• Dimensions: 2.00" h x 20.00" w x 20.00" l, 10.00 pounds

Features

• Practical birdbath with tilting mount from API, Inc.
• Basin is constructed in plastic with a rim designed for natural talon gripping
• Basin mounts a screw-clamp bracket that fits deck railings; no tools needed for installation
• Hinged mount allows users to tilt the basin to dump out dirty water for simple pool refreshing
• The bath measures 20 inches in diameter with a 2-inch depth; this item weighs 4.9 pounds upon shipping

Amazon.com Review
Birds enjoy drinking, playing and bathing in many pools of water, whether splashing in a puddle brimming from a pothole, water treatment reservoir, or a public fountain. However, some of these swimming areas are tainted by oil and gasoline run-off, sewage, residue from a road's tar or asphalt, or heavy chlorination. Such unnatural impurities may actually leave a bird dirtier post-bath and endanger its physical wellbeing. While controlling the water quality of every puddle in the world is impossible, bird lovers can at least provide a safer bathing pool for feathered friends by installing a home birdbath and keeping the basin stocked with clean water. To help encourage frequent refills of fresh water, Allied Precision Industries (API) created this birdbath model with a hinged mount to enable easy disposal of dirty, stagnant water.

Simple in appearance to fit into any outdoor décor, the birdbath basin features plastic construction that fares well through all weather conditions. Birds come to rest on the basin's rim, which is designed specifically to accommodate a natural talon grip. The basin affixes to API's unique EZ-Tilt-To-Clean deck rail mount. A sturdy hinge allows users to flip the basin over to quickly dump dirty water over the railing. The mount uses a screw clamp to grip a rail, needing no drills for installation. To best attract birds, place the birdbath in a sheltered southeast location and stock with fresh water regularly. The bath measures 20 inches in diameter with a 2-inch depth. This item weighs 4.9 pounds upon shipping. --Jessica Reuling

Customer Reviews

Railing mounted birdbath
This is a great birdbath...signed, the birds. I bought 2 of these and am very pleased with them. Easily mounted [without drilling or screws], the heavy duty bowl is easy to empty, clean, and refill, all at a comfortable height. Highly recommended by a new bird enthusiast.

Easy to use birdbath
I bought this birdbath after having trouble finding a free-standing one that had a large enough capacity to not quickly evaporate dry in the Mid-Atlantic coast's summer while being tall enough to be seen from our back windows. This seemed to fit the bill with its deep bowl and was very easy to install (screwdriver required, no other tools). It's just as easy to empty as advertised, also.

On the negative side, since it mounts on a deck railing, it might be higher than your local birds are used to looking for water. It took several weeks for our birds to discover and start using it.

Highly recommended if you don't have a convenient spot to put a typical pedestal-mounted birdbath or need the convenience of being able to easily dump out a birdbath.

Great deck birdbath after minor fixes
I have had this deck mounted birdbath for 3 years and it has held up very well to the elements. The birds use it year-round. In the winter I use a 50 watt K&H Ice Eliminator (heater) $20.82 from Amazon, which also works great. The supplied birdbath mount is not the sturdiest (mounted on 2x6 deck rail); I have a small, flat rock on each side of the bracket to make the birdbath mounting solid, otherwise it won't stay level. Using the rocks to steady the mount is no big deal to me--the bracket itself is simply not adequate for the job. To correct this problem, I see the company now has a "deep dish" design where the entire base sits on the deck for stability. The problem with this is this birdbath already creates the illusion of being much deeper than it is. Some small birds already have a problem getting up the courage to wade into the current design due to fear of the water depth. I think the deep dish design would really scare these birds.

If mounting on a 2x4 deck rail the "rock trick" would still steady the mounting--between the mounting and the two rocks, the birdbath would be "rock-solid."

It took the birds a month or so to come to the birdbath--I almost returned it thinking it was a poor design. Since then the birds love it. I sometimes have a lineup of two or three birds "on deck" waiting for their turn--I'm not making this up. It's not unusual for me to have a Robin (they love water), bluejay, goldfinch, and then catbird (also love water) bathe, one after the other. You only need two flat rocks, approx. 1 inch high for each side of the bracket to make this set-up work great. Your birds will love you for it.