put water out for the birds in your garden because they could die in this heat

[lunachic]

just phoned my mum who has a family of dead blackbirds in her garden one was still alive and came round with a drink of water its silly how you forget to do simple things like putting water out for them until its to late- so i just though id remind everyone on behalf of our flying friends -please put a large bowl of water out in a quiet spot in your garden and maybe save the life of some birdies-thanks

Will do just that now.

Aw! I've just put some out about an hour ago.

The heat also gets to hedgehogs which drink LOADS - so leave it out overnight at ground level!

ummm - I'm not keen on birds (other than my chickens) always crapping on the kids climbing frame and my washing

sorry about the grisly blackbird find though

dont like birds
all that flapping

they can drink from the paddling pool in mine

Birds don't like you either, Fish. All those fins.

Any ideas what I could put some in.

Don't have a bird table or bath...

Old washing up bowl if you really must offer a drink the little blighters

I don't encourage birds in my garden because my cat keep killing them

Birds eat flies and other such evil grubby things (slugs, snails, etc). Go on,. HMC and Fish, be kind to them

Ah yes.

our fish pond is full of birds...

That may be so, but did you know that pigeons carry meningitis? Honestly. I remember reading that somewhere...

It's pigeons in my garden that I have the major beef with

don't bother with chickens HMC - -get a cat - that will keep the pigeons out

Oh, not a fan of pigeons particularly. But sparrows, robins, starlings, blackbirds, wrens, pied wagtails, chaffinches, woodpeckers, jays...lovely.

Piffle...alive or dead birds? Tried to think of a delicate way to put taht...failed, as you can see!

hate pidgeons too flying rats as someone one said but other birdies are nice and dont do much harm