You also can provide an alternate source of clean drinking water, making the pool less tempting. For more wildlife, garden and backyard topics, sign up for our new, free Flora+Fauna newsletter .

When they’re not splashing around in it, a trough is also a great source of drinking water for birds. Keep your bird trough full and in the same spot in your yard (ideally in the shade), and ...

Most birds go for ease when looking for drinking water. But the sulfur-crested cockatoos in the suburbs of Sydney, Australia, often prefer to quench their thirst with a challenging puzzle.

Turning on the water fountains takes skill, so it makes sense that not all attempts worked out. To quench their thirst, the birds would place one foot on the fountain’s stem and the other on the ...