Promised one-year update on these Mellbree copper disks I tested back in July 2025. Available on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3RnJc9N. I'm trying out 99.9% pure copper 4" disks provided by Mellbree to use in my favorite huge old concrete bird bath to stop algae growth and make it easier to keep clean. Copper is an algicide, I remember when I was a kid we used to put copper sulfate in our farm pond to keep the algae down, but you don't want to put harsh chemicals in your bird bath. Pure copper is a safe way to keep bird baths cleaner. I'll follow up in about a month with an update. Also, Don't use Pennies in your bird baths as a copper source unless they are old ones. From1962 to 1982 Pennies were 95% copper and 5% zinc. Since 1982 Pennies are 97.5% zinc with just a thin copper plating (2.5%) and zinc is toxic. Copper disks are available on Amazon at: https://amzn.to/4fbZ3zV Commission may be Earned through affiliate links. 🔴 New HD videos uploaded weekly. If you enjoy the videos please subscribe, ring the bell to get all channel upload notifications, like, and comment! Ways to support this Channel: 🔴 PayPal Donation to: mybackyardbirding@gmail.com 🔴 Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/backyardbirding 🔴 MBYB Merchandise: https://teespring.com/stores/backyard-birding-and-beyond 🔴Backyard Birder's AMAZON shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/mybackyardbirding As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. A small portion of each sale goes toward supporting the Backyard without increasing costs to you. #birds #birdbath #garden
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Mellbree Pure Copper Disks for Keeping Bird Baths Clean - Did They Work?
Promised one-year update on these Mellbree copper disks I tested back in July 2025. Available on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3RnJc9N. I'm trying out 99.9% pure copper 4" disks provided by Mellbree to use in my favorite huge old concrete bird bath to stop alga...
Open this video on MyBackyardBirdingMourning Dove Drinks From Mountain Spring #birds
Mourning Doves love to drink from the mountain spring, unlike most birds, they suck up the water through their beaks like a straw. They are also one of the last birds to visit the spring before dark. Filmed with the Campark TC22 wildlife camera available on...
Open this video on MyBackyardBirdingAppalachian Water Shrew #wildlife
The mountain spring at nearly 4000 feet elevation under a hemlock grove is the perfect habitat for the water shrew. Mr Shrew is partial to this slowly rotting hemlock tree lying across the stream. The Appalachian water shrew (Sorex palustris), often called ...
Open this video on MyBackyardBirdingSong Sparrows Bathes in Mountain Spring #birds
Have to show some love to the little brown birds like this Song Sparrow at the mountain spring 💦💦💦. These birds are always hanging around the spring looking for bugs or splashing around and are responsible for more than half of the videos this time of ye...
Open this video on MyBackyardBirdingOsprey Preening #birds
An Osprey relaxes and preens high atop a Cook Island Pine Tree known as the Backyard "Raptor Tree" Filmed with OM System OM5 MK2 Camera https://amzn.to/4uzXL83 and OM System M Zuicko 100-400 telephoto lens https://amzn.to/4xoSSkK available on Amazon at: htt...
Open this video on MyBackyardBirdingAmerican Robin's Epic Bath In a Mountain Spring #birds
An American Robin has a refreshing time in the mountain spring. Note the importance of having a perch like a branch or similar feature near or over a bird bath to enhance appeal and enjoyment for the birds. Filmed with the Campark TC22 wildlife camera avail...
Open this video on MyBackyardBirdingAmazing Woodland Jumping Mouse #wildlife
The Woodland Jumping Mouse is one of the most interesting small mammals that calls the mountain spring 💦💦💦 home. Using the stream as a highway they hop up and down all night setting off my cameras and I rarely get a clear shot since they are so fast. The...
Open this video on MyBackyardBirdingTiger Spiketail Dragonfly Amazing Egg Laying in Mountain Stream
This is the secretive and seldom seen deep forest dwelling Tiger Spiketail dragonfly laying eggs in a small seep stream flowing from an underground mountain spring that makes for a great birdbath. But sometimes truly rare and unusual observations are made o...
Open this video on MyBackyardBirdingPileated Woodpecker Calling and Bathing Extreme Close Up #birds
The full amazing Pileated Woodpecker encounter in full resolution. Please rotate your phone sideways to enjoy fully. #woodpecker #nature The full amazing Pileated Woodpecker encounter in full resolution. Please rotate your phone sideways to enjoy fully. #wo...
Open this video on MyBackyardBirdingOM SYSTEM OM-5 Mark 2 for Wildlife and Birds Review
Birds and Wildlife with the OM5? Absolutely, with tons of examples! I tested out the OM System OM 5 Mark 2 for over a month and found it to be an excellent all around travel and adventure camera and I paired it with four different OM System telephoto lenses...
Open this video on MyBackyardBirdingSquirrel Sips From Mountain Spring 💦 #relax
A squirrel Sips from the cool waters of the mountain spring 💦💦💦. #heatwave #wildlife
Open this video on MyBackyardBirdingAmazing Tiger Spiketail Dragonfly Laying Eggs Pogo Stick Style
This is the secretive and seldom seen deep forest dwelling Tiger Spiketail dragonfly laying eggs in a small seep stream flowing from an underground mountain spring that makes for a great birdbath. But sometimes truly rare and unusual observations are made o...
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