Best Deck Mounted bird baths

Why offer wild birds water in a place in the yard that is out of sight when a deck mounted bird bath can encourage common backyard birds closer to you on your deck.

What I believe to be the best deck mounted bird baths have a detachable bowl for cleaning, while the frame with a 'G' clamp remains secured on the railing. Depth of water bowl isn't important with a larger dish more attractive. Rather than a bird bath only there can be a bonus bird feeder dish or bracket feature.

Believe it or not I had trouble compiling this list of the best deck mounted bird baths for you, but in the end I have solid options available to you.

Bear in mind many of these deck mounted bird baths appear similar, while only few tiny yet important features can tell them apart.

What you will get is a terracotta color theme bird bath bowl along with a contrasting painted in black metal frame. To attach any deck mounted bird bath to the railing it would be secured on with an easy screw G-clamp bolt.

Now you can keep the frame secured on the railing while you can simply lift off the made in plastic or steel bird bath bowl to take it away to clean and maintain.

Remember the bird bath bowl must be regularly cleaned in order to keep the water fresh.

In addition to this accessories can be included, such as several individual clamps to clamp the flimsy bird bath bowl onto the metal frame to stop it blowing away.

I'll leave you by recommending you prioritize a deck mounted bird bath bowl with bird feeder dish included - as wild birds can easily be attracted to bird food when its harder to get them to use a bird bath only in the yard.

Bird bath mount faces outward

To save you time allow me to offer you my experience when setting up what could be your new deck mounted bird bath.

Where you attach the bird bath bowl on the railing is imperative for two reasons; one to display it to potential wild birds; second of all its to be sure any reflective surface can glisten under the sun if its position in an open south or south/east direction.

More importantly, the bird bath bowl on the railing must favor a pointing out position, to which it would be hanging over a bit of your yard.

If the deck mount bird bath is facing inwards, namely hanging over the deck; I can assure you this can result in the bird bath bowl likely being out of view. Similarly, dirty water plus bird food if its a double feature will stain the wood finish.

With that in mind to swing the bird bath bowl only, or if there's a bird feeder dish included yet is hanging over a wooden railing - it will show signs of wear and tear in due course.

Vertical clamp style

What is first going to be attached to any style of deck railing, including a rounded bar on a balcony - is a 'G' style clamp which is fastened using a tightening of a nut.

Less so would it be a horizontal clamp but more so the best deck mounted bird baths come with a practical vertical clamp.

How this can assist you in securing it to your railing is it holds its position better, whereas you can screw it on a little easier without needing to lean over the railing.

Not a problem on a deck railing though to lean over a balcony is discouraged with this style clamp.

Best way you can clean a deck mounted bird bath is by simply lifting off the made in plastic or steel bird bath bowl. All while the frame initially attached to the railing can stay in place as you need full access to the bowl for general maintenance.

Centralize deck railing clamp

Now I will say this isn't important for any of you who have a fairly wide deck railing, whereas a narrow rail can see a slip of the clamp.

What you must aim for to guarantee a tight fix of the clamp is to be sure its secured on a centralized part of the railing - if its super wide then the clamp must at least be all the way on to prevent it sliding off.

I am referring to squared off railings of course but then again most g-clamps featured on my deck mounted bird baths list can be secured to a narrow, rounded railing.

Risks of it coming loose is certainly possible though you'd need to handle it first before open it up to attract birds, to be sure it remains firmly secured.

Birds can be attracted to any bird bath style in your yard, with a deck mounted bird bath included - thus its important there's no danger when birds perch to bathe or hydrate - in addition to birds spending time on an additional bird feeder dish setup.

Solar powered fountain compatible

I don't want you to invest in a deck mounted style bird bath when I believe there's risk of you wasting your hard earn money - to which you must consider upgrading later on.

What I mean by that is birds like a fountain bird bath as the noise it creates can sure get their attention.

If your deck mounted bird bath isn't getting any interest in the coming weeks or months, then the solution would be to submerge a solar powered fountain directly in the bird bath water bowl.

With that in mind you'll need quite a shallow bird bath bowl which shouldn't be hard to do, thus to place the fountain feature the bird bath bowl must be wide and flat. I have therefore listed several deck mounted bird baths with a suitable width to add a fountain.

I have you covered as I believe this is how you get birds to use a bird bath, and if the water depth is too deep - that can be fixed by lining the base with pebbles.

If your bird bath is too deep then smaller birds won't be able to use it, well more nuisance birds can. I would recommend shallowing the depth to at least be sure your favorite backyard birds can at least bathe or hydrate if given a chance.

Listed deck mounted bird baths

Product Name:	Clamp Size:	Bowl Size:	Clamp Position:
Vencer - Deck Mount Bird Bath	2.75"	11.8"	Offset
Solution4Patio - Deck Bird Bath & Feeder	1.8"	9.7"	Central
Hanizi - Deck Mount Bird Bath	2"	12"	Central
Yosager - Deck Mount Bird Bath	1.7"	11"	Offset
Gray Bunny - Deck Mount Bird Bath & Feeder	1.25"	7"	Central
Aristea Nova - Deck Mount Bird Bath	2.5"	11.5"	Offset
Fabulas - Deck Mount Bird Bath Bowl	2"	11.6"	Central
Gray Bunny - Deck Mount Polypro Bird Bath	2.15"	11.8"	Offset
Woodink - Audubon Deck Mount Bird Bath	2.75"	11.5"	Offset
Vencer - Deck Mount Steel Bird Bath	2.75"	11.8"	Offset

What I have here is a simple table made up of technical detail of all the best deck mounted bird baths I have featured on my list.

Name of products isn't so important but in referencing the clamp size column, you can see it would mostly be vertically placed - or the occasional horizontal position 'G' style clamp can safely wrap around your deck railing.

In conjunction with the mild compatibility issues to resolve, then you can think about the bird bath bowl size.

Why this is important is to cater to a yard with a sizeable number of birds, whereas a less busy backyard wouldn't need such a big bird bath. Bowl sizing isn't much different yet additional inches can allow what could be a bird bath fountain to be compatible.

On the column labeled 'Clamp Position' this is simply in reference to the G-clamp being in a centralized position, or perhaps its offset a little.

Why you will need to know that is to prevent overloaded bird bath with bird feeder combo damaging the deck railing if its one side heavy.

1. Vencer - Deck Mount Bird Bath

Two for the price of one on this deck mount bird bath as sold at a reasonable price on Amazon.com.

What I have for you first up on my 'Best Of' is this more than capable double featured deck mounted bird bath with bracket.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00D75PUWS?&tag=tofaus-20

You know how difficult it can be to attract birds to a new bird bath, well not any more as its the bird food birds want most, and the bird food is what they will get.

Birds can be attracted to color thus this reflective stainless steel bird bath bowl is sure to catch their eye - along with a bracket opposite you can just about hang any style bird feeder off it, with plenty of room to spare.

It has to be a bird feeder is what would primarily encourage birds over to the bird bath. Who knows, as birds could be interested in hydrating or bathing once they've been fed out of a seed, nut or suet bird feeder... as its entirely up to you.

Double featured deck mount bird bath has has a bird bath and bird feeder on opposite sides of each other.

Meanwhile the centralized clamp can keep a fully stocked bird feeder or what is an average size bird bath bowl perfectly balanced, with no fear of damaging the railing as you put strain on it.

Whilst I mostly refer to adding bird food such as seeds or suet, absolutely can you use this deck mount to hang a hummingbird feeder off your railing.

2. Solution4Patio - Deck Bird Bath & Bird Feeder

Who says a double feature costs too much when Amazon are selling it for a good price.

While I really do like a simple bird bath only water bowl, what I like more is two for your money, with a double feature bird bath and bird feeder dish bound to attract many birds.

You see its not always possible to attract birds to a bird bath, let alone one sitting so close to the house on the deck railing.

What birds can be attracted to is a bird feeder, and especially when that is open topped such as this one - as its compatible with all common backyard birds, including the larger birds such as Blue Jays [as pictured] and Northern Cardinals to name a couple.

Now that the bird feeder dish is mounted on the centralized deck mount pole, you can attract birds mostly to feed, while use of the bird bath is a bonus.

And while either bowl can be used for water or bird food, there's no drainage thus the bowl used for food must be regularly cleaned out to prevent a build up of rotting bird food, and therefore bacteria germinating.

Positioning of this twin deck mounted bird bath with bird feeder in place will give you a yard and deck overhang - whereas it can be swiveled around a bit to provide you more room over the deck.

3. Hanizi - Deck Mount Bird Bath Bowl Spa

Bit more costly then you'd think on Amazon but the size does make up for it for sure.

What appears to be a terracotta or ceramic deck mount bird bath is actually a made in plastic bird bath bowl, while not the same quality - it does what its suppose to.

Anything other than plastic or metal can break or quickly weather in the yard, thus a bird bath bowl like this one is all you need to outlast other models.

What you get is a simple detachable bird bath bowl that would normally slot onto its made in steel frame. How this frame works is its clamped on the railing and left there, all while the bowl can be lifted off to be cleaned or replenished.

Not the widest gap on the clamp fit though it should be sufficient for what railing you got.

Railing sitting beneath this bird bath bowl sitting on the in contrast black frame sits quite low down, thus most of the framework would be hidden out of sight to provide a more attractive finish once its been setup on the railing.

If the bowl is used as a bird bath without seeing much success, you always have an option to use it as bird feeder dish down the road.

4. Yosager - Deck Mount Bird Bath Bowl

Cheaper but still on the high end price wise on Amazon.com.

Back to what is a familiar sight in a terracotta theme, made in durable plastic bird bath bowl, along with a painted black support bracket.

Detachable as always yet the framework made to clamp onto the railing is less intrusive, with more focus on quite a wide bird bath bowl.

With an up to 11 inch wide bird bath bowl, its certainly more than you need for a wide range of birds. While remaining mindful of its size don't buy it if the limited space on your deck will be reduced if mounting this sizeable deck bird bath.

As it is you have a wide bird bath bowl to play around with, which can only mean you can upgrade later by resting a solar powered bird bath fountain on the flat base bowl - perfect for attracting birds if the calm, quiet water doesn't do it.

Offset G-clamp position which means where you place this bird bath bowl can only be hanging over the deck or the yard - with no centralized positioning allowed.

Pop off the bird bath bowl to clean while the metal deck mount frame can stay in place.

5. Gray Bunny - Deck Mount Bird Bath & Feeder

Now we are seriously talking about a sold on Amazon bird bath for railing at half the cost.

Maybe I should have featured this very special deck mount bird bath with bird feeder up higher my list, as its everything you can possibly need.

What you get this time is a double feature bird bath plus feeder combo that has a total of two bowls mounted to a clamp.

This time there's the basic made in plastic bird bath bowl that can be easily lifted off the metal ring that supports it. In addition to the bowl there's a made in metal mesh bird feeder tray - which again can be lifted off for cleaning and general maintenance.

Positioning of the wire dish is important as an higher up placement can prevent birds pooping in the bath, if perched above it - whereas here they must sit on the bowl below.

What difficulty you normally have with what is essentially a static deck mount bird bath, is now this one which can actually be spun around to any position you desire.

Rather than the bird bath bowl and bird feeder taking up too much room hanging over the deck - spin the frame around so both bowl and mesh dish are over the deck railing only.

With that in mind you'd want the mesh dish over the yard to prevent bird food staining the deck or deck railing directly below it.

6. Aristea Nova - Deck Mount Bird Bath

To buy on Amazon this one is most expensive feature, though the extra bowls can come in useful.

To begin with this time there's the reliable yet popular terracotta color bird bath bowl, only you get an additional two bowls in a cream and black color.

How this benefits you is either bird bath bowl may be more complimentary to your deck, and therefore you garden decor.

Black framework in particular can fit in with any black railing as there's a nice design to it, and would be seen if the bowl is facing out over the yard, rather then being positioned over the deck.

Quickly switch out either bird bath bowl by lifting it up, while it slots back in place with ease.

Not a flat base bird bath bowl this time so a fountain feature may not be compatible. On the plus side the deeper part in the center of the bird bath bowl may be more inviting to larger birds - whereas smaller birds can keep to the edge.

Be it a squared off or rounded railing of any kind I am sure you can get this G-clamp securely wrapped around it.

7. Fabulas - Deck Mount Bird Bath Bowl

Certainly a reasonable price on Amazon for this one with accessories included.

Initially there's a lot happening with this deck mounted bird bath bowl, but in fact its your run of the mill deck bird bath with useful accessories.

Yep, a terracotta theme bird bath bowl again only this one appears more opaque, thus has more of a plastic look and feel to it - though I suppose that can be true for all models I have listed.

What you get this time then is the usual black metal frame to hold the plastic bowl on.

Give this frame with G-clamp feature a permanent home on your railing, with the location of the clamp in the middle. Low baring framework keeps it discreet while the bird bath feature is the star of the show.

Most of this bird bath can be taken apart for general maintenance, whereas the clamp could be hooked safely over a rounded railing if need be.

What can be an issue with a lightweight plastic bird bath bowl like this one, is it can be picked up by the wind easily.

To solve that issue the manufacturer has provided you four - yep that's 4 - individual clamps to keep the bowl firmly on its frame. In addition to that there's a bonus soft bristle brush to assist you in cleaning up the bowl.

8. Gray Bunny - Deck Mount Polypro Bird Bath

Second lowest price on my list thus far if bought on Amazon.

By now you would have realized the color tan or terracotta bird bath is the go to theme, and I think it works nicely with the always black framework.

Here we have your standard deck mount bird bath with a simple frame to sit it on. Its detachable of course to remain mobile as you clean it or take it elsewhere to fill up with fresh bird food a few times week.

Large overhang on this offset positioned G-clamp thus it should be facing out in the yard, as oppose to facing inwards which would be over your deck.

Not a flat base bird bath bowl again but it can be made to if you fill it up with pebbles to make it safer.

Its a touch metal frame with durable plastic bowl thus any additional weight it can stand up to.

Be sure the railing you plan to attach it to won't break or splinter if you top it up with stones or ornaments, in an attempt to attract wild birds to this bird bath bowl.

9. Woodink - Audubon Deck Mount Bird Bath

Average price point when buying on Amazon for a railing bird bath by a respected brand.

Why manufacturer's choose to go for the always tan in color deck mount bird bath, I don't know; could it be a recommendation by Audubon or the highly respected Woodink first introducing the scheme.

Once again I have for you a reliable bird bath bowl which is popped onto a black or green color theme metal frame.

Quite a wide bird bath bowl which should see you through all size birds using it.

And with that there is quite a depth to the bird bath bowl, which the larger birds - and that includes Pigeons by the way - would appreciate so they can get a proper soaking as they preen their feathers.

Simple thick tightening nut to secure the G-clamp onto any shape railing.

Never remove the metal framework again as you only need to find your location the one time, while the bird bath bowl is lifted up to fully remove with no locking mechanism needed.

10. Vencer - Deck Mount Stainless Steel Bird Bath

Not much difference on price if bought on Amazon for a stainless steel feature this time.

Last but not least I finally have something a little different for you, and its not tan color bowl this time but a rather striking stainless steel bird bath bowl.

It appears quite out of place this time if used on a metal railing or a wooden one, though the metal g-clamp with its corresponding frame will sure make it blend in nicely.

How you'd benefit by using this reflective silver bird bath bowl is it can catch the eye of birds already in your yard - or if made visible above any passing birds are sure to notice it once the sun reflects off it.

On top of that the glistening of the water is sure to be heightened with this feature, in which it can always attract even more backyard birds to it.

On a side note there is additional, individual clamps as to make sure the bowl isn't blown off by the wind.

Metal deck mounted bird bath bowl like this one can be dangerous in that birds have no footing with it being so slippery; its essential you line the base with pebbles to allow all size birds to bathe or hydrate in complete safety.

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