Does a pond attract animals?
Does a pond attract animals? Most pond owners have a pond because it can attract wildlife. The amazing thing about wildlife around your pond is that it takes a lot work to prevent wildlife from showing up. Mammals, birds, bugs, frogs, turtles, and other creatures will show up without any special encouragement from you.
What are 5 facts about ponds?
A pond is a body of water smaller than a lake. Ponds support wide range of wildlife: ducks, turtles, swans, small fish, and frogs can live in a pond. Usually, in most ponds sunlight can reach to bottom. In some cases ponds do not last all year round.
How do ponds help animals?
Bats are attracted to ponds as a source of freshly emerging and breeding insects to feast upon. Larger animals such as badgers, foxes and hedgehogs will drink from ponds, if they can reach the water, and birds love to splash about. Many birds use the shallow edges of a pond as a bathing spot.