Birds are feeling the heat too

The temperatures late in the week hit 100, and it wasn't just two-legged creatures who felt the heat.

For those of us who enjoy watching our feathered friends, a bird bath is a perfect way to lure birds close enough to observe them and their sometimes comical antics.

Many bird watchers don't like to fill feeders in summer, since there is so much natural food around. I live in the city, so berries and seeds aren't nearly as available as in the rural parts of the world.

From  about.com, is this advice-- Bathing: Many backyard birds and songbird species will bathe in hot weather to cool their bodies with water. They may simply walk through the water or shake it over their bodies with head twists and wing flutters. Waterfowl will frequently dive beneath the surface to get thoroughly wet in the heat.