PSA Wednesday – open thread

PSA: Put out fresh water for the wild things, and protect them from drowning.

As has been noted in these august webpages, it is fucking hot. That’s one more reminder to make sure the birds, beasts and bugs have access to fresh water. Nothing fancy is needed. Just put out a shallow bowl or container of some sort fill it with water, and keep it clean. That will do a little bit to make up for the fact that we fucked up the climate. If you have a garden, critters that normally leave your flowers, fruits and veggies alone won’t be driven to peck/gnaw them because they’re thirsty. That means you just have to outwit the critters that get into your garden because it is delicious.

Related to that, open sources of water will attract the critters. If you don’t like the the idea of fishing drowned birds rodents and lizards out of your koi pond/impromptu mosquito trap bucket/Olympic-sized swimming pool, make sure you provide a way out for small beasties that accidentally fall in.

This is an open thread. Post a PSA or whatever.