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I've often considered removing P. Boy and filling the water fountain anew as a birdbath, since it would be nice to invite local avian friends to bath and hangout in front. But I've always worried about the breeding of mosquitos in stagnant water. So I was happy to find Smith & Hawken's "Water Wiggler", a mechanism that gently, but continually, creates ripples in the water to prevent Mrs. Margerie Mosquito from setting up nursery in your birdbath. Two double D batteries keep the water rippling for 24 hours a day, for up to 2 months, all for $39.00.