Harnessing the sun's rays for power, this birdbath is friendly to the environment and your wallet. Built-in solar panels in the basin store power from sunlight and power both the feature's pump, and LED lights. This also means that this feature require absolutely no digging to install, simply place the birdbath where you want it and get started. The fountain will run automatically each day, as soon as the battery has enough power to run the pump, and it will continue to run for up to one hour after the sun has stopped feeding the panel/battery. If you want the fountain to run again, you can switch it off and back on again, and it will run for a continuous 6 hours (depending on charge levels), then revert to standard operation. If you don't want the fountain to run at all, setting the switch to the off position will simply charge the battery ready for use.