Visitors to the bird bath

 

Watching birds on a spring day

The main thing with a bird bath is to put in clean water everyday, no one (including birds) wants to sit in dirty or shallow water, or drink dirty water. Changing the water will take you all of three or four minutes and is worth the effort. The birds will thank you, too.

Cardinals Visiting

 

Go with your Inner Hermit

Having to live with problems in today's world--war in Europe and a lot of conflict between people in society--I would prescribe gardening for anyone who wants some inner peace and quiet. Go with your Inner Hermit, the eremite gardener, the almost-recluse, the walking in society but not of society... and a few birds along for the journey. Even a tiny garden, a few containers on a balcony, is escape from the world and an invitation to birds and insects to visit. 

Robin in the bird bath

Yesterday morning, I saw a blue jay in the bird bath, an early morning visitor; perhaps some visitors don't want to make their presence known so they come and go at an early hour. Later yesterday I took these photographs of a robin in the bird bath, he knew I was there but stayed in the bird bath for about five minutes. Seeing birds, seeing birds in the bird bath, it gives a lot to life...

You're a cheeky one, aren't you, little robin?

Crow keeping out of the rain

It was raining and this crow was sitting under the apple tree in our backyard keeping out of the rain. I know how he felt, I was just leaving for a walk and I was already wet. I had something in common with the crow. 

 

Why do birds like bird baths?

A bird bath is a small purchase but it brings years of happiness. Birds love to sit in water, flutter their wings in water, and they'll line up and wait their turn to use a bird bath. The main thing for people to do is to change the water, keep the water fresh and clean in your bird bath and you'll have happy birds visiting your bird bath. But why do birds like to take a bath? I've tried to find out and, from what I've read, science hasn't really answered this question. There is one simple answer, it is that they are having fun, like people they like to cool down on a hot summer day, they like to be in water, it's just a fun thing to do. That's what I think but, of course, I could be wrong.

Here is a robin in our bird bath, May 1st, 2022.

Crow at the bird bath

Photos taken in 2020

 

Crows at the bird bath

Photos from summer 2020