A cottage garden should have some display or presence of water. If you live in the city it's unlikely you will have a stream or creek running through your backyard; I am not too big on fountains or artificial waterfalls although it's a possibility; so the easiest display of water is a bird bath. Birds love to visit a bird bath and sit in the water, they dunk their heads under the water, flap their wings, and then depart. It is a source of endless entertainment. Why do birds take baths? I am not too sure that science has studied this much; even in the fall I've seen birds in this bird bath. Curious, isn't it?
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A robin having a cooling bath.
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| I am a paparazzi of birds bathing in public, there is no privacy anymore... |
