We had a lot of rain in the two weeks when I was off work and I spent a fair amount of time watching the birds bathing in a pond which formed in our flooded garden. They were certainly entertaining to watch and didn't seem to mind that the water was not pristine.
When the weather improved and the pond dried up, we thought that it would be nice to have a bird bath in the garden and were fortunate enough to find one in a sale last Saturday. We had it assembled and in place within minutes of arriving home, so you can imagine our disappointment that no birds are using it. We even found a little rock for the smaller birds to stand on if the water is a bit too deep for them. As it is placed adjacent to where the pond formed, we thought that the birds would be keen to take advantage of this new water feature.
I was out in the garden a few minutes ago and stuck my finger in the water. which is a beautiful temperature. If it were a little bigger, I'd be tempted to have a paddle myself!
Lovely birdbath, Marie! I miss having a birdbath. Having a cut who is semi-outdoors, kind of deters that, sadly... LOL! We had a plate-style birdbath some time back but, unfortunately frost broke it one year before we could take it in early enough. It's been an oddly dry summer here so far. We are watering twice a week. For no rain, the weeds sure grow, though! It's not been too, too hot yet though either, so can't "complain" about heat... ;o) Happy Summer Days ((HUGS))
ReplyDeleteLovely bird bath. Sometimes we see loads of birds on ours at other times non at all for days. I hope your visiting birds discover it soon:)
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