Bird baths, bird pools, dribblers & misters pics please??

grits, thanks for the directions on how to make the elephant ear bird bath. Several days ago I was googling to make something similar to your beautiful pieces and then decided that I would ask on this forum for some tried and true ideas. So thank you!

CAwinediva, love your photo of your orioles? in the bird bath. Very pretty.

I keep watching my birdbaths to see if they are getting any action and haven't seen a bird even close to them since the thread was started!

Great pics everyone!
We just have the "usual" activity here. I keep waiting for a Wren to visit our yard and take advantage of 2 lovely houses for it...Big Sigh...
I still dream of seeing an Indigo Bunting and have yet to see an Oriole too...Darn!
So, here's another pic...but from wintertime. One of the Harris's Sparrow visitors...Love them! So chubby and cute...LOL

Cute one Susan! Harris are a sweet one.

Tab, Do you have bird feeders out?

pelle, we don't have our feeders out now~~took them in for the summer, but we have plenty of natural stuff for them to eat and we have loads of different birds in the yard. (Well we do have about 6 hummer feeders out and lots of HBs flying around them).

even in autumn and winter when we have all our feeders out and we have unheated and heated birdbaths going we never see birds visiting them.

Maybe it's because one of the neighbors has a great 'water feature' for them and then there is the woods with a stream behind us too. Or maybe this summer when it quits raining and gets hot they will be more interested...

Oh, well, haven't given up yet! j.

Hi tabasco,
Keep trying your bird baths in different places - near places where the birds hang out, near feeders (when you have them out), by trees & shrubs, etc.

All it takes is one bird to visit one time. Once that happens, others will follow until it becomes part of their daily activities. Just like with bird feeders, once the birds recognize that it's there, it becomes habit. When it stops raining you might try putting that "mister" out for a little while so it sprays over the bird bath.

Good luck & don't give up!!

I've added this shallow bird bath into a shady corner of the garden. I'm pretty sure the finches have discovered the bb. Haven't caught them in action, only noticed some have came to the feeder soaking wet when there wasn't rainy outside. :-)

I meant to say; Pelle, Hack and Susan those pictures of your darling birds in the bb are so so enticing. I hope to have some continuous irrigating system for a bird bath or two by the time the weather heats up.

Will keep my hopes up and will move the bird baths around a bit to see which spot might work. That is a nice looking saucer on the ground, Lilylove. Very natural and inviting...

I'm loving everyone's pics too.

I have to admit it, the water looks inviting. Notice the drop of water captured by the Sigma 150-500 lens

Hack

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Just after the drop hits the surface of the water in the bird bath.

Hack

All this action attracts the birds.

Hack

This Grackle sure enjoyed it. Caught another water drop is this one, too.

Hack



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See.

Hack

Beautiful setting, wonderful photography Hack! Oooooh I love all these bath features!

Great shots Hack!

Thanks Lily and pelle. I just looked outside and it is getting heavy use, mainly by Grackles, though.

Hack

My husband finished making our ducbucln-esque fountain today! I hope it will attract at least 1/2 as many birds as duc's:)

Oh Missy he did a great job!!!

That's fantastic.

I like that too! Have a ton of fun watching those babies Missy. I stopped short on my tract the other weekend when I was working in the garden. A Titmouse decided to take a bath at the lapping water by the launch ramp as I was moving plants around. I took a break from working and took in the scene. Those little ones do take their bath 'seriously'. lol

Wow, missy, he did a great job on it.!

Hack

Can you tell us about it? What is the planter filled with?

Thanks, everyone, I'll let him know that you approve:)

The planter is hollow (water reservoir) and the top is a saucer. I have smooth river rock in it.

I hope to have some bird pics soon. Nothing cuter than a bird taking a bath. With temps reaching the 90's this weekend, I'm thinking I may have some takers on the cool bath.

It is beautious thebestmissy! I read your post aloud to my true luv with emphasis on 'husband finished'.

Dahlia, lol. Please do let me know if it works with hubby. I'll try to emphasize 'Husband finished' with some chocolate cake if at all possible. ROFL

Missy, I love your fountain and wish you the best with it! Be sure and keep watch especially in the early morning and late afternoons. Can't wait to see your pictures. Your husband sure did a wonderful job on it.

Missy, Can you put the instructions on here when you have time?

Awesome, Missy - Great job!
Have fun with it!

Thanks again. Pelletory, I'll try to put something together to post.

i have 4 bbs ,and I have a lg. wetland,I watched a finch take a long bath the other day too sweet.and the larger birds love to take a dip in the wetlands. 1 has a pump ,boy pouring water out of a jug,I havent seen this but the DH has seen robins taking showers,someday I will retire too ,and watch the birds !!! I so want MISSYS Water bubbler,thats the next one I will buy,or DH will make me one,he can be soo handy,and creative

This Robin is having a good time in the bird bath. I took this pic with my new Canon 400mm prime lens with a Tamron 1.4x teleconverter attached. AF worked fine. I was about 17 yds from the bath.

Hack

Fabulous pics. Hack. Your photographs put mine in awe! We're so very blessed to be graced with simple beauty of nature.

Thanks, Lily, and I've seen your pics - nothing wrong with them at all.

Hack

Hack, that robin is just adorable. Nice and clear-that new lens is a great fit for you!

Just an amazing pic of the Robin, Hackster! Thanks for posting it.

Incredulously incredible Hack ^_^ Looking forward to seeing many more of your pics with the new lens !

Thanks everyone for the compliments. Yep, I think the new lens is a keeper.

Hack

Okay here goes, this is my third bird bath. But, the very first one with a fountain. The base is of cast iron for studiness, it serves as a conduit for the water pump & electrical wire hook up underneath the cherub and the turtle that it's riding on. The basin is made of alluminum so it's not so top- heavy. I bought this from a nursery last fall and it's just now got set up. Better late than never. Hope my birds will discover the bath soon.

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Lily, I love, love, love that fountain and am certain the birds will too!

Duc, thank you. I do hope so. The only draw back, the volume of water is very small. Should it run dry, the pump's motor will be toasted. I'll see about hook up a timer feature to turn it off after so many hours of operation, that may help?