Not long ago we bought a terrific bird bath on Craigslist. It's barely used, beautifully purple glaze-over-terracotta, with the bowl locking onto the pedestal. Super safe and sturdy even if the occasional raccoon decides to jump on it. We did come to the conclusion however that the 5.5 - 6 inch depth of the bowl definitely was not as songbird-friendly as we had wanted, so we decided to build up a rock platform in the middle of the bowl which gives enough foothold and leaves a small enough moat for any bird to feel safe and comfortable. The purplish river rocks blend in nicely with the bath, and give the whole thing a more organic look.
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| It's certainly no "rock"-et science |
The only problem thus far is the fact that the rocks heat up the bath water pretty quickly, with the good consequence that we're refreshing the water quite often, thus keeping bath and birds clean and fresh all the time.
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| but we felt it would be an interesting tip! |
Can't wait to see it being used as intended!
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