Our latest purchase - a birdbath
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326517)
Rockingham, Australia
May 22, 2022 8:31am CST
We went to the local hardware store last week and picked up the birdbath you can see in the photo. There aren’t many birds around here yet but I’m hoping more will come when all the construction work finishes.
It is tucked in under a tree which I’m hoping will help make the birds feel safe. The green colour helps it to blend in nicely. There are no cats wandering the streets which is good so perhaps in time we’ll get more birds in the area.
I miss the birds that used to come to our other house. There were always birds coming to bathe and I enjoyed watching them.
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@luisga814 (6913)
• Quezon City, Philippines
22 May 22
That's cool! Here in the Philippines, if you put like that in your garden, the next day, you'll see mosquito eggs.
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@GardenGerty (157750)
• United States
22 May 22
A drop or two daily of dish soap takes care of mosquito eggs.
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@JudyEv (326517)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 May 22
I'm hoping they will one day. We do see a few around now but not many.
@RubyHawk (99423)
• Atlanta, Georgia
23 May 22
@jayanth_77 We have one tower in our apartment complex. And no building over four stories high. We’re in the suburbs.
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@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
23 May 22
@RubyHawk yes in my childhood there were thousands of birds in my neighborhood but now hardly a few visit. It's all because of modern mobile network towers and skyscrapers in our towns and cities
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@averygirl72 (37763)
• Philippines
23 May 22
Bird baths are not common here in my place but I like to have one as it is fun watching birds
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@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
23 May 22
@averygirl72 Yes birds are a treat to watch bathing. Usually it's the small birds like sparrows, crow or bulbul etc.. that come.
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@moffittjc (118691)
• Gainesville, Florida
22 May 22
I have tons of birds in my yard and in our neighborhood, and my neighbors on either side of me have bird feeders set up to attract and feed the birds. I have a bird bath in my front yard, and the only birds I have ever seen use it are the cardinals that nest in my yard every year. Even though there are not tons of birds using my bird bath, I am happy that I can at least supply water to the nesting cardinals!
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@moffittjc (118691)
• Gainesville, Florida
23 May 22
@JudyEv I take it that water is more scarce where you live? Here, it’s the opposite. We have water everywhere.
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@JudyEv (326517)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 May 22
@moffittjc Where we lived before, it was some distance between water points. Well, for little birds, I'm guessing it was quite a flight. 
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@arunima25 (85748)
• Bangalore, India
23 May 22
I hope you get birds visiting you soon. No stray cats sound good and safe for these birds. Today during my morning walk, I saw one stray cat running away with a small bird ( looked like myna) in its mouth
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@JudyEv (326517)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 May 22
@arunima25 That's true but some are more eager to hunt than others.
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@arunima25 (85748)
• Bangalore, India
24 May 22
@JudyEv Actually, cats are hunters by nature. So, even the domesticated ones don't miss the chance when they get one.
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@snowy22315 (170842)
• United States
23 May 22
I have a birdbath in the back, and I have never seen a bird in it! I think there are just too many other water sources around here. Of course it doesn't help that it is usually dry...lol. I have a solar fountain in there too, but there is a lot of tree cover back there, not sure it gets enough light. Maybe I will fill that thing up today.
Thanks for the reminder.
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@JudyEv (326517)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 May 22
Water can be in scarce supply here, especially in our previous place. The bigger birds drank from the horse-troughs but the small ones appreciated the birdbaths.
@celticeagle (159710)
• Boise, Idaho
23 May 22
It is very attractive. Happy Spring!
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@celticeagle (159710)
• Boise, Idaho
23 May 22
@JudyEv ......I tend to forget that at times.
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@JudyEv (326517)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 May 22
@celticeagle That's okay. So does everybody!
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
22 May 22
I hope you're right and they just need to see that there are luxuries for them to enjoy at your house.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
23 May 22
@JudyEv I'm sure they will as soon as they find it.
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@aninditasen (15780)
• Raurkela, India
23 May 22
I have lovely birds coming to my garden though there are cats around. The birds perch themselves high on the branches where cats can't reach. They do eat my fruits which I don't mind.
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@JudyEv (326517)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 May 22
It's good that the birds keep out of the way of the cats.
@dgobucks226 (34449)
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22 May 22
Wow! I have a very similar one to yours if not the exact same one. Birds love it as I've had robins, blue jays, cat birds, and sparrows bathing in it. Even the birds need to cool off on a day in the low 90's F.
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@dgobucks226 (34449)
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25 May 22
@JudyEv Wow! Pretty color birds 
Like us, those birdies do enjoy a good washing, lol.
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@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
22 May 22
@JudyEv that's a beautiful bird bath. You can create your own using household items like a plastic plate fixed on a pole or even just a bowl fillef with water at a suitable height away from the cars.
Birds like sparrows, Crows, pigeons love to Bath in shallow puddle of wate.
@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
23 May 22
@JudyEv very beautiful birds. I can't recognize the bird on the left of the bird bath with a pink colour feathers below the neck
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@GardenGerty (157750)
• United States
22 May 22
It is very pretty and I imagine they will spread the word to one another that you have made this lovely oasis for them.
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@JudyEv (326517)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 May 22
I'm hoping they'll feel safe with all the greenery.
@JudyEv (326517)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 May 22
We might get a water feature one day too but we haven't found the right one yet.
@RasmaSandra (73920)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 May 22
What a wonderful looking bird baths I am sure you will get a lot of bathers,
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@LindaOHio (157739)
• United States
23 May 22
The birdbath should attract some birds for you to watch. Have a good week.
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