Friday in the Tub

Are you ready for another episode of Friday in Mountain View?  It's an exciting day around here. Yesterday was no exception because the cardinals came to visit.

Bathtime starts for the male after the female scouts around to make sure everything is safe.

Get wet all over.

Come up for air once in awhile.

Be sure you wash everywhere.

About time to preen now

Can you tell we are easily entertained around here and also why we love it so much.  The birdbath is a small tub. A submersible pump pumps water through that hole you see in that rock on the left. There are rocks in the bottom of the tub that water covers about an inch deep. That way the birds can always touch the bottom, so they feel safe.

Get Out of My Bathtub!

We lovers of the outdoors and the critters who inhabit it have a skewed idea of how things out there sort things out. We think of birds as gentle and peaceful creatures who live out their days in harmony within their environment. 

Au Contraire.  The little and beautiful birds do not share nicely, are territorial and threaten violence at every opportunity.  Witness the scene at the birdbath.

This is MY bathtub. There's no room for you.

Did you hear me? Get out!

Not far enough. Keep going.

And stay there, ya hear.

No love lost in the birdie kingdom where baths are concerned.

An Overdose of Cute

Chickadee discovers the birdbath.

And one waits in the wings. (I am so sorry for that.)