Repurposed Birdbath Visitors Finally Arrive

I like it when I can make use of things that are just hanging around waiting to be thrown out. I bought a fire bowl for 35 bucks many years ago. The thin metal bowl part rusted out in less than 2 years but the base had a heavy duty metal braided design. I always felt like I might be able to do something with it so I never got rid of it.

An idea finally came to me. I turned the base upside down and it had a bit of a dish design on the bottom which was too rusty to hold water for birds. I found a plastic terra cotta dish that matched the size and placed it inside. Small birds don't like deep water, preferring a water depth of about an inch. This one was about an inch and a half so I placed some flat rocks on the bottom. Birds also like the sound of moving water or dripping water so I took a gallon sized water jug and poked a pushpin sized hole in the bottom. I finished it off by putting a branch between 2 ornamental garden fence pieces and set it up so it was just above the bath so birds could perch on it.

The first birds to show up were actually goldfinches but I wasn't fast enough getting the camera. The chickadee hung around a little bit longer.

The Tufted Titmouse is a relative of the chickadee and he showed up a few minutes after his cousin.

It's always nice when a plan comes together!