[mou] Birdbath Question

[Bill Bruins]

I have a lot of luck with a bird bath on the ground that is kept full 
with a dripper. It is also very near the base of a service berry bush 
that provides
refuge and staging for the comings and goings of the many birds that use it.

Bill

At 09:24 PM 8/23/2006, Ron Green wrote:
>Question for someone? We have a bird bath hanging by the feeder. 
>However, the birds seem to be turning up their beaks at it even 
>though we change the water daily. It does seem to get dirty rather 
>quickly but we don't ever see them in it. I am beginning to wonder, 
>based on what I see floating in it, if one of them is chewing 
>tobacco and using it as a personal spittoon! Any ideas on what the 
>problem is? Color? Are they expecting a fully tiled shower instead? 
>Suggestions welcome.
>
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