One of the things I really love about my pond is watching birds take baths.
From the single humming bird hanging from the lip of the water fall, to
twenty american goldfinches all taking flailing about at the same time in a
the two square foot area that defines the top of my water fall.

I have lived in San Diego for about twenty years now, and can count the
number of robins I have seen during that time on one hand. This morning,
looking out my living room window, a huge flock of birds flew by and settled
in a large eucalyptus tree in the canyon just beyond my yard. I got my
binoculars out and looked. They were robins! There must have been a couple
hundred of them. For the next hour we watched them taking baths in the
stream. It was just awesome.

We were so intent on watching the robins, it wasn't until the last one left
that we noticed a flock of cedar waxwings in a tree in our neighbors yard.
I've seen lots of those when I lived in Canada, but never a one here.

What an terrific day. Every once in a while, when I get so completely jaded
with the state of the world and people in general, something great happens
and the world just seems in sync again. And all because of a little pond.

Too cool.



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On Sat, 15 Mar 2003 16:21:50 -0800, joe wrote:

One of the things I really love about my pond is watching birds take baths.

I can't see the pond from the back door, but often i walk around the
corner to the pond and there is one dove sitting there on a brick
in/at the edge of the pond. Just sitting there checking out the water
and plants. That's the only thing i have seen there besides a spider,
but this will be it's first spring. Happy ponding
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joe wrote:
One of the things I really love about my pond is watching birds take baths.
From the single humming bird hanging from the lip of the water fall, to
twenty american goldfinches all taking flailing about at the same time in a
the two square foot area that defines the top of my water fall.

I have lived in San Diego for about twenty years now, and can count the
number of robins I have seen during that time on one hand. This morning,
looking out my living room window, a huge flock of birds flew by and settled
in a large eucalyptus tree in the canyon just beyond my yard. I got my
binoculars out and looked. They were robins! There must have been a couple
hundred of them. For the next hour we watched them taking baths in the
stream. It was just awesome.

We were so intent on watching the robins, it wasn't until the last one left
that we noticed a flock of cedar waxwings in a tree in our neighbors yard.
I've seen lots of those when I lived in Canada, but never a one here.

What an terrific day. Every once in a while, when I get so completely jaded
with the state of the world and people in general, something great happens
and the world just seems in sync again. And all because of a little pond.

Too cool.



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One year a flock of cedar waxwings came to our house during
migration. They stayed around a week, until all the berries
were gone from the hollies, and bathed and drank from the
pond daily. I keep waiting for their return.

--
Bonnie
NJ
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Sounds wonderful.
As a precaution you may want to get ick guard to protect your fish from the
stuff the birds will bring to your pond!

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One of the things I really love about my pond is watching birds take
baths.
From the single humming bird hanging from the lip of the water fall, to
twenty american goldfinches all taking flailing about at the same time in
a
the two square foot area that defines the top of my water fall.

I have lived in San Diego for about twenty years now, and can count the
number of robins I have seen during that time on one hand. This morning,
looking out my living room window, a huge flock of birds flew by and
settled
in a large eucalyptus tree in the canyon just beyond my yard. I got my
binoculars out and looked. They were robins! There must have been a couple
hundred of them. For the next hour we watched them taking baths in the
stream. It was just awesome.

We were so intent on watching the robins, it wasn't until the last one
left
that we noticed a flock of cedar waxwings in a tree in our neighbors yard.
I've seen lots of those when I lived in Canada, but never a one here.

What an terrific day. Every once in a while, when I get so completely
jaded
with the state of the world and people in general, something great happens
and the world just seems in sync again. And all because of a little pond.

Too cool.



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Just Me "Koi" wrote:

Sounds wonderful.
As a precaution you may want to get ick guard to protect your fish from the
stuff the birds will bring to your pond!

That's a great idea. Didn't even think about the down side.

Joe



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Wow, Joe, lucky you!! Now you tell those robins that I want them back
here before the end of March; spring weather always seems to stay warm
once the robins return. And ... I really getting tired of listening to
the blue jays' squawks!

We have a duck couple (mom and dad) that wander our neighborhood all
spring, summer, fall, eating slugs, snails, bugs, etc. Sometimes we have
to drive slowly so they can finish crossing the road or finish their
bathing in a mud puddle. Last year, they discovered our pond on a
flyover; they flew in several mornings in a row to bathe and check out
the duck food in and around the pond's edge. Yesterday was the first
sighting of the ducks for this year. Unfortunately, our pharaoh hounds
think it's great sport to chase them away; I thought one dog was going
to go as far as jumping in just to chase the ducks away! and the other
almost ran into the fence while looking up as the ducks were flying
away. Aaaahhhhh, springtime!!
--
Kathy B, zookeeper (OR)
3500gal pond

joe wrote:
One of the things I really love about my pond is watching birds ...

... This morning, looking out my living room window, a huge flock of
birds flew by and settled in a large eucalyptus tree in the canyon
just beyond my yard. I got my binoculars out and looked. They were
robins! There must have been a couple hundred of them ...

better to have a separate place for the birds to bath where the poop and disease
laden water doesnt flow back to the fish. Ingrid

"Just Me \"Koi\"" wrote:

Sounds wonderful.
As a precaution you may want to get ick guard to protect your fish from the
stuff the birds will bring to your pond!