They Love the Rock

If you’ve never added a flat rock to your birdbath, give it a try. Birds like to have a choice in the depth of their bath.

[@ScottAndrew]

This is nice. No music, just the natural sounds.

[@jaysgood10]

I heard you typing though.

[@brainwashingdetergent4128]

Wont ya fly... high... free... bird... yeah 🎸

[@svenramnefjell7742]

Love it!

[@NibsNiven]

It could use some Megadeth though, cranked to 11 of course.

[@evergreen3037]

​@@NibsNiven How about Rammstein? 😱🤯🙉🤣🤣

[@Cassandra-..-]

Wow - bluebird, goldfinches, and cardinals? Colorful day at the bird bath!

[@kaykasper8770]

A bluebird couple, and a cardinal couple, then 2 male goldfinches. Such color and beauty.

[@savedfaves]

@@kaykasper8770figured that duller coloured blue was female but was unsure of the non-red fella. Thx

[@sutil5078]

Kay thanks for naming the birds type. The first one what was it, he came again in short while (the light of the day did not change a lot so either it is not the same individual or he decided to leave and come back in few minutes) what was that bird? We don't have in our desert, but we have few varietes and 3 type of dove and common pigion.. I have a big plate like that , terracotta though which is natural colour, though I like the blue one here, but what I hate about this, is pigeons enter inside the plate and dirty it with their dropping some times , I change the water daily (or it dry out completely in the hot summer) .. so I don't know if that hurt other birds if they drink from it with their dropping, plus a bit disgusting to see it, like a little warm (at least it stay together as little worm) Ithink pigion do that because they feel to cool and have the need to do it, but in the place that they drink from!! I thought they would a bit smarter than that.. :)

[@ayatollahlalalola]

@@sutil5078 The first bird is a female bluebird.

[@sutil5078]

@@ayatollahlalalola aa ok, thanks, have a great day Jenna

[@corbeaudejugement]

birds, in order of appearance: Eastern bluebird - _Sialia sialis_ - female - 0:03, 2:09 Eastern bluebird - _Sialia sialis_ - male - 1:00 House finch - _Haemorrhous mexicanus_ - male - 1:06, 1:49 American goldfinch - _Spinus tristis_ - male - 1:28, 1:40, 1:47 Northern cardinal - _Cardinalis cardinalis_ - female - 2:54 Northern cardinal - _Cardinalis cardinalis_ - male - 3:08

[@Striperbass2]

Nice....u confirmed that I got them all right! TY.....catbirds are our bird bath's most common customer....

[@AntithesisDCLXVI]

I bet it's no coincidence that first a female comes and then a male of the same species. Probably a mated pair and one watches the nest while the other drinks. Birds are great parents.

[@MarcDufresneosorusrex]

you know you can hear a titmouse bird in the background

[@corbeaudejugement]

@@MarcDufresneosorusrex aye, but they didn't make any appearances here

[@straighttalking2090]

Thanks - I did wonder.

[@catherinehubbard1167]

What a gorgeous parade of birds! Many came in pairs, a family outing.

[@mtlicq]

They are wise! They use the buddy system when going to the pool.

[@Jack-fs2im]

@@mtlicqyes one to watch for cats

[@Omnihilo]

Just a buncha cuties, goin’ for a swim. 😌

[@ultimaxkom8728]

@@Omnihilo I hate Cuties the movie for ruining that word in my subconscious.

[@antdok9573]

A family ooting.

[@YourMom-kg1tb]

I have noticed this in our birdbath as well. I read that birds can't tell the depth of the water, and need a safe place to perch while drinking/bathing. Not sure if that is true, but that is what I have observed? Larger birds just plunge right in. I also add rocks that stick out above the water line for insects. The insects can safely walk down to the water line for a drink. Great video, and very helpful! Thank you for posting!

[@shanti9040]

Thank You for sharing this precious moments.... (specially with the natural sounds)). 😍😍😍💕💕💕💐🙏

[@PastorIhaza]

WOW! I'll add to mine.

[@lindafunicello3574]

Ohhh, the anoles also. Thank you. Will do.

[@Don.Challenger]

Yes, me too, I feel sorry that I don't always rescue stray bugs (usually it's poor wasps or flies which once on their backs have their wings held by water tension). I found that an old metal paint tray with grey floor paint dried on to it is almost an ideal bird bath the rolled edge is easy to grasp and the incline to roll out the paint roller makes a good ramp for the various birds to choose their depth and the reservoir (deep water portion) can still benefit from a pretty rock perch or few). I put mine on the ground so squirrels and chipmunks and rabbits - or a stray cat can drink too (I ground feed birds their food seed too on bricks here and there so some are always in shade through the day - same with those water dishes).

[@lindafunicello3574]

I need to know where can I get a good size rock like this??

[@redwood421]

I always choose a rock that has a portion of it sitting above the water line. That way, bees can also stop and get a needed drink without drowning. If you can't find such a rock, place two rocks, one below the water line and one above.

[@Sweetlyfe]

Yes very important, also if you see a bee struggling on your path or like on my deck, they usually can be saved by getting a saucer and mixing some sugar in a small amount of water and put a few drops in front of the bee, and leave it alone and it will be okay and fly off, usually In really hot weather or if they have had to fly a long way without finding pollen/nectar don’t use honey as it can kill the bee colony as it can have pathogens that will harm that colony as it’s not honey from them, or put them on a flower.

[@floralcouture3763]

@@Sweetlyfe Neonictinoids.. aka insecticides, destroy the bees’ ability to return to their hives; their use must be banned .. no bees no food!

[@Gradhmhor27]

I fill the plate with marbles and small stones as well, for bees and other tiny pollinators.

[@wizrom3046]

I use a rough broken piece of concrete, it is like a gentle slope pyramid but very textured and grippy rough surface. The top is just sticking out of the water. The birbs love it, because it looks so natural and I guess is really safe for their little birb feet to grip it.

[@blacksquirrel4008]

Our bluebirds went bath crazy this year, they were constantly in the bath. I put a rock in to save the bees and wasps but I believe the smaller birds appreciated it,too. The doves just dive in.

[@lawdawg1942]

Why the hell do you want to save wasps? Those things are dicks.

[@watersrising8044]

My cat loved your video

[@shethra77]

That's because, compared to these guys, doves are freaking enormous. Dive, dive!

[@pamelafayebradshaw]

SO CUTE!! I placed a rock in our bird bath.💕

[@ladykay1068]

Thank You. I am sick and having a stressful day and it was nice to just watch birds being happy. Thank You.

[@TheGypsyVanners]

That's me today. I'm getting laid off in 4 days and it took me 6 months to find this job - I'm 61 and not capable of doing "just anything" except my very specific fancy IT job skills... So I'm freaking.. Hope you're better...

[@inventgineer]

The simple things in life 😊 -how much joy that simple placement of a simple rock in a simple dish....brings to both numerous birds AND to us.

[@golden225]

Just imagine this simple thing can also generate so much money.

[@user-xg2zh6hk7e]

That rock and those birds, the water... God's perfect creations. It is no wonder we are drawn to them for in God is life and we are among His creations.

[@ginny5937]

Did you know that God's personal name is Jehovah, and Jesus is his son. (Psalm 83:18 and John 17:3).

[@Genevievealicex]

What a lovely thought ❤

[@ciansawyer683]

I came with the thought that I was definitely not going to watch the “whole 5 minutes” but got to the end and wanted much more. What a lovely and peaceful video. Really gave me joy. Thank you for sharing - and for putting that bath there. ✌️

[@RestWithin]

Watching birds is therapeutic.

[@DerCrawlerVomUrAnus]

You managed to watch 5 minutes of a 4 minutes video? Impressive.

[@dianesaienni5466]

What beautiful birds visiting your little bath. The rock is a great idea!

[@chrizopras]

Wow, so many beautiful and colorful birds! I think the rock helps them to see the depth of the water.

[@RestWithin]

Plus birds don’t like to bathe in dirty water. Perfect setup for bird hygiene. Moving water is obviously preferable so I would add a small solar fountain.

[@turbo5483]

Such beautiful colorful birds

[@thesongbird2383]

Splish splash, I was takin' a bath! 🐦🐦🐦

[@geraldinerice5371]

The more you change the water, the more they use it. Especially in the winter.

[@glasshousefuture6836]

Oh my wow!! What is that beautifully amazing blue violet bird?I've never seen such a beautifully colored bird!!! 0:59

[@ishuboshi]

That is a male eastern bluebird (north american)!

[@suzanneberger8202]

Peace and tranquility with only the beautiful birds and their birdsong and the quietness of nature! ❤❤

[@pigtailtrucker4672]

I miss my yard, I had flowers to attract all sorts of birds. A friend of mine had never seen a hummingbird, I always planted red cardinal vine for them. Flowers that produce nectar and seeds for them. Your so lucky to have such a wonderful garden for them. ❤

[@greatplainsman3662]

If you have room plant "4 o'clocks" , hummingbirds go crazy over them.

[@suemoreno3790]

loved you idea I had a bucket almost full of rocks I had picked up at the beach and had a steady visitor who appeared to be I ever saw enjoying all the colors and designs in the water He was only one ...came several days in a row. Thank you

[@pigtailtrucker4672]

@@greatplainsman3662 did not know this, thank you!

[@FredaFlynn2008]

Wow what beautiful birds you have there. 😍

[@lynngreene1993]

Really loved watching that. The bird and wind sounds were so nice. Beautiful colours. ♡

[@SusanW2004]

Thank you for posting this very helpful video! I wish I could give it multiple thumbs ups. Now I've got to hunt for a rock that is slightly submerged so that smaller birds will feel comfortable bathing at a shallower level and can even help them ease into the deeper level.

[@kellwood1404]

Try a pile of rocks

[@TheGypsyVanners]

Have one not submerged as well.. it can make them "braver"

[@lynneclarke6265]

I always add rocks in my bird baths. The smaller birds like it and, more especially, the bees appreciate it too. Bees aren’t swimmers and it’s sad to have to rescue them or, more often, see them drowned because they fell in trying to drink from the rim. I don’t like to have dishes with pebbles in shallow water because I often end up with mosquito wrigglers suddenly appearing. There are enough mosquitoes here without giving them a ideal breeding space!

[@susandrydenhenderson6234]

Wonderful. A video with real sound and no music!

[@lindasnyder2774]

Absolutely, there are rocks in streams and perhaps their eyes aren’t great so the rock helps. I have found the smaller birds actually need it, great idea.👍😁❤️

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

All birds have pretty great eyesight, they just can't estimate the water's depth when there is too much reflection on the surface. The rock works as a focus point for them.

[@oliveyule]

Wow. So many beautiful birds.

[@Ridinfixinman]

I find lots of joy watching birds in our bird bath.. my favorite are Robins! They jump in and have a grand old time bathing! Water flies everywhere! And sometimes when they're done, they are so soaked that they struggle to fly off 😂

[@phoebe2234]

My grandad used to tell us, Robin's appear when angels are near. I didn't understand it then but when I see them now I know he's watching over us.

[@jeannetteviviers9851]

So lovely and calm. I have a rock in my bird bath (not as deep as this one) for bees and other small creatures. Right against the edge, sloping downwards.

[@mikaelafox6106]

I put a rock in my birdbath as well. It’s bigger and most pokes out of the top of the water. I added it when I noticed sparrows having a hard time getting the water. They love it!

[@karenbrown2135]

That was beautiful. Thank you for posting. Very peaceful. I have a couple of bird baths where I live.

[@user-ch6ti5cc2e]

I live next to ducks and they love to sit on rocks in the river and groom themselves

[@CindyRink]

Wow, beautiful bluebirds! I put three smaller rocks in a group in my birdbath recently, and it made the difference. Now they'll take a bath. I didn't know-but did suspect-that birds couldn't gauge how deep the water was. Thanks for confirming this! Lovely video.

[@janetannerevans2320]

I learned this the hard way. I found a Lesser Goldfinch drowned in my birdbath years ago. It was only a few inches deep. I always place rocks on the bottom and make sure the water is no deeper than one to two inches.

[@Maski110]

I wonder if using a birdbath with a different color might help? Mines are simple dark green plates you put under flower pots to keep the water from drowling everywhere and even the smaller birds use them to drink and bath

[@ramona7160]

Other than cement birdbaths, they are too slippery, it has been suggested that owners place pebbles or a few small rocks for the bird’s security.

[@RustOnWheels]

Unbelievably beautiful and diverse birds ❤

[@picklesnoutpenobscott3165]

The best job I ever held was working at a wild birds unlimited store. Who comes in but kind compassionate people? Nature and nice people. The best.

[@stargazer4299]

The variety of birds is astounding!!! Beautiful sight!! Thanku!❤

[@annhitchcock3093]

Thanks for this post. The variety of birds you have is amazing.

[@lindadavis5668]

With this raging heat I put out watering stations for birds and butterflies. I put my hand in the water and recoiled it was too hot to touch. So now, I change water miday and 0lace in shade.

[@bolynn9668]

Birds bathing is the cutest thing ever. Okay birds doing anything is the best ❤

[@winchharry]

Little thirsty sweet birdies; the one and other of them want to take additionally a little bath. And how many different types of them took a visite. A little bird paradise... 🙂

[@rangerjaxmaxmay7742]

Yes. We always put a rock in the middle & the birds really utilise it for a good dip but it is also good for Bees & others insects that slip into the Birdbath.

[@ninajansson5826]

Love soothing sounds of nature without music 😍

[@beverlyreiner-baillargeon6205]

What a lovely video. Now I want a bird bath for my yard! 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@DickGallo-dk7wi]

Gonna put a rock in the bird bath now. Nice idea!

[@Hol902]

Wunderschön, da könnte ich stundenlang zusehen. Dankeschön lieber Vogelfreund 😘🙋‍♀️

[@sherrywebber4013]

Look at the beautiful bright colors ✨️ of your visitors!! So glad this popped up on my feed. My favorite bird is the Bluebird!!❤❤❤❤❤

[@GaiaCarney]

Someday I’d like to see a Bluebird 💙

[@luv2laff473]

OMG, the birds are beautiful. I rarely see a single colorful bird where I live.

[@lazarusblackwell6988]

Cute birdies :)

[@meganneale2074]

They love the rock, indeed 😊. I have rocks in my bird baths too. Thank you for sharing. 🙏

[@villebooks]

Some rocks inside the birdbath are always a great add, even insects can climb out of the water, if they accidentally got entangled in a pool party. It's def. a plus! Thank you for this awesome view and natural sounds :)

[@NoSuffix]

What a win-win! Birds get water for drinking/washing and we get beautiful videos.

[@ArawnFR]

win win win

[@tracy1903]

Another way of letting small and big birds use a bird bath, is to put it on and slight angle so you have a deep end and a shallow end. It definitely works for my bird life.

[@madamexfiles]

What's not to love? It's a wonderful rock, in a wonderful place. 😊

[@luluspittles5424]

This is so beautiful. I recently raised a baby magpie I found in a dumpster. Bubba was only two or three days old and he quickly became the axis around which my world revolved. At first I could not interest him in bathing although his bedroom had a small fountain and three shallow bowls. Finally, he edged down my arm and onto my submerged hand to bathe. He was so jubilant at the prospect of our water 'play time' that it became a twice or three time daily routine. Thank you for sharing this sweet footage with us.

[@wizrom3046]

How amazing! I also have a large flat-ish green bowl used as a birdbath, with a rock in it! 😯 My rock is a piece of rough broken concrete like a little pyramid, that just comes out of the water so the birdies can sit on it or the edge of the bowl. The absolutely love that birdbath, in the afternoon it is like a busy train station sometimes there are different birb species queued up waiting their turn.

[@lauriefrancisco1084]

I love watching birds bathe; there’s something very relaxing about it. I get a variety, as well, at my bird bath. One thing that amuses me is every day around 3:00 pm, the titmice, titmouses, titmeese 😂 come to bathe. It’s so regular you could set your watch to them!

[@debracarter7290]

Such beautifully coloured birds! I love all of our birds in the UK but their colours are more earthy somehow. They probably match our often gloomy, rainy weather! So peaceful to watch and listen to. Thank you!

[@joedellinger9437]

Look up what a painted bunting looks like!

[@debracarter7290]

@@joedellinger9437 I googled it and it’s stunning! Imagine seeing a flock of them, wow!

[@zerowhite2286]

That’s exactly what I was thinking too, very struck by the bright colours compared to our U.K. birds.

[@Cassandra-..-]

And the Pacific Northwest. The Goldfinch is our state bird, but the ones that come to our yard are greenish-gray, and not as vibrant as yours!

[@alisoncrossey6984]

What beautiful birds too. The blue one at the beginning had such striking colours

[@dianelady52]

I really enjoyed being so close to the birds. Watching them feel secure enough to take a bath is delightful. Once I learned this idea and the birds trusted it, they loved it. Mine was quite deep so I used various sizes so the tiny birds could frolick about in the sun heated water! I Thank you for the lovely start to the day. You had a beautiful blue bird I'm not sure of the name? I'm in Canada!! 🍁 I still have a birdbath but I can’t see it from the house. But it’s good to know the wildlife of insects, birds and squirrels etc enjoy it. In the much cooler months I bought a water heater to keep the ice off. The bigger wood doves loved it I watched them facing out from center of bath It seemed to me catching up on the day while warming their body’s…. Such fun to watch them.

[@anjalivs4517]

So many colorful birds....😊

[@lindaclarke204]

Such incredible variety!!!! Thank you for this.

[@nct948]

such a variety of gorgeous colourful birds. Lucky you!

[@kyrad6543]

I use really shallow trays as bird waterers. The birds seem to appreciate this. They come, drink, and bathe all the time. I don't have quite the variety you have but I still love to watch them in the waterers.

[@jesseostone386]

Fresh, clean water! Makes all the difference!

[@themysteryofbluebirdboulevard]

Your male bb is sooo blue! I'm gonna put a rock in for the new fledglings

[@charlie2b-d335]

So good to see different birds getting along at the bird bath! I qlways thought that red birds would be aggressive towards other species but nah they're chill as a chardonnay!

[@Nancy-tr5fi]

Pretty, I like hearing the other birds, sounds of the woods.

[@oldasdihrt5993]

Nice selection of birds

[@dagwort]

LOL, birds. "I'll wash my butt AND have a drink. You got a problem with that?"

[@dorothyhall4184]

Love this little bird bath I will been putting a stone in mine today for these beautiful creatures. Thank for this lovely video. From Jay very up lifting.🤗🌻

[@sueseaton7619]

I have one of these in my birdbath but I never knew if they really liked it. Thanks from fellow birder in Macomb County. Happy birding!

[@emily60156]

I love the rock, too. Such a delight to watch the songbirds up close. Did anyone else notice how the cardinals' beaks didn't create ripples in the water?

[@Another_taco.Yes_please]

I love they way many look straight into the camera. They are not keen to be watched just like us, lol! Very nice :)

[@DarkElfDiva]

I can't imagine a bird recognizing a camera as a camera. They are likely thinking 'what is this thing?' or reacting to their own reflection in the lens.

[@CityThatCannotBeCaptured]

Brilliant. I am just finishing off a big bird bath and I will follow your lead and give them a wee perch in the water.

[@lucianminea]

So many types of birds, I would love to have that in my back yard !!!

[@shawnhood1186]

We just pulled our little heater out from our bird bath, gave the bath area a good cleaning and refilled. Thanx to your video it reminded me that without the heater in there they're going to want a rock or two, for sure. Thank you for sharing. 🥰

[@touchofgrey5372]

That's exactly how it's done! THAT is what the rock is for! Smart man!

[@dragondiana8]

Birds are just so cute ^_^

[@summerenglish7205]

Fantastic idea! So many colourful birdies!! Oregon coast

[@teijaalanko5165]

Very very lovely this everybade birds,,❤😄🕊🕊🐥🐦❤🏞🌅Thank you.

[@murphychurch8251]

Oh, I never thought of a flat, submerged rock. Makes sense! I only added one that sticks out, for birds and bees to land on. Will try to find a realy flat one. 🤔

[@lorrainericardo8680]

so many different types of birds species ,, very nice ,

[@judyjamison9860]

I use several pot saucers as bird baths. Seems to be the perfect depth as I have both small and larger birds using them with no fear! I had a cement bath with ridges that they loved, but it sprang a leak I couldn’t seem to fix and I couldn’t find another one with the ridges so I put a large saucer on top and they love it! Much easier to clean too. At about an inch and a half, the saucers seem to be the perfect depth. Funny side note: most of the saucers are terra cotta colored and they are used as baths. There is one green one, and they WILL NOT bathe in it, only drink. 🤔

[@gregbrogden2528]

You can patch cement birdbaths with hydrolic cement.Jetplug comes in various tub sizes.

[@handheadman]

Bluebirds, goldfinches, purple finches, cardinals... what a gorgeous show!

[@mollypitcher9380]

I love where you live. It’s lovely.

[@NukaNerd]

Wauw, you have some beautiful birds there

[@PaulWashington..]

Thank you LORD! Beautiful creatures .

[@bobgreen3116]

Your very luck to have as much activity as you do. I have had my bird bath set up for over 3 months and only once did I see 1 bird drink. Love the Goldfinch my favorite!!

[@Vastald]

It's hard not to love the plop sound they make when they jump in the bath

[@reni64w.46]

Very Beautiful And Colorful Birds. And I Like That. Thank You For That.🙏

[@victoriawu3826]

How lovely

[@ThePalatineHill]

1:38 that take off movement was kinda cool, floating up in a few wing beats like the air is water to them

[@tonirad9577]

Loved it . Beautiful Bluebird ! Yes I have rocks in my birdbaths as well . Awesome colors !

[@lavish_1717]

All the birds are so pretty

[@SeanFerree]

It's such a great meeting spot for so many different birds!

[@3chorddave352]

I have this same set up, flat rock, with a little round solar water fountain in the middle. The sound of running water attracks animals. I put fresh water in, everyday, as they splash half of it out. In the summer, squirrels, finches, sparrows, scrub jays, humming birds, and small hawks drink from it.

[@brendaann727]

Beautiful birds and so peaceful with only the sounds of God's creation!

[@raoultesla2292]

THAT is amazing. Birdbath footstool. Never woulda thought. Putting one in my birdbath today.

[@poniesinthemist]

What a lovely relaxing video. I love the plop noise as they land on the stone. The red bird drinking is so cute 😍

[@zereprd3911]

Ooohh...! I love your bath setup!