bird baths

Feathered visitors' pools

A bird bath is a shallow basin, usually on a pedestal, filled with water for birds to drink and bathe in.

Common in gardens and yards, bird baths attract songbirds and add decorative appeal: She watched cardinals splash in the bird bath.

Also spelled as one word: birdbath.

Opposites
bird attraction vs. bird deterrence

bird bathsbird spikes

Anti-perching ledge installation

scarecrows · bird netting · reflective tape

water feature purpose

bird bathsswimming pools

Artificial basins for aquatics

hot tubs · ponds · fountains · koi ponds · reflecting pools

water provision vs. water absence

bird bathsxeriscaping

Low-irrigation garden design

rock gardens · sand pits · gravel beds

Family

birdbath, birdbaths

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G