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. > >_______________________________________________ >mou-net mailing list >[email protected] >http://cbs.umn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mou-net O. William Bruins 1538 11th Avenue NE Rochester, MN 55906-4213 [email protected] 507-281-1607 - home 507-261-6837 - cell (not always turned on)
