Colin Leake Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 We have a large variety of birds in our garden thanks I suspect the provision of copious amounts of food and many large dence hedges that provide a safe haven from predators and secure nesting sites. What puzzles me is that we also have a bird-bath that we keep full with clean rainwater but why is it that whilst all the birds drink from it only the Starlings treat is as a bath? With the sun glinting on the water they spray up when bathing it is like having a free powered water feature in the garden but as I say why do only the starlings do this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Might be because of the depth of water. Only blackbirds use our bird bath but we have a couple of shallow dishes of water for birds to drink from and some of the smaller birds bathe in those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tracker Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Try putting some stones in the bird bath so that the short legged birds don't get in over their comfort level! Dodgy things short legged birds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robkilby Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Can't answer for your starlings, but for us it is mainly the blackbirds that use the bath, robin is second most spotted having a tub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Collings Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 perhaps its a territorial thing. Going by the size of the flocks they fly in Starlings are used to crowds. Dont make it any bigger or these Canadian invaders might come in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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