When
the pond gets overgrown and the pebbly corner the sparrows
like to use becomes inaccessible, this bird bath on the patio gets a lot
of use. Thrushes, goldfinches, wood pigeon and starling are amongst the
birds we've seen sipping the water or taking a bath. Recent rains have
topped it up.
The
wood pigeon can take a drink without lifting its head
to let the water trickle down its throat and I noticed that the wasp I
saw drinking here could do the same.
The
Bathers 
When
the pond gets overgrown and the pebbly corner the sparrows
like to use becomes inaccessible, this bird bath on the patio gets a lot
of use. Thrushes, goldfinches, wood pigeon and starling are amongst the
birds we've seen sipping the water or taking a bath. Recent rains have
topped it up.
The
wood pigeon can take a drink without lifting its head
to let the water trickle down its throat and I noticed that the wasp I
saw drinking here could do the same.