. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Game Commision), no. 9. Game protection; Birds. 46 If it is possible to erect a bird-fountain or some such bit of real art on your premises, well and ^ood, and the birds will show their appreciation of it. But most of us must be content with other de- vices not so Photograph by Frank Pasan, Wellsboro. Fig. 34. A ROBIN AT HIS BATH A comfortably shallow, well-placed bath will attract many birds. A few g^eneral principles should guide us in the making and situation of a bird pool. If i)()ssible the pool should be near enough to easy water supply to allow frccj
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Game Commision), no. 9. Game protection; Birds. 46 If it is possible to erect a bird-fountain or some such bit of real art on your premises, well and ^ood, and the birds will show their appreciation of it. But most of us must be content with other de- vices not so Photograph by Frank Pasan, Wellsboro. Fig. 34. A ROBIN AT HIS BATH A comfortably shallow, well-placed bath will attract many birds. A few g^eneral principles should guide us in the making and situation of a bird pool. If i)()ssible the pool should be near enough to easy water supply to allow frccjucnt changing. If the slope of the land will allow adequate drainage for a very small overflow, and it is possible to feed the pool by direct faucet, pipe or hose, this is ideal. Otherwise the pool should be filled i)eriodically, and oc- casionall\- cleaned. The pool should, if possible, be in the shade, and yet not so near dense shrubbery as to allow the convenient approach of a cat. The simplest pans, bowls filled with stones, and other such re- ceptacles if firmly set on or actually sunk into the ground are very good. But the construction of a cement pool is neither expensive nor difficult. Such a pool should slope in gently from all sides, and should not be more than two and one-half to three inches deep in the middle if the diameter of the water surface is not more than three or four feet. It is desirable to have the cement surface set with stones not only for a rustic effect but to give the birds particu- lar points at which to bathe, where the depth of the water may suit \' I >r 'â *i .^- ⢠,n .11 -i 47 them. Some birds will not bathe if they think they are going to slip in. An inverted garbage-can lid carefully sunk in the sod has been known to make an admirable pool, and a porcelain wash-bowl filled with rocks so as to allow a sloping edge all around is usable. A little observation of birds at the bathing pool will reward us with an intimate knowledge of their c
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