Wednesday, March 30, 2011
BATH
One worry I had about moving is that we would lose the bird show that we had at the fountain there at the old place.
I needn't have been concerned. There are more birds in our new complex than we have room for at the old fiber glass fountain that was here when we arrived. It has three tiers! Well, four with the top bubbler. Just like the one pictured.
The biggest and dumbest bathers are the doves whose feet are big enough that they can roost and drink, bathe and cool off, in the lowest, biggest level.
Then the mocking birds which use the next tier up.
After that, everyone else on the penultimate pool and the smallest, mostly the hummingbirds hovering over the top which has the bubbler.
A lot of the smaller birds like to sit on the bubbler and let the water run up over them. It is allowed. The pump doesn't care.
I cleaned the fountain out yesterday. Once a month.
I can get almost all the dirt out as I siphon. The hose end just lifts all the junk out.
At the end, all I have to do is mop up with a big towel or rag. A rag is an old towel.
I also pressure clean the line between the pump and the top. Run the hose backward, backflush.
The bubbler on top really gets going. All the silt and little leaves are out and not blocking it.
Birds are very happy.
You don't see any in this picture because we scared them away. Let's get out of here so they can get a bath and a drink.
