Susan, a lovely QP of the Robin taking a bath. My bird baths have been out and used a lot by all the birds arriving for some 6 weeks or so. A present I have 5 baths out . If its going to freeze I will empty them just after dark. From when the first Robin arrived, each one a different size and depth to cater for the smallest to the largest of birds. The depth of a bird bath will determine which birds will use which bath. The shy birds like their baths on the ground, under a canopy of foliage. Many of my Robins will take a drink/ bath, and then hop to the feeder for a blueberry or two. They have become quite predictable. One thing I don’t do is put out heated watering bowls during the winter, as birds have been know to bath, and then freeze their feet to metal. They are quite adapted to eating snow.
