I’ve had a bit of birdbath tribulation as well. When I put it out the back for the first time it wasn’t long before the damn myna birds took it over and started bossing away all the birds I wanted to attract 🙁So I put it around the side of the house and now I never see birds there because it’s too close to our door. The bees get a drink though.
Comment on Discussion Thread 🍨 Sunday 4 January 2026
Bottom_racer@aussie.zone 5 days ago
The order:
Regret -> clean bird bath -> notice no birds use it except for a pigeon-> regret -> clean gutters -> realise there’s no rain coming -> scratch head and have an existential crisis -> bribe resident magpie which is basically the mafia at this point.
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 5 days ago
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 5 days ago
On the plus side the work is already done when you get sudden rain the next time. And the magpie has a private pool