How many birds can fit on a bubbling rock?

I heard a lot of bird chatter out back late this afternoon and went to the window to see if any birds were playing in the water. I took these pictures through the window (gonna have to wash them soon if this keeps up.) Across about 10 minutes I took over 100 pictures. I kept waiting, wondering how many birds would land on the rock at the same time.

Poor lonely bubbling rock. Maybe some birds will come to visit soon.

One bird.

Two

Three

Four

Five

Six

Seven

Eight!!!

I actually think there might have been more than eight on there at one time but I was so memorized watching them swoop in, race off, and swoop back that I forgot to grab the camera right away.

Thursday, August 11, 2011|Categories: Home & Garden|Tags: birds, garden|20 Comments

20 Comments

jamarattigan August 12, 2011 at 12:35 pm - Reply

Great photos. Love that bubbling rock! 🙂
- testcase August 12, 2011 at 5:10 pm - Reply
  
  Thanks, Jama!
cynthialord August 12, 2011 at 1:05 pm - Reply

WOW! Love this 🙂
- testcase August 12, 2011 at 5:10 pm - Reply
  
  Thanks, Cindy. Now to learn how to take better pictures.
queenoftheskies August 12, 2011 at 1:05 pm - Reply

How awesome!
- testcase August 12, 2011 at 5:12 pm - Reply
  
  Thanks!
artistq August 12, 2011 at 1:31 pm - Reply

I feel a great sense of victory for you! Wonderful bubbling rock!
- testcase August 12, 2011 at 5:12 pm - Reply
  
  Huge victory, for sure!
mirtlemist August 12, 2011 at 2:09 pm - Reply

LOL! They look like they’re having such a good time. Gorgeous feature and fabulous pictures!
- testcase August 12, 2011 at 5:15 pm - Reply
  
  Thanks, Terri! They did seem to have a blast. I think I can count on it being a regular occurrence now as the finches are pretty reliable. When we used to put seed out I could almost set the clock by when they would come by. (No need for seed now since there are so many plants for them to feast on.)
  
  I can’t wait until I get the other water feature done in the backyard. They’ll have two, plus the birdbath, plus the dirt bath bowl. (they line up for their turns in there.)
  
  I need to get a picture of the doves using the lower part of the water feature next.
tracyworld August 12, 2011 at 2:13 pm - Reply

This makes me smile, Susan. Thank you for sharing your bubbling rock and bird friends with us. I especially liked the photos with the wet, ruffled head feathers.
- testcase August 12, 2011 at 5:18 pm - Reply
  
  Thanks, Tracy. I did think of you when I was watching the birds. I like seeing them all ruffled and wet too. I need to wash that window and then I should be able to get some fun shots of them in the tree that is right in front of the window.
  
  It was so funny, too, watching them almost sit on top of the water coming out of the top. Those finches are fearless!
d_michiko_f August 12, 2011 at 4:18 pm - Reply

Love love love this!!! Thank you so much for sharing and staring my day off right! (You know how I love birds! And how they are “meaningful”for me right now “art” wise!) 😉
- testcase August 12, 2011 at 5:20 pm - Reply
  
  Yay, you’re welcome and thank you! It was so much fun to watch them acting like little kids at a water park. And as soon as thing calm down around here I’m going to try and make a longer video of the water feature for our meditation purposes. 🙂
testcase August 12, 2011 at 4:53 pm - Reply

Re: Success

Yep!
testcase August 12, 2011 at 5:10 pm - Reply

Me too! It was so fun to look at the photos after I shot them because while it was going on, I had the camera lowered (not looking through it) and my glasses off, so I had no idea what I was getting pictures of.
lorrainemt August 12, 2011 at 11:54 pm - Reply

How nice of you to supply the bubbly for the bird party! Love it. 🙂
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How many birds can fit on a bubbling rock?