Rose is Rose by Don Wimmer and Pat Brady for April 19, 2024

My birdbath could use a watch-owl.

My birdbath has crows and ravens interspersed with smaller birds, all looking for relief from our 40C heat. We also have a flock of wild peafowl we feed and one of them has this habit of standing in the water (it’s not big enough for a peahen) and the crows harass her by pulling on her tail feathers. Our 6 cats are generally chill and do not bother them mostly, though the youngest one does covet the sparrows!

It’s more likely to kill the little bird than watch it.

Owls eat small birds. Danger little birdie!

A friend is build a Catio for us so the cats can go out and get a better look at the birdbath and the yard

We get rabbits and squirrels too

The kitties will be able to look, but not touch

My bird feeders could a watch owl too. Those pesky squirrels!!!!

The cat says that about everything

I wonder if anyone has every gotten a shot of an owl using a birdbath? On a differing topic: it just occurred to me the other day that, with all the focus on the little red (and sometimes blue) birds, we have never seen them nesting and raising families. Or, for that matter, the squirrels. (I would love to see Son of Murphy.)