Concrete Bear Bird Bath Cub Climbing Stump 23 Inch
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BEAR BIRD BATH
The Cub Is Climbing Toward the Water
A black bear cub grips the trunk side on, hind legs pushing, head turned up toward the basin. A small bird has landed on the bark just above it and has not moved.
That posture points somewhere. The cub looks up, your eye follows it up, and it arrives at the water. A seated animal gives you nothing to follow.
The trunk is pale timber with the basin cut as a cross section, growth rings spreading from the centre. It is slimmer than most animal bird baths, which is what lets it go into a border that is already full.
What Makes This Bird Bath Different
- A climbing pose leads the eye upward. The cub is turned toward the basin with its head raised, so anyone looking at the piece follows that line and ends at the water surface. Animals sitting still are recognised once and then ignored. This one keeps sending you somewhere.
- A slim trunk, so it fits where wider pieces cannot. Most animal bird baths are built around a broad base. This one is narrow enough for a planted border, a corner, or the gap between two shrubs.
- Fill to two inches, not to the brim. At that depth chickadees stand on the ring edge and sip, robins get right in. Filled to the top it becomes a drinking stop.
- A cast bird already on the bark. It sits just above the cub, close enough to read as a moment rather than as decoration, and it cannot be knocked off.
Woodland and informal gardens, a planted border, under a tree. It reads as a cut stump so it wants green around it rather than paving. Turn the cub toward the approach, since from behind it is a plain trunk. Leave two or three feet of open ground for the birds and keep a shrub within a short flight.
Quick Specifications
| Design | Tree stump with climbing bear cub and perched bird |
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| Material | Concrete |
| Finish | Hand painted, weather sealed |
| Height | 23.6 in. |
| Water depth | 2 in. recommended |
| Assembly | Two piece, no tools required |
| Use | Outdoor year round |
Setup, Care, and Warranty
Setup and placement
Two pieces, no tools. Set it on level solid ground.
Turn the cub toward where people come from. From the other side it is a plain trunk.
Filling it
Two inches is the number. Birds wade rather than swim. Shallow water also warms faster in spring.
Keeping the paint fresh
A soft brush and plain water every couple of weeks. Afternoon shade holds the hand painted colour on the cub at its best for longer.
Winter
Drain the basin before the first hard frost and leave it empty or turned over. Sealed concrete comes through freeze and thaw well when dry.
3 year warranty
This product includes a 3 year warranty against cracking. Coverage, claim requirements and required documents are subject to the warranty policy that applies at the time of purchase. Keep your order confirmation and contact customer support with your order details if service is needed.
Questions Before You Choose
How does it differ from the two bear design?
This one has a single cub climbing the side of a slim trunk, so it is narrower and the pose is in motion. The two bear piece is broader, with both bears seated facing forward and a honeycomb between them.
Is the bird part of the casting?
Yes, cast into the bark rather than added on. It cannot be knocked off and needs no fixing.
Where does it look right?
Woodland and informal gardens, a planted border, under a tree. It reads as a cut stump, so it wants green around it.
Will birds actually use it?
The growth ring basin has a wide rim to land on. Fill to two inches, keep the approach open, and have cover within a short flight.
Every garden has food in it somewhere. Most have no water at all.
None of this is particular to our bird baths. It is true of any backyard, and it is the reason a basin of clean water changes who visits your garden.
Water is used year round
Birds drink and bathe in every season, including the weeks when puddles and shallow ponds are frozen over.
Two inches, no more
Songbirds bathe standing up. A basin deeper than roughly two inches at the centre gets looked at and left alone.
Ten feet from cover
A wet bird is a slow bird. Put the bath near a shrub or a low branch and it gets used; strand it in open lawn and it does not.
Tall enough to be safe. Shallow enough to be used.
Height is not decoration. A pedestal lifts the basin above a cat's easy reach, and puts it at eye level from a kitchen window instead of lost in the planting. The basin slopes as well. It stays shallow at the rim and drops a little toward the centre, so a small bird can stand at the edge and a larger one can stand in the middle.
Fill it to about two inches. That is shallow on purpose, and it is also why it empties and refills in seconds. Exact height and basin width for this piece are in the specifications further down.
Still water, or moving water.
Still
Out of the box it is a basin of standing water, which is all most birds ask for. Fill it, change it every few days, done. No cord, no pump, nothing to fail.
Moving
Add a solar fountain kit and the surface breaks. Moving water carries further than a still basin and keeps mosquitoes from settling. It sits in the basin, so there is no drilling and no wiring.
Three habits, and it outlives the garden bed.
A bird bath does not need much. Almost every one that fails does so for one of two reasons. Either water was left in it through a freeze, or a detergent stripped the surface. Avoid both and the rest is rinsing.
Rinse and refill every few days in warm weather. A tip and a hose is enough.
Scrub with a stiff brush and diluted white vinegar when algae shows. No detergent and no bleach, since both leave residue birds will drink.
Empty it before the first hard frost, or keep it moving with a de-icer. Water left to freeze is the one thing the warranty can't undo.