Concrete Bird Bath Garden Sunflower and Rooster 24 In
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BIRD BATH GARDEN
A Rooster Standing in the Sunflowers
A black rooster with a red comb and yellow feet stands against a deep green stem, and above him the basin opens as a golden sunflower head.
Two things from the same world. Sunflowers grow at the edge of a farmyard and roosters walk under them, so the flower and the bird belong to each other rather than being a bowl with an animal stuck on the side.
The colours are strong and deliberate. Gold basin, dark green stem, black bird with red and yellow. It is the loudest piece of this group and it is meant to be seen from a distance.
What Makes This Bird Bath Different
- A scene rather than a bowl with a figure on it. Roosters walk under sunflowers at the edge of a farmyard, so the two elements here explain each other. Most animal bird baths pair a creature with whatever pedestal was available, and the eye notices the mismatch even when it cannot name it. Here the bird and the flower come from the same place.
- Colour that carries. Gold, deep green, black, red and yellow. This is not a piece that blends into planting, it is one that holds a position from across a lawn or a front yard.
- A petalled rim. The sunflower head forms the basin edge in overlapping petals, so the rim rises and falls. Wet feet grip that far better than a smooth stone circle.
- Fill to two inches, not to the brim. Chickadees stand on the petal tips and sip, robins get right in. Filled to the top it becomes a drinking stop and nothing more.
A front yard, a patio, a path edge, anywhere it will be seen rather than come upon. This one is loud enough to hold its own on paving, though it looks best with some green nearby. Twenty four inches is a safe height for birds, with open ground on the approach and cover within a short flight.
Quick Specifications
| Design | Sunflower basin with cast rooster on the stem |
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| Material | Concrete |
| Finish | Hand painted, weather sealed |
| Height | 24 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. The basin seats onto the stem.
Turn the rooster toward where people come from. He is on one side only and from behind it is a plain green stem.
Filling it
Two inches is the number. Birds wade rather than swim, and the petal rim gives them grip on the way in.
Keeping the colour bright
Strong colours are hand painted and afternoon shade holds them at their best for longer. A soft brush and plain water every couple of weeks.
Winter
Drain the basin before the first hard frost and leave it empty or turned over. Check the petal recesses are clear when you drain it.
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 compare to the plain sunflower design?
That one is the flower on a leafed stem with no animal. This one adds a rooster against the stem and pushes the colour further, so it reads as a farmyard scene rather than as a botanical piece.
Is it too bright for a border?
It is the loudest piece in this group, which is the point. It holds a position on a front yard or a patio. In a quiet planted border a plainer design will sit better.
Is the rooster cast on?
Cast as part of the piece against the stem. Nothing to knock off and nothing to fix.
Will birds actually use it?
The petal rim gives grip and the basin is shallow. 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.