One way to bring more birds to your yard is to add a source of water. Even the most elegant birds can’t resist making a huge splash. These five photos from past editions of our Photo Contest perfectly capture the motion, joy, and mess of bathing birds.
Wood duck, 2010 Photo Contest entry © Michael Onyon
Baltimore oriole, 2012 Photo Contest entry © Sandy Slesky
Eastern bluebird, 2010 Photo Contest Entry © Suzanne Niles
American goldfinch, 2013 Photo Contest entry © Kim Nagy
Canada goose, 2013 Photo Contest entry © Susumu Kishihara
If you’re looking to purchase a bird bath, try the Audubon Shop at Drumlin Farm in Lincoln. And please send us your wildlife action shots! Enter our 2015 Picture This: Your Great Outdoors photo contest.