Birdbath Garden Ornaments & Statues

The copper and metal feeders

The Pear Shaped Copper Bird Feeder and the Apple Bird Feeder are the headline pieces, both hand-shaped in warm copper that softens into a richer patina over a winter or two. Hang them from a sturdy branch in the apple tree or off a fence post where blue tits and goldfinches can perch comfortably. The Apple + Pear Bird Feeder Combo gathers both as a paired hang, the two shapes catching light differently as the breeze turns them. The Copper Bird Feeder is the classic open-tray piece, the Fish Shaped Bird Feeder adds a bit of garden humour at a pond-side post, and the Metal Bird Feeder Set, Metal Grate Bird Feeder and Modern Bird Feeder cover the cleaner, less coppery aesthetic.

The two birdbaths

The Bird in Hands Birdbath is the centrepiece of the bath pieces: a pair of cupped hands cast in stone-effect resin, the basin shallow enough that small birds wade rather than swim. Sized for a flat paving pad three or four paces from a shrub so the birds have cover to flit back to. The Heart Shaped Bird Bath is the prettier piece, a wide heart-shaped basin on a slim pedestal, suited to a corner with a low planting around the base where the silhouette reads against soft greenery.

Where to place a feeder and a bath

Birds will use a feeder more reliably when it is hung within a few wingbeats of cover, six to ten feet from a hedge, a climbing rose or an apple-tree skirt. A clear branch over open grass leaves them exposed to sparrowhawks and they learn fast to avoid it. The Bird in Hands Birdbath wants the same logic: shallow water on a flat pad, cover within a hop or two, an open approach so a cat cannot creep up. Refill the bath with a watering can in dry weather. Tip the water out before a hard frost so the basin does not freeze and lift the rim.

Finishes through a wet British year

The copper pieces (Pear Shaped, Apple, Apple + Pear Combo, Copper Bird Feeder) develop a soft verdigris over a wet winter; some owners polish that back to bright copper, most leave it to settle into the garden. The metal feeders (Modern, Metal Grate, Metal Bird Feeder Set, Fish Shaped) hold their finish through several seasons, a wipe with a soft cloth twice a year keeps them clean. The Bird in Hands Birdbath and the Heart Shaped Bird Bath are cast resin, frost-proof, painted in colour that weathers a January freeze and a July heatwave without cracking. Empty the basins before a hard frost.

For the bird-shaped decorative pieces nearby, see metal bird garden ornaments and modern bird garden ornaments. For the smaller specific bird shapes, the robin, owl and peacock ranges each gather a single bird. For the wider birds catalogue, every bird piece we carry sits there.