Isn't this cute??

I had seen a Chickadee perched on one of the couches on my deck, and had suspected he was going to try to get a drink out of my fountain…  so I got sneaky & grabbed my camera…  I carefully hid and peeked out the window… and at first he was taking a drink, then suddenly…

He jumped right into the little "pitcher" that pours water into my fountain...

Here's a zoomed in shot… what surprised me was that he was just content to "soak", he wasn't splashing around at all… It was just so cute watching him soak in my fountain, but it wasn't to last, he was gone again in about a minute!  I didn't know I was providing a soaking tub for the local birds…