In a message dated 8/25/2005 10:32:53 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
 writes:

. All of  the 
birds just have to take turns using the few perching areas left on the  sadly 
mangled tree.



Hi again Jenny,
 Also years ago, I cut down the very overgrown purple-leaf cherry tree  the 
developer had planted in our tiny front yard, as it shaded our yard too  much. 
I cut the tree down but left a stump about 18 inches high or so, cut nice  and 
evenly across the top and have had a very natural looking bird-bath base al  
these years. It doesn't freeze and crack like the concrete ones either. My 
bath  is concrete with a plastic liner, easily taken in to clean and it also 
keeps the  birdbath from freezing. I have had it for years. 
 
Maybe you could prune or cut what's left of your tree to hold a birdbath  and 
some smaller feeders? When you're dealt lemons, make lemonade!
 
Rick Sussman
Ashton,MD
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