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At a woodland pond, three varied thrushes—two males and a female—interact among the rocks and shallow water. On the right, a tiny Pacific wren darts in and out of the rocks and ferns, pausing occasionally to watch the larger birds. The thrushes move about more deliberately, while the wren scurries through the crevices and vegetation, creating a lively contrast in size and movement.

A male red-shafted northern flicker visits a garden pond bordered by reddish bricks and surrounded by rocks, aquatic plants, and woodland vegetation. His spotted breast, black chest crescent, barred wings, and distinctive red cheek patches are visible as he perches on the brick edging. He looks around, turning his head and shifting position, before flying to the bathing platform in the middle of the pond.

A barred owl visits a garden pond surrounded by rocks and vegetation. It stands on the bathing platform in the middle of the water, then begins bathing, dipping and splashing its body in the pond. After bathing, the owl makes its way through the shallow water toward the rocky edge, where it climbs out onto the bank.

A Steller’s jay perches on the bathing platform in the middle of a garden pond while a squirrel hops along the rocky perimeter. The squirrel makes two circuits of the pond as the jay remains near the center. Near the end of the video, the squirrel approaches from the waterfall just as the jay hops toward the far side. They unexpectedly come face-to-face, and both react with surprise.

Two Townsend’s warblers flit and bathe around a small backyard waterfall among wet rocks and plants. A much larger American robin arrives at the water and chases the two small yellow-and-black warblers away.

A barred owl visiting a small garden pond with a waterfall. The owl begins by bathing vigorously in the shallow water at the left side, splashing and ruffling its feathers. Then it moves around the pond perching on the brick edge before taking off.

Chickadees, golden-crowned kinglets, and a brown creeper gather around a small backyard pond and waterfall surrounded by dense greenery. The birds flit among the rocks, branches, and splashing water.

Alt text: At a small garden pond surrounded by dense green foliage and dark rocks, two varied thrushes and two Swainson’s thrushes gather around a rocky waterfall. One brightly marked varied thrush, with a dark head and breast band and warm orange breast, perches prominently on a rock beside the falling water, while the second moves among the rocks higher on the waterfall. The two more subdued brown-and-buff Swainson’s thrushes stay lower, hopping along the shallow water and wet rocks at the base of the falls. At moments all four birds are visible at once, quietly sharing the pond as water cascades down the rocks beside them.

A band-tailed pigeon walks along the edge of a small garden pond, then hops onto the low bathing platform in the middle of the water. A red-shafted Northern Flicker suddenly runs into view from off-camera and approaches the pond, surprising the pigeon. The two birds briefly confront one another before both take off almost simultaneously, the flicker flashing reddish-orange under its wings and tail as it flies toward the camera.

A tiny Pacific wren flits and hops energetically around the rocky edge of a woodland pond, weaving around a song sparrow and a much larger Swainson’s thrush as the other birds forage more sedately nearby.

A male hairy woodpecker visits a small woodland pond, moving among the rocks and vegetation at the water’s edge and climbing the waterfall. Nearby, several thrushes—including Swainson’s thrushes and American robins—move around the pond, but the woodpecker appears unconcerned by their activity as he drinks and explores.

In a black-and-white nighttime camera view, a barred owl visits the edge of a small woodland pond. The large, round-headed owl perches near the water among rocks and dense vegetation, looking around in the infrared light.

Alt text: Three Steller’s jays visit a small woodland pond and rocky waterfall surrounded by dense green plants. At the beginning, two blue-and-black jays are conspicuous near the water while a third is partly hidden among the rocks and vegetation in the background. Two of the run away through the undergrowth leaving one to move around the pond’s edge and waterfall, drinking and exploring the rocks before flying away.

Alt text: A wide trail-camera view of a small woodland pond surrounded by dense green vegetation. American robins move around the pond in a steady stream, perching on the brick-edged shore and rocks, drinking and bathing in the shallow water, and flying in and out of the scene. Water lilies cover part of the pond, and a small waterfall flows at the back. Several black nursery pots containing black twinberry and snowberry shrubs stand on the gravel outside the pond, where they were placed after being soaked earlier.

A doe and her fawn visit a small garden pond surrounded by dense green vegetation. The doe slowly moves along the right edge of the pond, pausing to drink before sampling the water marigold growing in the water. At the back of the pond, the fawn, still showing a few pale spots, emerges from the understory and walks around the pond toward its mother. The fawn tries to nurse, but the doe moves away to the left, leaving it behind to investigate and nibble the water marigold for itself.

A mixed flock of chickadees, a golden-crowned kinglet, a red-breasted nuthatch, and a Townsend’s warbler flits rapidly around the shaded backyard waterfall. The small birds take turns landing on the wet rocks and vegetation, drinking and bathing in the flowing water before darting away.