I was wondering about that. But some of the videos I've seen online shows the birds just sitting up near the tip of the hose (where water shoots out). That's why I placed a little dowel rod, so they could sit lol. I did want a larger bowl area, (a small plastic waste basket Maybe) but couldn't find one. Inspiration to make this: [yt]7HaEZlV8i8M[/yt]