Garden Bird Bath & Feeding Station

A Living Garden Water Feature

This camera frames a hand-carved stone bird bath fed by rainwater, set low among rhododendron leaves and creeping ground cover. The shallow basin gives small passerines a safe place to drink and preen, and its mossy stone edges reveal a feature that has weathered into the landscape.

The Wild Visitors of Recke

Operated by the NatureTec nature station, the feeding spot draws the native garden birds of North Rhine-Westphalia — tits, finches, robins and sparrows among them — all wild and free-living. The constant trickle of fresh water makes the bath one of the busiest spots in the garden.

A Dual-Purpose Wildlife Hub

The same secluded corner doubles as a hedgehog feeder, turning one quiet patch of greenery into a round-the-clock refuge for several species. The burned-in temperature readout offers a real-time sense of the local conditions in this corner of Germany.

Why This View Endures

Framed tightly on the basin and its leafy surroundings, the camera rewards patient watching: an ever-changing cast of wildlife against a backdrop of dense garden greenery that anchors this tranquil Westphalian scene.