Odd that I've never seen it before: A chickadee perched on a lattice, bent down under it to sip from a drop dipping below the wire. I suppose the water drop is handy, and drinking while perching lets the bird watch for danger in all directions. The birdbath blocks more of the view.
I guess the natural equivalent would be sipping from water drops on twigs, and those are generally high enough that I can't see what the birds are doing.
Out in the parking lot after work yesterday, I saw a red-tailed hawk alight on a tree branch. The branch made an audible cracking sound but still held the bird.
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