{"product_id":"lesleys-handcrafted-copper-bird-bath","title":"Lesley's Handcrafted Copper Bird Bath","description":"\u003clink href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Poppins:wght@300;400;500;600;700\u0026amp;display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\n  \/* Farbpalette: Kupfer #a2431b \/ #c96a2c, Flachs-Gruen #1f6b4f,\n     Papier #faf7f2, Leinen #efe8dc, Tinte #2b2118 *\/\n\n  .prod-wrapper {\n    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif !important;\n    max-width: 820px !important;\n    margin: 0 auto !important;\n    color: #2b2118 !important;\n    line-height: 1.7 !important;\n    font-size: 17px !important;\n  }\n\n  .prod-wrapper h2, .prod-wrapper h3 {\n    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif !important;\n    color: #2b2118 !important;\n  }\n\n  \/* --- HERO --- *\/\n  .prod-hero {\n    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a2431b 0%, #c96a2c 100%) !important;\n    color: #fff !important;\n    border-radius: 12px !important;\n    padding: 34px 30px !important;\n    text-align: center !important;\n    margin-bottom: 28px !important;\n  }\n  .prod-hero-icon { font-size: 40px !important; 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}\n\n  \/* --- SPECS --- *\/\n  .prod-specs { width: 100% !important; border-collapse: collapse !important; margin-bottom: 10px !important; }\n  .prod-specs tr { border-bottom: 1px solid #efe8dc !important; }\n  .prod-specs td { padding: 11px 6px !important; font-size: 15px !important; color: #55493e !important; vertical-align: top !important; }\n  .prod-specs td:first-child { font-weight: 600 !important; color: #2b2118 !important; width: 38% !important; }\n\n  @media (max-width: 600px) {\n    .prod-includes, .prod-features { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; }\n    .prod-hero h2 { font-size: 23px !important; }\n  }\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"prod-wrapper\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- 1 HERO --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-hero\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-hero-icon\"\u003e💧\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ch2 style=\"color:#ffffff !important;\"\u003eHand-raised in a tin shed in Waikari, North Canterbury\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"color:#ffe3c8 !important;\"\u003eLesley Tasker, seventy-one, thirty-four years a metalwork teacher. These are the last 96 bird baths she will ever make.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- 2 STORY QUOTE --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-story\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e“In winter everyone puts out fat balls. In spring they hang a nest box. Come February, when the nor’wester has been blowing for a week, nobody thinks about water. That’s when the little ones are in trouble.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cspan\u003e— Lesley Tasker, Waikari, North Canterbury\u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- 3 WHAT YOU GET --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-section-title\"\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-includes\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"prod-card\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"prod-card-icon\"\u003e🪑\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eThe copper bowl\u003c\/strong\u003e\n      \u003cspan\u003eTwenty-four centimetres across. Brushed copper finish with dark patina streaks — no two come out identical.\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"prod-card\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"prod-card-icon\"\u003e📌\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eThe ground stake\u003c\/strong\u003e\n      \u003cspan\u003eCentral stake with the cast scrollwork ring. Push it into lawn or garden bed and it stands firm.\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"prod-card\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"prod-card-icon\"\u003e⚡\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eNothing to assemble\u003c\/strong\u003e\n      \u003cspan\u003eOut of the box, into the ground, fill with water. No tools, no fixings, no instructions to lose.\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"prod-card\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"prod-card-icon\"\u003e🌿\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eLesley’s placement tip\u003c\/strong\u003e\n      \u003cspan\u003eOut in the open on the lawn, a few metres from a shrub. Drop a flat stone in the middle so the bees can climb out.\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- 4 FEATURES --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-section-title\"\u003eWhy this one works and the pretty ones do not\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-features\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"prod-card\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"prod-card-icon\"\u003e🟠\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eThe Copper Bowl\u003c\/strong\u003e\n      \u003cspan\u003eCopper naturally holds back algae and bacteria in standing water, so it stays cleaner between rinses. The worked surface also gives a bird something to grip — glazed ceramic never will.\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"prod-card\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"prod-card-icon\"\u003e🌊\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eThe Shallow Edge\u003c\/strong\u003e\n      \u003cspan\u003eThe bowl curves: barely a centimetre of water at the lip, deeper through the middle. Silvereyes and grey warblers stand in the shallows, blackbirds bathe in the centre.\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"prod-card\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"prod-card-icon\"\u003e◯\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eThe Rolled Lip\u003c\/strong\u003e\n      \u003cspan\u003eThe edge is rolled over instead of cut off square. Solid footing for a landing bird, and a raised edge an insect that has gone in can climb back out over.\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"prod-card\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"prod-card-icon\"\u003e👁\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eThe Cat-Height Stake\u003c\/strong\u003e\n      \u003cspan\u003eHeight is not decoration. Pet cats in New Zealand kill around a million native birds a year. A raised bath with a clear line of sight is far harder to stalk than a dish on the ground.\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"prod-card\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"prod-card-icon\"\u003e🥬\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eTwo minutes a week\u003c\/strong\u003e\n      \u003cspan\u003eSmooth inside, no corners, nowhere for algae to sit. Rinse under the tap once a week, top the water up daily through the hot months. That is the whole job.\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"prod-card\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"prod-card-icon\"\u003e☀\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cstrong\u003eBuilt for a nor’wester summer\u003c\/strong\u003e\n      \u003cspan\u003eMetal, not plastic that cooks the water and goes brittle, and not cheap ceramic that cracks in a hard frost. It is made to sit outside through a hot, dry Canterbury January.\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- 5 EXPERT --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-expert\"\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"color:#ffffff !important;\"\u003e“People are generous with seed and nest boxes. Water is the thing that gets forgotten, and in a hot, dry summer it matters most. Young birds leave the nest right in the hottest weeks. A clean, shallow bowl, topped up every day and out in the open where they can watch for cats, is one of the simplest things a garden can offer.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003cstrong style=\"color:#ffffff !important;\"\u003eDr Anna Whitfield, Ph.D.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    \u003cem style=\"color:#cfe3d3 !important;\"\u003eAvian Ecologist · Wild bird rehabilitation, North Canterbury\u003c\/em\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- 7 PERFECT FOR --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-section-title\"\u003eMade for\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-perfect-for\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🌳 Back gardens\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🏠 Front garden beds\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🌴 Lifestyle blocks and farms\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🏦 Verandas, decks and the bach\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🌿 Native gardens with flax and kōwhai\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🎁 A present for a birdwatcher\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e👶 Grandkids who want to watch\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"prod-tag\"\u003e🎄 A summer Christmas present\u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- 8 QUALITY CHECKLIST --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-section-title\"\u003eWhat you are actually buying\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cul class=\"prod-list\"\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHand-raised, not pressed out by the thousand\u003c\/strong\u003e — the bowl and the rim are worked by hand, which is why the patina falls differently on every one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesigned by watching, not by drawing\u003c\/strong\u003e — thirty-five summers of watching silvereyes and changing the depth and the rim until the birds actually used it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMetal all the way through\u003c\/strong\u003e — no plastic to go brittle in the sun, no glaze to chip.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSized for small birds first\u003c\/strong\u003e — a young silvereye can stand in it without going out of its depth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe last of the run\u003c\/strong\u003e — Lesley is closing the shed. 96 left, there is no next batch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- 9 GUARANTEE --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-guarantee\"\u003e\n    \u003cstrong\u003e30-day money-back guarantee\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    \u003cspan\u003ePut it in the garden and watch what happens. Not convinced? Send it back within 30 days for a full refund. No questions.\u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- 10 NOTE --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-note\"\u003e\n    \u003cstrong\u003eA note on the finish.\u003c\/strong\u003e Every bowl is worked by hand and the copper patina is applied by hand, so the streaking and the depth of colour vary from piece to piece. Outdoors the finish will keep moving over the first seasons and settle darker. That is the material doing what copper does — it is not a fault, and it is the reason no two of Lesley’s baths look the same.\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- 11 SPECS --\u003e\n  \u003cdiv class=\"prod-section-title\"\u003eThe details\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003ctable class=\"prod-specs\"\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCopper-coated metal, hand-applied polychrome patina\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBowl diameter\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eapprox. 24 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBowl profile\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCurved — shallow at the rolled lip, deeper through the centre\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDetailing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCast scrollwork ring below the bowl (a bird and a flower)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMounting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCentral ground stake for lawn or garden bed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIncluded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1 × bowl, 1 × ground stake\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAssembly\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNone — push in, fill, done\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCare\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTop up water daily in summer, rinse once a week\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade by\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLesley Tasker, Waikari, North Canterbury\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAvailability\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLast 96 — while they last\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Handmade by Lesley Tasker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51128865095905,"sku":"CF-BIRDBATH-NZ","price":50.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/5234\/2497\/files\/bb-nz-a1-garden.jpg?v=1792676373","url":"https:\/\/craft-folk.com\/products\/lesleys-handcrafted-copper-bird-bath","provider":"CRAFTFOLK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}