This structure also had a backdoor entrance but as you can see, there is not much room to move around inside. This fountain needed just one pump but the plumbing was sort of awkward to install. I also added flooring to sit on while working in it. There was also lighting since it was rather dark in there. Everything was elevated above the water level with bricks to keep the plywood and 2x4s dry.

I found out there was also something in there that I didn't intend. It was a perfect breeding environment for growing mosquitoes. The water was very still in there and one hot July day, I crawled in and was mobbed by the little buggers. I looked down in the water and there were millions of larvae. That is when I discovered Mosquito Dunks, which were very effective, but didn't kill the live ones that had already hatched. That was an itchy learning experience.

The top part of the "cake" was made with a bunch of circular pieces of styrofoam. As usual, I put chicken wire around the structure to help hold the concrete. You can see the pipe sticking out of the top where the water will be coming out so it can trickle over the outside of the fountain levels and down the side. There is a waterproof light sticking out of the top to add a bit more interest to it at night.

Finally, a large concrete bowl was placed on top for the water to fill up and run over the top. Each of the four corners had a pool area that filled up with fresh water where the birds could bathe and they actually used it. There were many times when there would be multiple birds splishing and splashing, especially on Saturday nights.

The last piece is a large clear plastic jar where the water shoots into before coming out the bottom to fill up the bowl.

This fountain is painted a pastel waterproof green. This picture is at dusk and you can see the lights changing the look of the fountain.

Part of the fountain building process is tearing it down at the end of the year since I didn't like it enough to keep it. As before, too much water spilled out because it was just too big for the pit. I thought the water would just sort of trickle down the sides of the cake but instead, it did a lot of splashing.