Okay......now what.

I guess you can lead a bird to water but you can't make him bathe. This little fellow stood ankle deep and pondered what to do next for the longest time but then flew off.

I think I'll give up on stalking birds while they bathe. And of course you know that having said that I'll look out the window in the morning and find a bald eagle playing with a rubber duckie in the birdbath. Stand by.