Ditch Traditional Bird Baths For Costco's Bubbler Fountain That Looks & Sounds Beautiful

Adding a water feature to your yard can help create an oasis that boosts the aesthetic of your outdoor space without too much work. For example, including a bird bath with a fountain not only adds a unique design element to your garden but also helps attract more birds than just using a feeder. 

Whether it's outdoor furniture, bird baths, or garden essentials for beginners, you can find it all at Costco. One of the store's highlights right now is the highly-rated Liquid Art Klamath Basin Birdbath – a bird bath with a bubbler fountain that looks like a realistic stone feature, without detracting from the beauty of your garden. Although it's a bit more expensive at $399.99, it impressed buyers, earning a 4.6-star average rating.

The design of this piece is meant to replicate a large stone with a small bowl-shape in the center, and the water gently falling over the sides of the rock back into the reservoir below.  This sturdy bubbling bird bath weighs 65 pounds when fully put together, with the stone body itself weighing 25 pounds. However, it comes as a kit that requires minimal installation steps.

You'll need to fill the water reservoir, tighten some of the connections, and make sure things are plugged in, but overall, even the reviews find this easy to install. The bubbler portion of this piece is all self-contained and can handle up to 12 gallons of water. The faux stone is 16 inches tall, 18 inches wide, and 19 inches deep, while the base is 24 by 24 inches with a depth of 7 inches.

If you're looking to skip a traditional bird bath for a piece that doubles as decor, there are a lot of options to consider. For something that looks natural and fits in a smaller yard, the Liquid Art Klamath Basin Birdbath received a lot of praise, with one 5-star review on Costco sharing, "it's just the right size in the flower bed where I wanted it. The grey color is perfect and does look like a rock. The water gurgles up nicely and makes a very soothing waterfall sound." So, not only does this bubbler fountain get high marks for its looks, but buyers also love the way it sounds. It's also the kind of bird bath where you can add things around the base to elevate the look and the bubbler. For example, one other 5-star review on the site shared that they "raised the unit, surrounding the base with rock."

While many customers are pleased with the look of this bird bath, one reviewer didn't receive everything needed to make it work. Therefore, it's important to check the box as soon as it arrives to make sure all the pieces needed for the bubbler to work are in there and that nothing is broken. As one 3-star review shared, while they "love the sound this fountain makes...we had missing part pumps."

They also recommend "buying rocks to cover the base of the pump." Another review said that they were missing "the female adapter to attach the tube to the pipe in the rock," although they also liked the bird bath as a whole. So, as long as you have everything, this seems like a solid option for both your yard and the birds that visit.