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Tiki Birdbath

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Tattiki posted on 10/05/2004

I came across these birdbaths 2 summers ago in Calgary. They are produced in B.C., and are extremely well constructed. They are at http://www.castartstudios.com under the birdbath section. Look for the Matariki and the Rapa Nui. Cheers!

STCB
Sabu The Coconut Boy posted on 10/05/2004

click on the "birdbath" tab to see the two types of Moai birdbaths:

Sabu

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dangergirl299 posted on 10/05/2004

I'm waiting for the Tijuana merchants to sell a cheap version for $20 or less...

aren't they like $70? I found a UK site that sold them for $70 - or was it $70 pounds?

too rich for my blood, either way...

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tikifish posted on 10/05/2004

They were selling tham at the Loblaws garden centre last summer. I didn't buy one the day I saw them, then they were gone!

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Johnny Dollar posted on 10/05/2004

the other added expense to consider is that you must fill them with pisco. but the birds love it.

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dangergirl299 posted on 10/05/2004

On 2004-10-05 11:08, Johnny Dollar wrote:
the other added expense to consider is that you must fill them with pisco. but the birds love it.

you know, we don't talk about the "other" tiki bar "inventor" guy much here - don the beachcomber, but when I read a book on him recently, I was both intrigued and appalled that they would keep a myna bird at the bar that was trained to say "give me a beer, stupid!" and then the bar patrons would feed it pieces of fruit soaked in rum and delight in watching it stagger around the bar and eventually pass out. needless to say, Don's bars went through a lot of myna birds.

Does that make his bars better than, or worse than, Vic's? They each claim to have invented the Mai Tai. but only Vic's remain standing today, so that's something.

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Hakalugi posted on 10/05/2004

Hey, don't knock it. Those were the happiest Myna birds on the planet!

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Tikiwahine posted on 10/05/2004

I've got the one on the right, and boy do the birdies love him! He was a b-day gift from my parents, cost around $250 I believe.

Puamana and Selector Lopaka have him as well, here he is peeking out from between the Coleus:

For some reason, he looks just like my deceased grandpa?!


[ Edited by: Tikiwahine on 2004-10-05 12:46 ]

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Tikiwahine posted on 10/05/2004

looks like they make little guys too:

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TNTiki posted on 10/05/2004

[ Edited by: TNTiki on 2004-11-06 17:24 ]

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Tikiwahine posted on 10/05/2004

Yep, that's in Canadian money! :) so...like $2.50 US!

Reminds me, I just LOVE it when the tourists ask if our prices are in American dollars! Cracks me up every time.

-Tw

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Tiki Bird posted on 10/05/2004

I think i could use one of these!

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