A house finch dives headfirst into a pond and spends time taking a refreshing bath Thursday in the back yard of a residence on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan

A gray headed junco floats while bathing in this pond Thursday on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan  

A flicker pauses for a minute before hopping into this pond to bathe Thursday at a residence on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan

This house finch checks out its surroundings before leaping into this pond to take a bath Thursday in the back yard of a residence on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan