Can you imagine that the birds might have similar experience?
Well, as my parents watched the family of Red-vented bulbuls near the bird bath, this is exactly what they saw.
The chick was obviously unsure whether the bird bath was a safe place to take a dip. The parent bulbul was promptly there for the chick. He gave a demo of how to bath and a spoke in his language of chirps. These chirps could have been the parent bulbul re-assuring the chick and encouraging it in the bird language. Despite the parent's effort, the chick remained hesitant.
What happened next was surprising: the parent bird flew in and almost pushed the chick into the bird bath! Well, we are not sure how the chick felt at this treatment - but the chick was not ready to be obedient yet!
On the second day, both the parents were eager to show their chick that the bird bath was a safe area.
On the third day, the chick seemed to have understood the need to take a dip - maybe it realized the parents won't give-up until what must be done is done! The chick finally overcame his hesitation and took a bath.
On the fourth day, the family enjoyed the dip together! It was as though the parents were rejoicing in teaching their chick to take a dip.
You can see this drama unfold in this video on YouTube! Thank you.