Showing posts with label birder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birder. Show all posts

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Bodega Bay California Poster from Zazzle

The artist Steve Thomas wrote, "Who knew that Bodega Bay was such a bird watcher's paradise. I think someone made a movie about it once."* The artist put the profile of Arthur Hitchcock in the poster. Do you see it? Click on the image to read more, buy or browse.
Bodega Bay California Posters
Bodega Bay California Posters by stevethomas
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*At a Washington Dept.of Fish & Wildlife web pageAn interesting side note:
"One morning in the summer of 1961, hundreds of crazed birds attacked the seaside town of Capitola, California. The birds "cried like babies" as they dove into street lamps, crashed through glass windows, and attacked people on the ground. Most of the birds were sooty shearwaters, a normally non-aggressive species that feeds on small fish and comes ashore only to breed. This incident fascinated Alfred Hitchcock, who frequently vacationed in nearby Santa Cruz. He included newspaper clippings about the Capitola attack in his studio proposal for THE BIRDS, which appeared in cinemas two years later. The agent responsible for the attack is now widely thought to have been domoic acid."

Thursday, September 13, 2012

I Love My Backyard Birds T-Shirt from Zazzle

For anyone who has discovered the joys of backyard birding, a T-shirt to declare your passion is a must-have! Available in 51 styles, each person in the family can wear one proudly. Click on the image to start choosing (and customizing if you wish). Birdorable is a sophisticated store with hundreds of jaunty designs and products. Visit Birdorable at Zazzle!

Monday, December 26, 2011

Wild Bird Calendar from Zazzle

Today there is a sale at Zazzle that gives you 50% off calendars. Click on image of this beautiful calendar by birdinghotspots's at Zazzle to see details.
Wild Birds 2012 Desk calendar

Friday, December 9, 2011

Pileated Woodpecker Mousepad from Zazzle

I saw a Pileated Woodpecker hard at work like this the other day. It was very exciting. I took a photo, even a video, but don't know how to make a photograph come out like Derrick Eidam does. Visit deidamphoto's Store at Zazzle for glorious wildlife photography.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Common American Gull on a Keds Shoe! from Zazzle

What a unique shoe to show off. This is the beautiful Common American Gull (Larus zonorhyncus) as depicted in an 1844 lithograph. A great gift for any scientist or birder. You can customize it too.  Zephyrusbooks' Store at Zazzle is a fascinating store!

Winter Gull Trucker Hat from Zazzle

Larus argentatus is a species of gull. There are over 50 species of gulls worldwide. This hat comes in a wide variety of colors. The bird image has been scanned from lithographs in an 1844 book, “Zoology of New York, or the New-York Fauna, Part II, Birds." The storeowner at ZephyrusBooks' Store at Zazzle explains at the page for this hat that the artwork is by J. W. Hill, and the author of the book is James De Kay. Click on the image to read more.

Birds of New York - De Kay's Lithographs at Zazzle

Visit ZephyrusBooks's Store at Zazzle  for the fascinating "Birds of New York." The store is an antiquarian treasure.These bird illustrations are classic historic prints. The store has thousands of fun and historic Zazzle products made from images of vintage maps, books, stamps, and illustrations including the old masters. Buy steins, ornaments, postcards, posters, shirts, shoes, and more. Learn history or birding or other subjects at the same time. Gulls, for example, are a hugely complex and fascinating group of birds in the Laridae family and J. W. Hill illustrated three of their species to be included in "Birds of New York" published in 1844.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Hummingbird & Lace Phone Case from Zazzle

This is great for all Bird Lovers. The artist at Country Mouse Studio is a Canadian named Carole and she has a huge selection of nature designs to choose from.