Busy tweaking late article, but here is some American oystercatcher goodness until I can blog proper: Got a note from Hawk Owl’s Nest this morning. He posted some links about bird related merchandise sold online. He sent a note that Mincing Mockingbird seems right up my ally. He would be right. Right now they do [ Read More ]
This came in the comments section of one of the gift idea posts, but I want to make sure people have a chance to see this site: Birdorable! The site reads that Birdorables are the kind of cute and colorful birds you might find in your backyard or when you go birding…only they’ve been “cutified“. [ Read More ]
Okay, I have found a few more items that would be great gifts for those who are bird inclined. I’ve also added some bird organizations to the list as I was rightfully taken to task for excluding those great gift opportunities. One is this REALLY awesome book called Owls of the North that just came [ Read More ]
Gifts for birders. Gifts for bird watchers. Gifts for people interested in nature. Well, it’s that time of year when I round up interesting books and gift ideas for the bird person in your life. In the past, I have organized this into something along the lines of beginners, intermediate, hard-core, etc. But many of [ Read More ]
I’m having some (good natured) issues over a recent post by Birdchaser. He states that real birders hate the Audubon Singing Bird Clock–we never carried that one at the bird store I worked at, but we did carry this one, and I kind of liked it. The singing loon clock was even better–it would wail [ Read More ]
You be the judge! Those free thinking Australians have come up with a device to attach to your cat that reduces their ability to catch and kill wild birds called the Cat Bib. According to Reuters, “Research has found that of 56 cats examined over a six week period, the cats’ ability to catch animals [ Read More ]
I’ve long thought that there just wasn’t enough product for kids interested in birds. I can’t tell you the number of times customers would come in the bird store asking for a field guide for kids–even little cardboard books on a cardinal for a two year old–get them started young! The closest and certainly most [ Read More ]
How in the heck did I miss this online store for birder gifts? Today at Carpenter, someone had received this bumper sticker as a gift: Oh dear, some birders can’t play nice. This is from a website called Servopuff which caters to birders, scuba divers and “more”! It has a whole birding section and appeals [ Read More ]
Turkeys roaming the grass a few blocks from the Mall of America after a few days of laying low around Thanksgiving. I swear, I take a few days off during Thanksgiving and I just can’t get back on the blogging horse. Normally, I have a back log of stuff to write about but this week [ Read More ]
Are you stumped what to get the bird nut in your life? Here are some suggestions for the coming holiday season. Books, CDs and CalendarsVoices of North American Owls CD – This two CD set has every known call from every owl in North America. The tracks are not narrated, but you can follow along [ Read More ]
