Some birds feed by hanging upside down. There are "sock" style thistle seed feeders for goldfinches designed for the birds to be able to hang any which way. Nuthatches and some warblers also move around tree trunks and branches upside down as naturally as they do right side up. I came across these feeders on Amazon that feature images of birds eating upside down. Some are natural. Not all of them, though...

Repost of article first published 01/11/2012

We have a collection of Stylized Bird Illustration designs. This week I'd like to highlight another group of three from the series: Stylized Stork; Stylized Horned Lark; and Stylized Swallow-tailed Flycatcher.

Each bird is drawn in simple black or white outlines. These are original, artistic bird designs that look great on a variety of our apparel styles.

This week's highlighted t-shirts feature bird alpha-codes in Euro oval sticker style. These were designed for oval bumper stickers, but the design works on t-shirts and apparel as well. There are 16 species to choose from, and your requests are welcome! Shown here are PIPL (Piping Plover); CALC (California Condor); FLSJ (Florida Scrub-Jay); MAFR (Magnificent Frigatebird); IBWO (Ivory-billed Woodpecker); KIWA (Kirtland's Warbler); WHCR (Whooping Crane); and OROR (Orchard Oriole).

This week's highlighted shirts are inspired by traditional collegiate sweatshirts and tees. We've got something for you, whether birding is your passion or your ornithology is your profession: Property of Birding Dept and Property of Ornithology Dept. The two designs are shown below on a small selection of what we've got available for purchase:

Have you ever gone twitching? Lots of birders do - they hear of a rare bird sighting not too far from where they are, or maybe very far away, and go out and try to find that bird. For serious twitchers, like birders doing a big year, the rare bird doesn't even have to be close at all. It just has to be rare, or otherwise missing from their life list. This week's highlighted shirts are all devoted twitchers.

We have a collection of Stylized Bird Illustration designs. This week I'd like to highlight another group of three from the series: Stylized Owl; Stylized Swan; and Stylized Wren. Each bird is drawn in simple black or white outlines. These are original, artistic bird designs that look especially fine on the colored shirts shown below.