Original Designs: Retired Designs

Here you'll find older designs that we no longer offer in our regular store. If you see a design here you'd like to have on a t-shirt, mug, tote bag, or other apparel item or novelty product, you can use Zazzle's tools to make it! You can also send us an email and we'll get you what you want.

Retired: Ask Me About Warbler Neck
Retired: Ask Me About Warbler Neck - While most seasoned birders are aware of Warbler Neck, newer birders and future birdwatchers may be ignorant of the pain that they will suffer...
Retired: Asselijn's The Threatened Swan
Retired: Asselijn's The Threatened Swan - The Threatened Swan is an oil painting by Jan Asselijn, a famous artist from the Netherlands. The large white fowl is defending its nest...
Retired: Audubon's American Swan
Retired: Audubon's American Swan - John James Audubon painted this gorgeous piece depicting a "Common American Swan," today known as the Trumpeter Swan. The bird was painted in 1838...
Retired: Audubon's American Wigeon
Retired: Audubon's American Wigeon - This is a pair of American Wigeon ducks painted by famous bird artist John James Audubon. The reproduced painting is captioned with the older...
Retired: Audubon's Band-tailed Pigeons
Retired: Audubon's Band-tailed Pigeons - Here is a fine reproduction of John James Audubon's Band-tailed Pigeon (Columba fasciata) painting, created in 1829. A male and female bird feed on...
Retired: Audubon's Fish Crow
Retired: Audubon's Fish Crow - This is a fine reproduction of a painting by famed American ornithological artist John James Audubon. A pair of Fish Crows perch together in...
Retired: Audubon's Goosander
Retired: Audubon's Goosander - A pair of Common Mergansers is featured in this vintage painting art by famous bird artist John James Audubon. The image is captioned "Goosander"...
Retired: Audubon's Night Hawk
Retired: Audubon's Night Hawk - This is a fine art reproduction of a painting by famed American ornithological artist and pioneer John James Audubon. Three Night Hawks, today called...
Retired: Audubon's Night Heron
Retired: Audubon's Night Heron - This is a beautiful reproduced art work by famed American bird artist John James Audubon. The species is the Black-crowned Night-heron and an adult...
Retired: Audubon's White-tailed Kite
Retired: Audubon's White-tailed Kite - This fine art reproduction features an image painted by famous bird artist John James Audubon. Here a pair of White-tailed Kites are depicted in...
Retired: Audubon's White-winged Crossbills
Retired: Audubon's White-winged Crossbills - This is a fine reproduction of John James Audubon's painting of the White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera). The bird is also known as the Two-barred...
Retired: Audubon's Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Retired: Audubon's Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Here is a fine art reproduction of a painting by famed American ornithological artist John James Audubon. In his day this bird was known...
Retired: Bander Made of Elements
Retired: Bander Made of Elements - Here the word Bander is spelled out using elements of the periodic table. This fun elemental design makes a great gift idea for any...
Retired: Big Pish Story
Retired: Big Pish Story - Have you ever heard a good BIg Pish story? You know, where the teller exaggerates the size of the flock that reacted to the...
Retired: Bird Freak
Retired: Bird Freak - Are you all about birds? Do you think about birds morning, noon, and night? Have awesome birding excursions in your dreams? Then you are...
Retired: Bird Like A Girl... Keep Up!
Retired: Bird Like A Girl... Keep Up! - This is a fun design for birders done in shades of blue and green. Women and men have their differences. Embrace them with this...
Retired: Birda's Paradise
Retired: Birda's Paradise - This fun pop culture spoof design reads "Birda's Paradise." Your paradise is probably not the same as a gangsta's, but that's no good reason...
Retired: Birdaholic
Retired: Birdaholic - You can stop birding any time you want, right? No? Maybe you've got a problem. Maybe you can't go one day, or even one...
Retired: Birding Addict
Retired: Birding Addict - There's nothing wrong with admitting your addiction. Especially when you're addicted to birding. Birds are always on your mind and that's just fine. This...
Retired: Birding Freak
Retired: Birding Freak - Does "freakish" describe your obsession with birds? Or perhaps your extremely refined identification skills are freakishly good? What about your shorebird ID skills? Your...
Retired: Birding With You
Retired: Birding With You - Cardinals are red | Scrub-Jays are blue | Nothing is finer than | Birding with you. A cute cartoon image of two imagined lovebirds...
Retired: Bloemaert's Youth With Owl
Retired: Bloemaert's Youth With Owl - The original work was engraved by renowned Dutch artist Cornelis Bloemaert in approximately 1625. The image is of a young man or boy holding...
Retired: Brooks' American Dipper
Retired: Brooks' American Dipper - This is a beautiful reproduced illustration of an American Dipper by Canadian bird artist and ornithologist Allan Brooks. This remarkable water-loving bird drawing is...
Retired: Brooks' Gray Jay in Snow
Retired: Brooks' Gray Jay in Snow - This fine, bold reproduced painting of a Gray Jay is by Canadian bird artist and ornithologist Allan Brooks. The jay is perched on a...
Retired: Brooks' Varied Thrush
Retired: Brooks' Varied Thrush - This is a bold, vibrant illustration of two Varied Thrushes by Canadian bird artist and ornithologist Allan Brooks. This detail of the striking birds...
Retired: Citizen Scientist (Notepad)
Retired: Citizen Scientist (Notepad) - Find gifts for proud citizen scientists! This graphic design is great for amateur naturalists who love to contribute their findings and observations to science....
Retired: Citizen Scientist (Pencil)
Retired: Citizen Scientist (Pencil) - Citizen Science is a fast-growing facet in several fields of science. Birdwatchers, for example, keep track of the birds they see. These may be...
Retired: Common Chaffinch
Retired: Common Chaffinch - Find gifts for bird lovers featuring a beautiful photograph of a Common Chaffinch, a small songbird of the Old World. The bird sings in...
Retired: Eurasian Spoonbill
Retired: Eurasian Spoonbill - A Eurasian Spoonbill in a dynamic walking pose is featured in this beautiful photograph. The gifts here feature this gorgeous image of the large...
Retired: Falconer Made Of Elements
Retired: Falconer Made Of Elements - This fun text design is the word FALCONER spelled out using elements of the periodic table. This original design is perfect for any falconer,...
Retired: Featherwise
Retired: Featherwise - You don't really care about inclement weather when you go birding. In fact, sometimes the more inclement, the better the birds. No, what really...
Retired: Federally Licensed Bird Rehabber
Retired: Federally Licensed Bird Rehabber - This official-looking seal design reads "Federally Licensed Bird Rehabber" and includes a Bald Eagle. This seal design is perfect for anyone that cares for...
Retired: Florida - I Just Came For The Birds
Retired: Florida - I Just Came For The Birds - Florida is a place of birding legend in many a birders' mind. This looks like a typical travel souvenir design, but if you read...
Retired: Fuertes' Egyptian Vulture
Retired: Fuertes' Egyptian Vulture - This fine reproduced work by American ornithologist Louis Agassiz Fuertes is a intimate portrait of an Egyptian Vulture. The handsome bird's feathers are shown...
Retired: Fuertes' Pomarine Jaeger
Retired: Fuertes' Pomarine Jaeger - The Pomarine Jaeger, or Pomarine Skua, is a large seabird and the largest bird in its family. From the looks of this dynamic reproduced...
Retired: Go Pelagic!
Retired: Go Pelagic! - This original design reads Go Pelagic! in shades of cool blue. The word Pelagic is backed with an illustrated ocean view, complete with distant...
Retired: got bins?
Retired: got bins? - Don't forget your binoculars -- anything but that! This fun spoof text design simply reads "got bins?" Inspired by the "got milk?" campaign, this...
Retired: Great Egret
Retired: Great Egret - A Great Egret stands in reeds. This original photo is featured on gifts for birders....
Retired: Gulls! Gulls! Gulls!
Retired: Gulls! Gulls! Gulls! - Are you a birder who loves gulls? Or maybe you fear them, because identification can be so difficult. Did I say difficult? I meant...
Retired: Hard Core Birder
Retired: Hard Core Birder - This text design reads "Hard Core Birder" in a destroyed-style font. The letters break apart just like the birding records you're going to break...
Retired: Himalayan Snowcock
Retired: Himalayan Snowcock - You can't have a Big Year without adding Himalayan Snowcock to your list. And there's pretty much only one way to add it --...
Retired: Hot All-Bird Action
Retired: Hot All-Bird Action - You know what you want, and you're not ashamed to let everyone know. What does every birder seek? Birds! The more the merrier! A...
Retired: I Put Out For Birds (boy)
Retired: I Put Out For Birds (boy) - This is an innocent vintage illustration of a little boy feeding birds. This cheeky caption reads I Put Out For Birds. This funny design...
Retired: Idiot Savant
Retired: Idiot Savant - Are you so good at your craft that you have been called a savant? Hopefully you've never been called an idiot savant. If you...
Retired: iPish
Retired: iPish - Silhouetted bird calls on solid backgrounds make this a fun iPod spoof design for birders! If you'd like this design in different colors, just...
Retired: Keulemans' Philippine Hanging Parrot
Retired: Keulemans' Philippine Hanging Parrot - This is a fine reproduction of artist J. G. Keulmans' painting of two Philippine Hanging Parrots. The Dutch bird illustrator painted this colorful, dynamic...
Retired: Long-eared Owl Sketch
Retired: Long-eared Owl Sketch - This is a vintage-style image of a Long-Eared Owl with an etched look. The adult bird is perched on a pine branch. Below the...
Retired: Love Hate Migration
Retired: Love Hate Migration - Birders tend to look forward to spring and fall migration each year. The birds are moving through in delicious waves. Spring birds are wearing...
Retired: Marquee Birder
Retired: Marquee Birder - This whimsical text design reads BIRDER using letters on colorful bouncing rectangles, which ends up looking like an old-fashioned marquee sign. This retro-inspired design...
Retired: Peace Love Pish
Retired: Peace Love Pish - This is a great mantra for birders everywhere. Three symbols represent peace (the peace symbol), love (a heart), and pishing (a wooden bird call)....
Retired: Pigeon Fanciers of the Caribbean
Retired: Pigeon Fanciers of the Caribbean - This funny spoof design reads "Pigeon Fanciers of the Caribbean" in a logo-style circle with a stylized pigeon. The design is done in shades...
Retired: Premium Quality Birder
Retired: Premium Quality Birder - This fun design looks like an old-fashioned ink stamp. The "stamp" is done in an inky blue color and the overall design has been...
Retired: Property of Banding Dept
Retired: Property of Banding Dept - This fun text design is done in the style of collegiate athletic wear. The swag belongs to the Banding Department in this case. Here...
Retired: Property of Birding Dept
Retired: Property of Birding Dept - This collegiate-style design is perfect for academic birders! Text is arranged as on an athletic department shirt, but here the item belongs to the...
Retired: Property of Ornithology Department
Retired: Property of Ornithology Department - This fun design is done in collegiate athletic-wear style. The text reads "Property of Ornithology Department." This makes a great gift idea for anyone...
Retired: Property of Pishing Dept
Retired: Property of Pishing Dept - This fun design is done in a collegiate style. The text reads Property of Pishing Department and is perfect for birders who like to...
Retired: Property of Twitching Dept
Retired: Property of Twitching Dept - This collegiate style design was made for hard-core twitchers. Can't let that rare bird alert go without hopping in a car (or plane!) and...
Retired: Quincy Ivory Gull
Retired: Quincy Ivory Gull - Did you get to see the most wanted bird in North America in early 2015? A beautiful Ivory Gull, a bird of the arctic...
Retired: Red-shouldered Hawk Portrait
Retired: Red-shouldered Hawk Portrait - Red-shouldered Hawk gifts and novelties for anyone that loves birds of prey!
Retired: Rufous Treepie
Retired: Rufous Treepie - The Rufous Treepie is a beautiful species of corvid that lives in Southeast Asia, including the Indian Subcontinent. These colorful birds are in the...
Retired: Schouman's White-throated Toucan
Retired: Schouman's White-throated Toucan - The original gorgeous watercolor painting, by Dutch artist Aert Schouman, is on display at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum. The White-throated Toucan was painted in 1748. This...
Retired: Scope In Your Pocket?
Retired: Scope In Your Pocket? - If birds had pickup lines for breathless birders, this would be a classic. A small cartoon bird asks "Is that a scope in your...
Retired: Stylized Crane
Retired: Stylized Crane - This simple, stylized line drawing shows a crane in flight. It looks like it might be a Common Crane, but it could also be...
Retired: Stylized Great Horned Owl
Retired: Stylized Great Horned Owl - This simple stylized drawing of a Great Horned Owl uses broad, thick strokes to create an image of a powerful bird of prey. This...
Retired: Stylized Grebe
Retired: Stylized Grebe - This is a highly stylized illustration of a Great Crested Grebe. The bird is featured with one wing outstretched and encircled in a light...
Retired: Stylized Heron in Flight
Retired: Stylized Heron in Flight - This simple image of a heron in flight is done in bold lines. Just a few fat brushstrokes depict a wading bird taking off...
Retired: Stylized Hoatzin
Retired: Stylized Hoatzin - This simple, bold line drawing features a South American bird, the Hoatzin. This bird line art makes a great gift idea for anyone that...
Retired: Stylized Hornbill
Retired: Stylized Hornbill - This simple bold line drawing is a stylized image of a hornbill species. The bird is encircled in an orange outline. This stylish design...
Retired: Stylized Macaw
Retired: Stylized Macaw - This is a simple stylized line drawing of a macaw. The hooked bill, long tail, and parrot body shape are all created with just...
Retired: Stylized Mandarin Duck
Retired: Stylized Mandarin Duck - Just a few simple lines make up this original illustration of a Mandarin Duck. This aix species of duck (in the same family as...
Retired: Stylized Penguin
Retired: Stylized Penguin - This is a simple yet bold stylized line drawing of a penguin. Just a few thick brushstrokes put together make this a clear impression...
Retired: Stylized Swallow-tailed Kite
Retired: Stylized Swallow-tailed Kite - This is a simple cartoon-like illustration of a beautiful black-and-white raptor, a Swallow-tailed Kite. The bird of prey is shown in flight, from below....
Retired: Stylized Toucan
Retired: Stylized Toucan - This is a simple, stylized illustration of a toucan species. Just a few bold lines make the unmistakeable impression of a tropical bird with...
Retired: The Art of Twitchcraft
Retired: The Art of Twitchcraft - This fun text-based design for birders reads "Practiced in the Art of Twitchcraft." Do you have really great luck with twitching rarities? Or perhaps...
Retired: The Mozart of Birders
Retired: The Mozart of Birders - Are you the world's best birder? With this design, you can certainly profess to be so. If you're a true birding maestro, this is...
Retired: Thermal Rider
Retired: Thermal Rider - This design was inspired by the logo for the film Easy Rider. Who rides easier than a vulture soaring on thermals? The text here...
Retired: Through Rain or Sleet... I Bird
Retired: Through Rain or Sleet... I Bird - Nothing stops you from birding. Just like nothing stops the USPS from delivering the mail. This design is inspired by the slogan of perseverance...
Retired: Through Rain or Sleet... I Pish
Retired: Through Rain or Sleet... I Pish - This fun text design is inspired by the familiar old USPS Postal Service slogan. If you are happy to pish while birding in all...
Retired: Warning: Pishers on Trail
Retired: Warning: Pishers on Trail - Pishing is the use of sound - often a shushing or whispering sound - to attract the attention of birds, especially skulkers. Warn others...
Retired: Weber's Baltimore Oriole
Retired: Weber's Baltimore Oriole - This bold and colorful illustration of a Baltimore Oriole is by Chicago bird artist Walter A. Weber. With a bright blue sky background and...
Retired: Weber's Evening Grosbeak
Retired: Weber's Evening Grosbeak - This bold, vibrant reproduced painting of an Evening Grosbeak is by Chicago bird artist Walter A. Weber. This detail featuring the colorful finch is...
Retired: Weber's Hooded Warbler
Retired: Weber's Hooded Warbler - This colorful reproduced painting of a Hooded Warbler is by Chicago bird artist Walter A. Weber. The hues in this gorgeous work have been...
Retired: Zen Birder
Retired: Zen Birder - Awesome gifts for the Zen Birder! Yin and Yang symbol has birds infused for your pleasure....