Mnemonics are memory aids. To help remember bird songs and calls, sometimes birdwatchers use mnemoics, or phrases that sound like the bird sounds. Often these phrases are funny made up sayings that help jog the memory while also tickling the funny bone. Here are some funny t-shirts for birders featuring memorable bird song mnemonics.
The Northern Cardinal has a cheerful-sounding song, so it makes sense that the common mnemonic exudes cheer. Do you hear them singning, "What cheer, what cheer, cheer cheer cheer?!" If you hear such cheer, this funny bird-lover quote t-shirt was made for you.
Ah, warbler song! Those beautiful notes we need to recall each spring as the migrants make their way through our territory once more. Remember the song of the Chestnut-sided Warbler with this fun bird song quote t-shirt that uses the CSWA mnemonic: "Pleased pleased pleased to meet ya!"
The quote on this shirt is big and bold. The mnemonic for the Warbling Vireo's complicated song is long and funny. Only fellow birders will understand the saying on this shirt: "If I see you I will seize you and I'll squeeze you till you squirt!"
The elegant Eastern Towhee has an elegant mnemonic for its elegant song: "Drink your tea!" Birders will recognize this text t-shirt design as being bird-themed. Others might think you have a thing for Earl Gray.
Add "phile" to the end of a word or word stem to indicate love. A Larophile is someone who loves birds in the Laridae family -- gulls and allies. Gulls can be a challenging family of avian species to study and understand. Different plumages for different age birds adds...
Urban Dictionary defines put out as the dispensation of sexual favors. Of course, that definition has nothing to do with this totally innocent retro-style design for back yard birders who enjoy putting out food for the birds.
This spoof design for birders is done in red, white, and blue graphic style of the Major League Baseball and National Basketball Association logos. In each of those logos, a player is featured in white silhouette against a red and blue two-tone background. In this design made for...
This t-shirt for birders has a stamp-style design that's artificially faded for a vintage look. The stamp reads Premium Quality Birder.
