Soon, Swallow-tailed Kites will return to the southeast of the United States after wintering in South America. These beautiful black and white raptors soar high in the sky; they are a sign of springtime for us here in Florida. We expect to see them at the end of February or the beginning of March. But they are only with us through the summer; by the end of August they'll be gone again.
Carry these elegant raptors with you year-round with this keychain that features our primitive style art cartoon of a Swallow-tailed Kite. Shown here is a button-style key chain but you can easily choose a premium metal border round or square keychain. If you like this design but would like to see it on a different product entirely, that's possible too with Zazzle's easy tools. Get started here: Swallow-tailed Kite Cartoon -- Choose a Product.
This fun spoof design for birders is based on the the British war propaganda poster that reads "Keep Calm and Carry On." Here, though, the text reads "Keep Calm and Carry Bins." Bins is short for binoculars -- something birders should always carry, for sure. The familiar crown from the original poster design is here replaced with a silhouette pair of binoculars.
This is a cool pop art design featuring the face of a Barred Owl. The photo is shown four times in a checkerboard pattern, with the face on a black background contrasting with the image inverted.
Can you believe it's been over 15 years since the Ivory-billed Woodpecker went from being "probably extinct" to "rediscovered"? The species made headlines back in April 2005 when experts from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology reported the discovery of at least one male Ivory-billed Woodpecker in the Big Woods of Arkansas. In the following years, expeditions were mounted and volunteers sought definitive proof... which was never produced. In late 2021 and early 2022, the bird was in the headlines again... for the same reason. Still, difinitive proof is elusive, but there are still some that hold out hope that the Ivory-billed Woodpecker still lives in the wild. This continuing saga makes this species a Bird I'd Like to Find.
We're all so ready for this pandemic to end and to get back to doing the things we love to do with others, like birding! Migration will be ramping up soon in much of the United States and birding clubs are starting to plan for socially-distanced, safe outings...
