Birdy Travel

• I'm not one for passport holders, but since I plan to travel alot more this year I could make an exception for this fantastic passport holder by Tinymeat. It's always great to have a nice bag for the Flickr "whatsinmybag" crowd. Maybe one day!
  

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• I really seem to like artwork that features human/animal hybrids or any combination of the two, and Ashley Goldberg's prints fit the bill well! Her buttons are fantastic also, think I might get a pack...

• News Item: City birds sing for silent nights. This makes alot of sense since more and more I hear birds chirping at 3am!
  

• Today on Chicago-based Gapers Block, Dave Coulter writes a sweet article on a place I used to visit when i was little, The Montrose Bird Sanctuary. I used to take a notebook, binoculars, and a crappy bird caller with me (and had no luck!). Anyway, take a look:

The Joy of Common Birds

Goteborg Street Art

• I'm a huge fan of street art, and of course birds, and I'm pretty excited someone in Sweden has been doing these paste-ups. Not sure who the artist is but I really want to find out! Flickr users Wrote & Ruminatrix have been documenting these. Beautiful.

• News Item: Godzilla the Goose in Speedy Feat.

Bats & Birds

• Giant Bats Snatch Birds from Night Sky. Interesting story on NPR this morning

• Cute Owl mobile over at Elsewheres. I really wish I didn't live in a crappy apartment so I could put this little guy in a tree!

Graniph bird shirts etc...

• I love Graniph's t-shirt store, which consistently has a great selection of shirts and all nicely designed by emerging artists and design groups.

• Bird houses....of worship! By Studio Frederik Roijé. (via moco loco)

• So even though one would eat the other- they do have many things in common!

• Art by Matt Furie. Love the Snowy Owl action! Bizarre, fun, colorful.

• Locally-based Threadless has teamed up with wall art provider Blik for decals, and this bird design is pretty fresh. Check the site for ideas on how others used them.
  

Cockatoo guarding chocolate eggs.
Oh, Pippa, when will you learn.

Misc. Mondays

• Smart birds in Chernobyl

Two species of birds in Chernobyl avoid radioactive areas when picking nesting sites. Really fascinating article.

• Amy Ruppel art.

I saw Amy's products over the weekend and the brightly colored journals and address books were nicely designed. Check out her website too as she also has so much other great stuff on there (including some great photography).

• Recyled Billboard birdhouses. (via)

Lazy Sunday

Swedish artist Camilla Engman's, which seems very centered in nature, has so many items on her site that i want to purchase. It's all very fresh and makes me think of Spring!

Over at the Giant Robot store they have a fantastic solar-powered chirping bird by Tomy Kotoridayori. This would add some fun to any room!

More birds returning..

photo by my friend Jessica. It feels like this in Chicago today.

Condor egg could herald return of giant.
So yesterday there was news of Bald Eagles returning to Philadelphia, and today CNN reports on Condors coming back to Baja California.

Over at BuyOlympia.com I came across these tags for .99 by Sesame Letterpress. They also have other tags for sale (though some are sold out unfortunately).

Canoe's shop in Portland has some great items in any category, including some fun items like these bird callers from France. I'd love to visit this store soon since they have prices for every budget. It's tempting to post on all their items but I'll contain myself!

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Good News & Bad News

Bald Eagles returning to Philadelphia.
First time in 200 years.

Birds build nests on window sills after Israeli forces destroy trees.
This is pretty disturbing, and a very overlooked aspect of that area of the world which is home to humans but many animals such as birds as well. Interesting to see how they're affected by conflict in the region.

News Item

"Long-whiskered Owlet Puts on a Show."

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So I've been watching Discovery Channel's Planet Earth series which has been incredible so far, especially since it's featured some pretty incredible bird footage of all kinds. Check it out, or you can also check out some clips on their site as well as Yahoo's.