16 Gifts for Bird Lovers

Enjoy our favorite birdy gifts for the holidays.

 

16 Gifts for Bird Lovers Dear KAREN, Enjoy our favorite gifts for bird lovers this holiday season. Sincerely, Sarah Rose Executive Director Audubon California

Binoculars If there's one essential tool for birders, it's binoculars. But it can be daunting to find the perfect pair. Whether you're a novice or an experienced birder, we cover excellent options for every budget in our Audubon Guide to Binoculars. Buy PhoneSkope The close-up view of birds that binoculars and scopes provide is immensely satisfying. This adapter lets you capture those intimate images with a smartphone. The PhoneSkope fits perfectly, is sturdy, and of great quality. Buy

Bird Feeders and Houses Create a haven for the birds you love! Audubon's collection of bird feeders, houses, and accessories have been reviewed by our science team and field-tested for quality assurance.  Buy Bird Seed Attract a variety of birds with National Audubon Society's bird seed. Check out the different blends of feed, seed, and suet and enjoy watching as birds flock to your feeder. Buy Tufted Titmouse. Photo: Jacki Byers/GBBC

California Bird Stickers Illustrated California native bird stickers, including Anna's Hummingbird, Hooded Oriole, Bushtits, Cedar Waxwings, Spotted Owl, Great Horned Owl, Northern Flicker, and Turkey Vulture. Buy Wild Bird Magnets Colorful, cute, and fun for bird watchers and nature lovers of all ages. There are 15 different sets to choose from. Each themed set includes six magnets packaged in a clear, reusable box, ready for giving. Buy

Birding is for Every Body T-shirt Illustrator and chronic illness activist Ananya Rao-Middleton created this colorful, vibrant, and powerfully affirmative tee. 20% of profits go to Birdability to ensure that the birding community and the outdoors are welcoming, inclusive, safe, and accessible for everyone, regardless of disability or other health concerns. Buy California Condor Sweatshirt Artist Joe Ciardiello's regal portrait of North America's largest bird is a natural fit with his life's work: caricature-like portraits of the world's most famous figures. He writes, "even though [the condor] is a scavenger, there is something noble about its appearance." This sweatshirt features plush Sponge fleece fabric and a crew neck. Buy

Pigeon Watching Pigeons coo, peck, and nest all over the world, yet most of us treat them with indifference or disdain. Rosemary Mosco, a bird lover, science communicator, writer, and cartoonist, is here to give the pigeon's image a makeover. She can help every city-dweller get closer to nature by discovering the joys of birding through pigeon-watching.     Buy National Audubon Society Birds of North America A completely new and definitive guide to the birds of North America: the most comprehensive and up-to-date work of its kind. An indispensable reference, it covers more than 800 species, with over 3,500 full-color photographs of birds in their natural habitat, often with four or five images of each species. Buy

Ruby's Birds When Ruby's singing scares off a Golden-winged Warbler migrating from Costa Rica, her friend Eva teaches her how to birdwatch. Mya Thompson, the author and project manager of Cornell's educational site Bird Academy, celebrates urban birding in this spark bird story—which includes a cover that doubles as a poster.   Buy Audubon Plush Birds Cuddle with your favorite backyard bird! Both grown-ups and kiddos alike will have a hard time resisting our line of adorable plushies. Wild Republic offers Audubon plush toys, a collection of fifty-one plush birds featuring authentic bird sounds provided by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Buy

Felted Bird Ornament The Snowy Owl is definitely our favorite. The felted wool ornaments are handmade by women from rural and indigenous communities in northern Peru. Each purchase helps conserve the habitat of the wild Spectacled Bear. Buy Wild Bird Ornaments 30 designs featuring birds for a holiday tree or mini wall hanging. Made by mounting cotton-linen blend fabric printed with wild bird illustrations in 3" diameter wooden embroidery hoops. Buy

The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds Drawing birds opens a world of beauty and sharpens our ability to observe accurately and deeply. Whether you are a birder wishing to quickly sketch birds or an artist who want to understand and accurately depict birds in your paintings this is the book for you.  Buy Garden of Birds Calendar This enormous 11" x 17" wall calendar features 12 months of original illustrations of birds in gardens by artist Rigel Stuhmiller. The image size gives you big, bright, and beautiful artwork for your wall all year long. Made on 100% recycled paper. Designed, printed, and assembled in Berkeley, CA, USA.  Buy

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