Wading Birds
Robert Gillmor – Ringed Plover Quartet Cushion by We Love Cushions
£33.49This beautiful single-sided Ringed Plover Quartet cushion is based on Robert Gillmor’s iconic artwork, and would fit well in a garden-room, sitting-room or bedroom.
Ringed plovers are something of a challenge to those of us at Bee Eater HQ who were not brought up near water, but we’re getting better at picking them out by their distinctive facial plumage – as shown in this exquisite Robert Gillmor design. There’s something Zoro-like about a bird which appears to be wearing a mask!
An ideal house-warming gift for young and old alike.
Dimensions: 45 x 45cm • 100% Cotton/Linen Cover • Machine Washable • Removable Fibre Pad
Robert Gillmor – Preening Stilts Cushion by We Love Cushions
£33.49This beautiful single-sided Preening Stilts cushion is based on Robert Gillmor’s iconic artwork, and would fit well in a garden-room, sitting-room or bedroom.
Stilts are members of the same bird family as Avocets, and the similarities are clear – length of leg and the distinctive black and white of the plumage. However, the Stilt wins hearts with its spectacular pinky red legs. It has the longest leg, proportionate to body size, of any bird – they’re around 60% of its height. This gives them an advantage in the foraging stakes as they can wade out into deeper water than other birds, in a quest for insects which they pick from the surface of the water.
An ideal house-warming gift for young and old alike.
Dimensions: 45 x 45cm • 100% Cotton/Linen Cover • Machine Washable • Removable Fibre Pad
Spoonbill Greetings Card by i like birds
£2.95Spoonbill Greetings Card by i like birds
The spoonbill greetings card by i like birds shows the head and distinctive bill of this elegant bird in a stylised design against a turquoise background. It’s blank inside for your own message and is ideal for birthdays, moving house and other celebrations.
Spoonbills are wading birds which sweep the water side to side with their long bills to catch aquatic invertebrates and small fish. In the breeding season the black bill is marked by yellow at the tip, as shown in this design. Mix and match with i like birds gifts.
Dimensions square (13.8cm x 13.8cm) • 280gsm FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified card • Blank inside • White envelope • Cellophane wrapped • Standard Letter Post
Avocet Mug by Madeleine Floyd
£12.95The Avocet Mug by Madeleine Floyd features this delicate wading bird in an exquisite water colour drawing.
Avocets are an East Anglian post-war success story having been absent from British coastal wetlands for half a century thanks to over-enthusiastic Victorian egg hunters! For this reason, they were chosen as the emblem of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
The distinctive black and white plumage as well as the long curved bill make them a joy to watch when feeding on the waters edge – they sweep the water with their bill, feeding on crustaceans and larvae.
The avocet’s gentle call is also captured in lettering on the mug. And if egg-spotting’s your thing, there’s an illustration of its blotchy brown egg on the other side of the mug!
The Avocet mug by Madeleine Floyd makes an ideal gift for birthdays, house-warming and other occasions.
Capacity 300ml • Recommended hand wash only • High quality china • Dimensions: height 8cm x width 7cm
Avocet greetings card by Katie Fuller
£2.75Avocet Greetings Card by Katie Fuller
Avocets are an East Anglian post-war success story having been absent from British coastal wetlands for half a century thanks to over-enthusiastic Victorian egg hunters! The avocet greetings card by Katie Fuller shows the artist’s stylised rendition of the long legged wader with scooped bill, considering its next complete with brown speckled egg. Blank inside for your own message.
• Dimensions: 10.5cm (height) x 14cm (width) • White Envelope • Blank inside • Supplied in clear biodegradable cellophane • FSC Approved
Woodcock linocut print by Katie Fuller
£35.00Woodcock linocut print by Katie Fuller
In this Woodcock linocut print by Katie Fuller, the artist captures both the sturdiness and the excellent camouflage of the bird’s plumage.
A wading bird, the woodcock lives in woodlands and on heathland. It is mostly nocturnal and if disturbed will fly in a zig-zag pattern between the trees before dropping back to the ground and the safety of the undergrowth. The woodcocks that breed in the UK are mostly residents, but they are joined by wintering birds from Finland and Russia. Male woodcocks perform a display flight known as roding, taking to the air at dawn and at dusk to patrol large areas of forest and heathland, calling in a series of grunts and squeaks, competing with other males to attract females.
The print is a limited edition, signed and numbered by the artist and would make a perfect gift for housewarming, birthdays or other celebrations.
Unmounted • Dimensions: image 20cm height x 14cm width (23.5cm x 20.1cm including border) • Printed on paper • Supplied in clear cellophane envelope
Robert Gillmor – Snipe Cushion by We Love Cushions
£33.49This beautiful single-sided cushion is based on Robert Gillmor’s iconic artwork, and would fit well in a garden-room, sitting-room or bedroom. The snipe is on the protection list as numbers have declined dramatically since the 1970s. Described by the RSPB as a “skulking wading bird” (surely a little unfair?!), the air vibrates through this bird’s tail feathers making a drumming sound when he’s in flight.
An ideal house-warming gift for young and old alike.
Dimensions: 45 x 45cm • 100% Cotton/Linen Cover • Machine Washable • Removable Fibre Pad
Oystercatchers tea towel by i like birds
£9.99Oystercatchers Tea Towel – by i like birds
Their call is second only to the Curlew on the beautiful and haunting scale (our opinion only!). Depicted here in all their regal beauty complete with their signature red eyeliner, bills and legs!
An ideal house-warming gift for young and old alike.
Dimensions: 70cm x 48cm • 100% Cotton • Machine Washable (30°) • Do not Tumble Dry • Made in the UK
Robert Gillmor – Spoonbills Cushion by We Love Cushions
£33.49Based on Robert Gillmor’s iconic artwork, this beautiful single-sided cushion would grace any room. Gillmor depicts these wading birds in their breeding plumage with yellow bill-tips. Procreation in the UK is a rare event indeed with fewer than five breeding pairs of Spoonbill on record.
An ideal house-warming present for young and old alike.
Dimensions: 45cm x 50cm •100% Cotton/Linen Cover • Machine Washable • Removable Fibre Pad • Made in the UK
Siege of Herons Card by Alison Ingram
£2.99Renowned wildlife artist Alison Ingram captures this group of herons, known as a siege, as they wade on long amber-brown legs in search of food. Alison’s stylish cards are ideal for men and women’s birthdays, thankyous or just a quick Hello!
A6 (10.5CM x 15CM) • GREETINGS CARD • SUPPLIED WITH WHITE ENVELOPE • STANDARD LETTER POST