Red Knot (Calidris canutus)

Commercial harvesting of the horseshoe crab in Delaware Bay has put this tiny traveler on New Jersey’s endangered species list.  These guys make one of the longest migration of any animal and rely on the horseshoe crab eggs as much needed power ups

Rock Dove (Columba livia)

A pigeon’s story

Cher Ami saved the lives of “Lost Battalion,” part of New York’s 77^th Division of the U.S. Army during WWI. In spite of having his leg shot off and a bullet in his breast he still managed to deliver a message for help.  Cher Ami was sent home after the war and along with 40 other pigeons were honored for their service and given a happy retirement.  Rats with wings my ass.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by the table at Comic Con.  Joe and I met a bunch of great people and amazing artists who made it a memorable show!  Sorry to those of you who missed out on a bird.  I’m felting right now, I promise!  Just float me an email with your request to get on the production list. 

Thanks again for all the positive feedback and giving the birds good homes!

-Sarah

San Diego Comic Con

July 21-24th Table E-09

Look for me and my felted birds at the con! I’ll be flying with the Rare Breed Gallery.  You can find me, my husband Joe Feliciano, and merchandise courtesy of Miss Monster at table E-09.  Tom Bryski, Raz Ortiz, and the artwork of Bill Halliar will be at table F-03.

Thanks to Joe for my banner illustration!

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)

second edition

These owls have extra vertebrae in their necks to allow them to turn their heads 270 degrees.  Their ears are offset from each other, the right ear is longer and set higher up on the skull.  If they were humans their eyes would be the size of oranges. And somehow this makes them completly adorable.

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)

Blue Jays are mostly monogamous and start pairing up after their first year.  That lovely couple will mate till one dies at the average age of seven…boo.  However a wild male survived till 17 and a captive female lived till 26…yeah.

Three-wattled Bellbird (Procnias tricarunculata)

The bellbird sings a melodic,elegant, and complex three part song of “BONK” It is among the loudest bird calls on earth.  And the wattles, they do nothing.

White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)

These sparrows can be found in two different color morphs, white-striped and tan-striped. The white-striped are more aggressive and show poor parental care while the tan-striped morph is less aggressive with great parental care. Sparrows almost always pair with the opposite color morph proving Paula right that opposites do attract. .

Broad-billed Motmot (Electron platyrhynchum)

Second Edition

One of this Costa Rican bird’s unmistakable features is his long racket like tail which the bird plucks and shapes himself.

Great Horned owl (Bubo virginianus)

Joe Feliciano (Husbanicus artistodus)

The Great Horned Owl is a regular victim of harassment from flocks of American Crows.

Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)

Keep an eye out for red birds in early spring, they aren’t all cardinals.  And when this little red guy sings some people say it sounds like a robin with a sore throat.

House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)

To combat mites that live in their nests, wrens have been known to load them up with spider sacs.  Once these spiders hatch they help the wrens by chowing on the mites.  They then hire gorillas to smash the spiders.

Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)

Lure this neat-o bird to your feeder in early spring with grape jelly and orange slices.

Here is another one of Joe’s illustrations.

Note: A turkey vulture’s primary form of defense against predators is vomiting up foul smelling partially digested carrion. Yummy.