There are two kinds of loons. One is Gavia immer, the common loon — the black-and-white diver with the red eyes and the call that carries across a lake at night. The other kind is in your family. We make a design for households that have both.
Why loons, specifically
Ask someone why the loon is their favorite bird and you usually get a place instead of a reason: a lake in Minnesota, a cabin in Maine, a summer they still think about. Loons come with memories attached. That's what makes them good gift territory — a loon mug isn't really about the bird, it's about the lake.
The calls are a big part of it. Loons have four — the wail, the tremolo, the yodel, and the soft hoot — and once you've heard a wail echo over still water, you understand why people plan vacations around it.
The mug
The I'm Surrounded by Loons accent mug is a vintage-style loon illustration with a sentence underneath that reads one way at the lake and another way at Thanksgiving. Both readings are intended.
It also comes as a tee, if your loon person is more of a shirt person.
Rounding out the gift
Everything loon-tagged lives in the Loon Lovers collection. If you're building a small bundle, the Fueled by Coffee & Bird Calls mug pairs naturally, and Our Friendship Is a Rarity is the sincere option — in birding, a rarity is the bird worth driving three hours for.
If you're not sure what to get
Our Gift Finder quiz narrows it down in about a minute, and the full gift guide for bird lovers covers every kind of birder — the Flock Favorites are the current crowd picks.
Everything is printed to order. US shipping is a flat $8, free over $70.