Birds
Lapwing Greetings Card by Katie Fuller
£2.95Lapwing Greetings Card by Katie Fuller
With their smart iridescent plumage, distinctive round-winged shape in flight and haunting wail, lapwings can often be spotted during winter on ploughed fields. A group of lapwings is called a ‘deceit’ – named after the way the parent birds lure predators away from their nests by feigning a broken wing! The lapwing’s signature call is “peewit”.
The Lapwing Greetings Card by Katie Fuller is blank inside for your own words and is perfect for short messages – good luck, well done, see you soon!
Dimension: 12.5cm (height) x 12.5cm (width) • White Envelope • Blank inside • FSC certified 270gsm paper stock
Firecrest Greetings Card by Katie Fuller
£2.95Firecrest Greetings Card by Katie Fuller
The Firecrest’s colours, speed of flight and tiny size make him a bit of a Bee Eater HQ favourite, though we’ve only ever seen him once in pine forests in the south of England. The yellow and black stripe on the head has a bright orange centre on males which stands as a crest when they are alarmed or trying to attract a mate. Katie Fuller’s image shows the bird perched on a pine twig.
The Firecrest Greetings Card by Katie Fuller is blank inside for your own words and is perfect for short messages – good luck, well done, see you soon!
Dimension: 12.5cm (height) x 12.5cm (width) • White Envelope • Blank inside • FSC certified 270gsm paper stock
Dipper Greetings Card by Katie Fuller
£2.95Dipper Greetings Card by Katie Fuller
The dapper dipper – latin name Cinclus cinclus – with white bib and dark red/brown plumage, is a most nimble river dweller, able to wade, swim and dive in running water. You can often spot these birds, singly or in pairs, perched on a stone in fast-moving streams and rivers.
The Dipper Greetings Card by Katie Fuller is blank inside for your own words and is perfect for short messages – good luck, well done, see you soon!
Dimension: 12.5cm (height) x 12.5cm (width) • White Envelope • Blank inside • FSC certified 270gsm paper stock
Osprey Greetings Card by Katie Fuller
£2.95Osprey Greetings Card by Katie Fuller
One of the most magnificent birds in the raptor family, the Osprey is also an expert fisher. After diving, feet first, into shallow water to catch its prey, the osprey then manipulates its catch so that it faces forwards whilst it’s being carried – aerodynamics is the name of the game! Sadly, this predator is also prey (to humans) and due to illegal killing is consequently on the amber preservation list.
The Osprey greetings card by Katie Fuller is blank inside for your own words and is perfect for short messages – good luck, well done, see you soon!
• Dimensions: 12.5cm (height) x 12.5cm (width) • White Envelope • Blank inside • FSC certified 270gsm paper stock
Sand Dunes Greetings Card by Kate Heiss
£2.99Sand Dunes Greetings Card by Kate Heiss
Designed by the highly skilled print maker and textile designer Kate Heiss, the Sand Dunes greetings card is inspired by the beautiful north Norfolk coast at Holkham. Wild roses and corn stalks against the blue of the sea recall long summer days, whilst birds in the sky are silhouetted.
The artwork for the Sand Dunes greetings card has been created using lino cut printing and heavy debossing (imprinted shapes) on board sourced from one of the oldest paper mills in the country, in the Lake District.
Dimensions square (13.8cm x 13.8cm) • 300gsm FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) premium matt board • Blank inside • Ivory envelope • Cellophane wrapped (compostable) • Standard Letter Post
Bees and Hollihocks Greetings Card by Kate Heiss
£2.99Bees and Hollihocks Greetings Card by Kate Heiss
Designed by the highly skilled print maker and textile designer Kate Heiss, the Bees and Hollihocks greetings card is inspired by the beautiful north Norfolk coast. This card is the perfect evocation of a summer cottage garden. Two bees feed on nectar and pollen from brightly coloured garden flowers – hollihocks, poppies, delphiniums and foxgloves.
The artwork for the Bees and Hollihocks greetings card has been created using lino cut printing and heavy debossing (imprinted shapes) on board sourced from one of the oldest paper mills in the country, in the Lake District.
Dimensions square (13.8cm x 13.8cm) • 300gsm FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) premium matt board • Blank inside • Ivory envelope • Cellophane wrapped (compostable) • Standard Letter Post
Oystercatcher and Sunflowers Greetings Card by Kate Heiss
£2.99Oystercatcher and Sunflowers Greetings Card by Kate Heiss
Designed by the highly skilled print maker and textile designer Kate Heiss, the Oystercatcher and Sunflowers greetings card is inspired by the beautiful north Norfolk coast. This card is the perfect evocation of summer at the seaside. A vase of abundant sunflowers and a seascape with sailing boat provide the backdrop for a splendid Oystercatcher with white wing-stripes and rump, orange bill, and pink legs and feet. These easily distinguished coastal residents can also be seen in large numbers on estuaries during winter.
The artwork for the Oystercatcher and Sunflowers greetings card has been created using lino cut printing and heavy debossing (imprinted shapes) on board sourced from one of the oldest paper mills in the country, in the Lake District.
Dimensions square (13.8cm x 13.8cm) • 300gsm FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) premium matt board • Blank inside • Ivory envelope • Cellophane wrapped (compostable) • Standard Letter Post
Hoopoe and Bee Greetings Card by Kate Heiss
£2.99Hoopoe and Bee Greetings Card by Kate Heiss
Designed by the highly skilled print maker and textile designer Kate Heiss, the Hoopoe and Bee greetings card is inspired by the beautiful north Norfolk countryside. This card features a wonderfully regal Hoopoe sporting his distinctive crown and delicately curved beak, against a background of flowers and foliage, accompanied by a bee, a beetle, a moth and a caterpillar – what a bargain!
The Hoopoe is one of our top five birds at Bee Eater!! It is named for the distinctive call of the male during the breeding season. Hoopoes are particularly enthusiastic foragers of animal droppings and dung heaps, searching for beetles.
The artwork for the Hoopoe and Bee greetings card has been created using lino cut printing and heavy debossing (imprinted shapes) on board sourced from one of the oldest paper mills in the country, in the Lake District.
Dimensions square (13.8cm x 13.8cm) • 300gsm FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) premium matt board • Blank inside • Ivory envelope • Cellophane wrapped (compostable) • Standard Letter Post
Goldfinch Greetings Card
£2.75Goldfinch Greetings Card
The Goldfinch (Carduelis Carduelis) is one of the UK’s most brightly coloured birds with its wonderful red mask and yellow wings. Encouragingly they seem to be making a comeback, being spotted in two thirds of all our gardens in the RSPB’s recent annual Bird Watch.
Designed by the highly skilled artist Stephen Lennon, the Goldfinch greetings card is part of his Songbirds and Seedheads range. All Stephen’s designs start as a drawing, often from life, and inspired and informed by his knowledge and love of botany, honed during his time as a nurseryman. His cards are printed locally (he’s a Yorkshireman in exile, now to be found in Northumberland) and the production of them supports many small businesses.
Dimensions square (14cm x 14cm) • FSC accredited carbon offset high white board • Blank inside • White envelope • Biodegradable compostable cellophane wrapped • Standard Letter Post
Chiffchaff Greetings Card
£2.75Chiffchaff Greetings Card
We are particularly delighted to have found an artist who, like we at Bee Eater HQ, has a soft spot for the humble Chiffchaff. We say humble because this delightful bird is shy and he is rarely credited for the accompaniment he invariably provides in woodland, parks and gardens. He blends in remarkably well with his surroundings, his olive brown plumage and even his pale eye stripe making him hard to spot.
Designed by the highly skilled artist Stephen Lennon, the Chiffchaff greetings card is part of his Songbirds and Seedheads range. All Stephen’s designs start as a drawing, often from life, and inspired and informed by his knowledge and love of botany, honed during his time as a nurseryman. His cards are printed locally (he’s a Yorkshireman in exile, now to be found in Northumberland) and the production of them supports many small businesses.
Dimensions square (14cm x 14cm) • FSC accredited carbon offset high white board • Blank inside • White envelope • Biodegradable compostable cellophane wrapped • Standard Letter Post
Bullfinch Greetings Card
£2.75Bullfinch Greetings Card
Many garden and songbirds have names which don’t appear to do them justice (check out the beleaguered wren and thrush) but the Latin name of the bullfinch – Pyrrhula pyrrhula – is one which really appeals to us!
An adaptable feeder, the bullfinch will eat buds and shoots in spring and, handily, has a special sac at the foot of its mouth to store food. When a high protein diet for the family is called for, the bullfinch will find insects to feed its young.
Designed by the highly skilled artist Stephen Lennon, the Bullfinch greetings card is part of his Songbirds and Seedheads range. All Stephen’s designs start as a drawing, often from life, and inspired and informed by his knowledge and love of botany, honed during his time as a nurseryman. His cards are printed locally (he’s a Yorkshireman in exile, now to be found in Northumberland) and the production of them supports many small businesses.
Dimensions square (14cm x 14cm) • FSC accredited carbon offset high white board • Blank inside • White envelope • Biodegradable compostable cellophane wrapped • Standard Letter Post
Great Tit greetings card
£2.75Great Tit Greetings Card
The Great Tit is, as its name suggests, larger than other tits. In smart plumage with a distinctive black stripe down the front making it appear “waistcoated”, the Great Tit also has an amazing vocal repertoire. Its basic tune, which sounds like “tea-cher, tea-cher tea-cher” on a loop, is only the start. The male bird has four different songs which it can produce at three different tempos!
Designed by the highly skilled artist Stephen Lennon, the Great Tit greetings card is part of his Songbirds & Seedheads range. Stephen’s designs start as a drawing, often from life, inspired and informed by his considerable botanical knowledge honed as a nurseryman. His cards are printed locally (he’s a Yorkshireman in exile, now to be found in Northumberland) and the production of them supports many small businesses.
Dimensions square: 14cm x 14cm • FSC accredited carbon offset high white board • White Envelope • Blank inside • Biodegradable compostable cellophane wrapped • Standard letter post