Watch the birdy!

OK, this little niche trend is unlikely to become the next gradient or ‘wet floor’ but I thought I’d point it out all the same. I’m sure somebody somewhere will find this useful. ;-)

Whilst browsing through my recent inspiration bookmarks (I need to get a del.icio.us account so I can share all these with you) I noticed something rather odd about about the latest websites. Out of the last dozen or so half of them contained logos, emblems or illustration related to birds. Yes - birds. Examples follow.

See birds:

Conclusion: What to make of this?

I could make up a theory stating that spring (in the northern hemisphere) is on its way so were likely to see more nature in work.

I could make up a theory stating that use of birds are more likely to get the user to create a bookmark.

I could make up a theory stating that Paris Hilton said that ‘Birds are cool’ and therefore everyone has jumped on the proverbial bandwagon.

But I won’t. This was just meant to be a fun mini-post highlighting my surprise when I realised 50% of recent inspiration bookmarks were in some way related to our avian friends. Any more examples/bizarre theories are more than welcome.