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San Francisco California Holiday Ornament - Wild Parrot

San Francisco California Holiday Ornament - Wild Parrot

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A cherry-headed parrot in flight over the bay-window houses, red head and green body, a cable-car track below. The wild parrots of Telegraph Hill.

Nobody is sure how the first ones got loose, but by the 1990s a flock of cherry-headed conures was living wild on Telegraph Hill, roosting in the trees and screaming down Columbus Avenue at dusk. The flock is now several hundred birds, and the shriek overhead is as much a sound of the city as the cable-car bell.

A documentary made them famous. Locals knew them long before, from the racket, and still look up when the flock goes over.

San Francisco has a bridge everyone knows. The parrots are the San Francisco that lives here. The red and green are the bird's own colors.

The wild parrots of Telegraph Hill, the cherry headed conure flock, are the San Francisco parrots everyone hears before they see. This parrot ornament is a San Francisco Christmas ornament, a bird ornament and San Francisco souvenir, and a San Francisco glass ornament for anyone who has spent Christmas in San Francisco.

Every San Francisco ornament ships ready to give. Hang it on the tree, in a window, off a lamp, or send one to the person who misses San Francisco most.

3-inch faceted crystal glass ornament, white-backed print, line-drawn in 1880s engraving style, your choice of white or gold gift box.


QUICK FACTS — SAN FRANCISCO CA CRYSTAL ORNAMENT — WILD PARROT

Town: San Francisco, California

Founded: 1776; city 1850

Known for: The Golden Gate Bridge (1937); the city the Gold Rush built and the 1906 earthquake rebuilt; the cable cars; the Painted Ladies

Art: Wild Parrot, original Merlin Classics engraving

Blank: 3-inch (76 mm) round clear crystal glass ornament, faceted gem-cut edge

Print: white-backed for contrast; red ribbon hanger

Packaging: white or gold gift box, chosen at checkout

Made to order in the USA



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Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

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Made-to-order items can't be returned or exchanged for size or color, so please use the size chart and photos before ordering. If anything arrives defective, misprinted or damaged, send a photo and your order number within 30 days and we'll replace it or refund you.

How do I care for my item?

Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

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The earthquake of April 18, 1906 and the four-day fire that followed destroyed eighty percent of the city and killed more than three thousand people; the rebuilt city hosted a world’s fair by 1915.

Wilma Mankiller came to San Francisco in the 1956 relocation era and called the Alcatraz occupation her awakening; in 1985 she became the first woman Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.

Why People Visit San Francisco California

  • Walk or bike the Golden Gate Bridge, then see it from Fort Point below, Baker Beach, or the Marin headlands — International Orange against the fog.
  • Ride a cable car over Nob Hill and Russian Hill — the 1873 system is the only moving National Historic Landmark in the country.
  • Take the ferry to Alcatraz Island for the penitentiary years and the view back at the city.
  • See the Painted Ladies from Alamo Square at golden hour, the Queen Anne row of the 1890s against the downtown skyline.
  • Enter Chinatown through the Dragon Gate for dim sum and lantern-strung alleys — the oldest Chinatown in North America.
  • Wander North Beach for espresso, the City Lights bookstore of the Beats, and the climb to Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill — listening for the wild parrots overhead.
  • Visit the Mission District for Mission Dolores — the 1791 adobe that is the city’s oldest building — the murals, and a Mission-style burrito.
  • Graze the Ferry Building marketplace, then watch the sea lions haul out along the Fisherman’s Wharf piers.
  • Walk Lands End past the Sutro Baths ruins to Ocean Beach, or catch the whole grid from Twin Peaks.
  • Drive — or better, walk — the crooked block of Lombard Street down Russian Hill.