A pair of Sandhill Cranes wades through the shallow waters of the local wildlife refuge on a cloudy mid-winter's day. These are the largest birds that can be seen in Metro Vancouver all year round, more often on the ground, but occasionally in the air, too. As wild (and large) as they are, the ones who frequent the Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary will consent to being handfed, and indeed, sometimes demand disbursement of birdseed this way!

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Greater Sandhill Cranes in the Marsh Photo Print

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen or dining room with this wildlife-themed serving tray! 

A pair of Sandhill Cranes wades through the shallow waters of the local wildlife refuge on a cloudy mid-winter's day. These are the largest birds that can be seen in Metro Vancouver all year round, more often on the ground, but occasionally in the air, too. As wild (and large) as they are, the ones who frequent the Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary will consent to being handfed, and indeed, sometimes demand disbursement of birdseed this way!

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A Pair of Wading Greater Sandhill Cranes Serving Tray

Part brainteaser, part assemble-it-yourself art, this challenging, wildlife-themed puzzle is great for improving muscle memory.

A pair of Sandhill Cranes wades through the shallow waters of the local wildlife refuge on a cloudy mid-winter's day. These are the largest birds that can be seen in Metro Vancouver all year round, more often on the ground, but occasionally in the air, too. As wild (and large) as they are, the ones who frequent the Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary will consent to being handfed, and indeed, sometimes demand disbursement of birdseed this way!

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A Pair of Wading Greater Sandhill Cranes Jigsaw Puzzle

Add a touch of nature to your dining experience with this wildlife-themed placemat.

A pair of Sandhill Cranes wades through the shallow waters of the local wildlife refuge on a cloudy mid-winter's day. These are the largest birds that can be seen in Metro Vancouver all year round, more often on the ground, but occasionally in the air, too. As wild (and large) as they are, the ones who frequent the Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary will consent to being handfed, and indeed, sometimes demand disbursement of birdseed this way!

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Pair of Wading Greater Sandhill Cranes Birds Placemat

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A Pair of Wading Greater Sandhill Cranes

This photo was voted one of America's Favorite Birds. Over 250,000 votes were cast to see which 15 (of 42) birds were selected for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Coloring Book, to be released in the fall of 2016.  A male Green-Winged Teal enjoys the calm waters of Piper Spit/Burnaby Lake. This dabbling duck is tied with the Bufflehead, a diving duck, for the title of the smallest ducks in North America.

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Handsome Green-Winged Teal Duck on Golden Pond

Seeing a Downy Woodpecker (usually the female) on the backyard suet feeder isn't unusual. Seeing this male (busy whittling wood here) and his female (unseen, but preening herself nearby) on the pear tree just when we got a spot of sunshine over the Great Backyard Bird Count 2017 (Feb 17-20) weekend, was!

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Cute Downy Woodpecker on Fruit Tree

We had our first trio of Rufous hummingbirds arrive in the backyard in early April 2017. This adult male was uncharacteristically taken with the early-blooming flowering currant bush and the sextet of hummingbird feeders scattered throughout the area, and stayed for a week--a real treat, considering most of the adult males usually only stay a day, passing through to more northern climes (Alaska) for the breeding season. Getting a decent shot of him has been a cat-and-mouse game, however, and this pose of him on the cherry tree (with his flashing reddish gorget and rufous feathers) was only possible because my subject did not know that he was being photographed.

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Stunning Rufous Hummingbird on Cherry Branch

Fall and winter bring great numbers of Dark-Eyed Juncos to Metro Vancouver--and these colorful sparrows are second in number only to the diminutive Bushtits for the most commonly seen songbirds in our yard during these times of the year. This lovely female was quite aware that the camera was trained on her, and made an extra effort to give me her best pose.

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Dark-Eyed Junco on a Limb

The newest faces at the local wildlife habitat--namely, week old Canada Goose goslings--were parading their absolute adorability for the human visitors to oooh and aww over.

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Cuteness on Parade: Canada Goose Goslings

The perfect greeting cards for bird lovers!  These two Wood Ducks could not possibly be any closer! Intimacy with your significant other means never having to be embarrassed just because a camera lens happens to be angled your way.

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Beautiful Touching Moment Between Wood Ducks

Fresh from their swim in one of the local wildlife refuge ponds, a pair of young Canada Goose goslings plays around in the grass under the watchful eyes of its protective parents.

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A Pair of Playful Canada Goose Goslings

Add a splash of personality to your wrist with an animal-themed watch from the walkswithnature™ Furry Friends collection.  This pose is the cat's meow! This neighbourhood cat has been very neighbourly since summer 2014 ... visiting regularly for her dose of birdwatching, cuddles, and saucer of milk. Here she is, posing next to the camellia leaves on a wet and gloomy day. "Sweetie" is one affectionate kitty ... she has been known to leap up onto complete strangers' laps for a nap!  The perfect watch for cat lovers!

Whimsical The Cat and the Camellia Watch

Wear down your opponent with the cuteness of this whimsical, feline-themed table tennis paddle! Use the current meme / catchphrase or substitute with your own!

This pose is the cat's meow! This neighbourhood cat has been very neighbourly since summer 2014 ... visiting regularly for her dose of birdwatching, cuddles, and saucer of milk. Here she is, posing next to the camellia leaves on a wet and gloomy day.

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Whimsical The Cat and The Camellia Ping Pong Paddle

Add a touch of nature and whimsy with your golf game with this wildlife-themed club head cover!

A presumed hobby farm escapee, this adult male Mandarin Duck has been seen in the company of the Wood Ducks of Piper Spit. He has called Burnaby Lake home since he was first spotted in 2018. His stunning pastiche of ruffs, dazzling color palette, and "fins" make him such a dreamboat to photograph. Mother Nature left nothing to the artist's imagination when she made this creature! Photographed at Burnaby Lake in early March 2020.

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Beautiful Chatty Mandarin Duck on the Shore Golf Head Cover

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen or dining room with this whimsical, wildlife-themed sandstone coaster. 

Although this handsome and talented singer--garbed in dazzling whites, crisp blacks, rich brown streaks, and a yellow/green cap--was quick to regale us with his cheery, energetic aria on many occasions, opportunities to photograph him on the local mountain flora were few and far between. His presence was a delight to local birders like myself, for this songbird is a very rare sight in the West; Chestnut-Sided Warblers are normally found in the Canadian Prairies and provinces eastward. Photographed in early July 2018 on Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Chestnut-Sided Warbler Songbird on a Branch Coaster

Add a touch of nature and warmth to any room with this whimsical, wildlife-themed candle. 

This male Downy Woodpecker announced himself quite vocally with a trademark chip-chip-chip repertoire just before making an appearance on this dead tree. He proceeded to peck away at his perch, oblivious of the solitary camera lens trained on him and the many walkers on the trail.

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Profile of a Male Downy Woodpecker Pillar Candle

The pink flowers of these moth orchids blossomed in the week before the 2018 vernal equinox. Did you know that pink orchids not only represent femininity, grace, and joy, but are also are the flowers with which to celebrate the 14th and 28th wedding anniversaries?

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Elegant Floral Pink Orchids Phalaenopsis on Black Postcard

Add a touch of nature to the bathroom with this elegant, wildlife-themed bath mat! Perfect for bird lovers!

After more than 2 years of trying to impress a large coterie of female Wood Ducks at Piper Spit, this adult male Mandarin Duck, a presumed escapee from a hobby farm, has finally picked up a girlfriend. He has been extremely attentive to and around her, even keeping would-be suitors at bay. Photographed in early March 2020.

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A Pair of Wading Greater Sandhill Cranes

A Pair of Wading Greater Sandhill Cranes

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