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Add a touch of nature to the bathroom with this wildlife-themed bath mat! 

Sanderlings are tiny -- and surprisingly, quite approachable -- migratory shorebirds which can be easily found on Vancouver beaches in the coldest winter months. This one was strolling quite leisurely on the shoreline. Photographed on a very sunny and busy winter afternoon at Boundary Bay Regional Park.

Based on the original photography of W.H. Sim. All Rights Reserved. See more at zazzle.com/walkswithnature

A Strolling Sanderling Bath Mat

Add a touch of the ocean to the bathroom with this nature-themed bath mat, which features a diverse vintage collection of tropical seashells found throughout Southeast Asia.

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Tropical Vintage Seashells of Southeast Asia Bath Mat

Add a touch of nature to the bathroom with this wildlife-themed bath mat!

Looking like an oversize cockatiel with green and purple feathers and tri-coloured mascara, this elusive, exotic, and slightly wet African native in actually bathing in a waterfall with a small flock of Zebra Finches!

Based on the original photography of W.H. Sim. All Rights Reserved. See more at zazzle.com/walkswithnature

Guinea Turaco at the Waterfall Bath Mat

Add a touch of nature to the bathroom with this wildlife-themed bath mat!

If someone combined the adorably big head and black eyes of a Black-Capped Chickadee with the colours and bill of a Kookaburra in a Jay-sized body, they'd have the whimsically-named Whiskeyjack. Also known by its less colourful aliases of Canada Jay and Gray Jay, we saw no fewer than six of Canada's official national birds at Manning Park's Lightning Lake, where they would boldly descend on picnic tables in the hopes of free handouts.

Based on the original photography of W.H. Sim. All Rights Reserved. See more at zazzle.com/walkswithnature

Profile of a Cute Grey Jay / Whiskeyjack Bath Mat

Add a touch of nature to the bathroom with this wildlife-themed bath mat!  

Green-Winged Teals are starting to mass in greater numbers at Piper Spit, Burnaby Lake, as winter passes its halfway point. A number of these small dabbling ducks are also starting to engage in springtime courtship behaviours. This drake was particularly vocal, and gave me a good angle of himself in the process.

Based on the original photography of W.H. Sim. All Rights Reserved. See more at zazzle.com/walkswithnature

A Chatty Green-Winged Teal Duck at the Pond Bath Mat

Add a touch of nature to the bathroom with this wildlife-themed bath mat!  This gorgeous loner, a late migrant Ruddy Turnstone, had no qualms about the myriad of lenses pointed his way on an early sunny afternoon at the south side of the Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty.  From time to time, he would amaze us with his extraordinary feats of strength (this involved lifting clumps of kelp much bigger than himself, in his search for grubs and other tasty aquatic comestibles that shorebirds such as he would find irresistibly delectable -- great comic relief). Once in a while, he would pause to show us his best side (all of them). Clearly, he knew that the spotlight was on him, and he used it to his best advantage. My first encounter with this well-camouflaged shorebird, and another bird for my life list.

A Showstopping Ruddy Turnstone Bathroom Mat

Add a touch of nature to the bathroom with this wildlife-themed bath mat!  Another gorgeous loner, a late migrant Whimbrel, wanders the autumn shores on an early sunny afternoon at the south side of the Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty in its (highly successful) search for crabs. This wading bird--normally gone by early fall in Metro Vancouver--has overstayed its welcome, to the delight of wildlife photographers, instead of heading to South America with its chums.

Profile of a Whimbrel Bath Mat

Add a touch of nature to the bathroom during year-end holidays with this festive, floral-themed bath mat! 

Poinsettias are most often associated with Christmas, and, surrounded here by cream coloured Yellow Snow poinsettias, the speckled leaves of this particular variety -- known as Shimmer Surprise Poinsettia -- add an even more festive touch to year-end holidays as a popular centerpiece.

Based on the original photography of W.H. Sim. All Rights Reserved. See more at zazzle.com/walkswithnature

Festive Red White Floral Poinsettias Bathroom Mat

I encountered a party of eight (plus a diminutive Baird's Sandpiper, who managed to sneak into the photo) juvenile Pectoral Sandpipers at the Boundary Bay Wildlife Management Area as September 2018 passed its halfway mark. Like the other shorebirds who normally prefer the grassier, less muddy parts of the beach to forage from, these medium-sized migratory shorebirds did not mind me in their midst. Photographed on a sunny and slightly breezy afternoon on a fairly low high tide that let me walk out a few hundred feet from shore to observe the visiting fauna in close quarters.

Based on the original photography of W.H. Sim. All Rights Reserved. See more at zazzle.com/walkswithnature

Party of Baird & Pectoral Sandpipers at the Beach Poster

Add a touch of nature to your travels with this wildlife-themed luggage tag. The perfect choice for bird lovers!

I can't think of any other bird that reminds me more of winter in Metro Vancouver than the charming Snow Bunting. I'm not sure why this sweet, restless, and solitary male was not in the company of his nine-member flock, but I'm glad to spot him, regardless. My last attempt to find him ended in success, just as I was about to try my luck elsewhere.

Based on the original photography of W.H. Sim. All Rights Reserved. See more at zazzle.com/walkswithnature

Profile of a Snow Bunting Luggage Tag

Beautiful Mountain Bluebird on Beach Driftwood Trivet

Beautiful Mountain Bluebird on Beach Driftwood Pillar Candle

Beautiful Mountain Bluebird on Beach Driftwood Mini Binder

Beautiful Mountain Bluebird Golf Head Cover

Beautiful Mountain Bluebird at the Beach Golf Head Cover

My second encounter with a male Mountain Bluebird. We are gifted, albeit very briefly, with the presence of these beautiful songbirds at the start of the spring season before they head to higher ground to breed. Those stunning cerulean colors stand out on a dreary landscape, even from a distance. When he wasn't busy diving for insects on the local beach, he was highpointing it on driftwood and stalks of dessicated tansy. Photographed at Boundary Bay Regional Park in early spring 2017.

Based on the original photography of W.H. Sim. All Rights Reserved. See more at zazzle.com/walkswithnature

WWN Beautiful Mountain Bluebird on Beach Driftwood

Add a touch of nature and wonder to your walls with this wildlife-themed decal! The perfect choice for hummingbird lovers!

Rufous Hummingbirds have usually left Metro Vancouver for Mexico by mid August, so it was a delight to see and photograph this exceedingly feisty straggler in the backyard. This little scrapper has been (successfully, for the past two days) giving grief to the juvenile male Anna's hummingbird who has owned the backyard for most of the summer (as well as the other feathered friends who visit), vigorously defending every flower and feeder in sight. This hybrid fruit tree branch has become its favorite perch, and gave me quite a few photographic opportunities. Photographed on September 4, 2016.

Based on the original photography of W.H. Sim. All Rights Reserved. See more at zazzle.com/walkswithnature

Adorable Rufous Hummingbird on Branch Wall Sticker

Slate-Colored Dark-Eyed Junco on the Pear Tree

Slate-Colored Dark-Eyed Junco on the Pear Tree Mouse Pad

Slate-Colored Dark-Eyed Junco on the Pear Tree Metal Ornament

Slate-Colored Dark-Eyed Junco on the Pear Tree Round Pillow

Slate-Colored Dark-Eyed Junco Sparrow on Pear Tree Keychain

The first full day of snow in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, saw many fluffed up songbirds in the backyard perched on the fruit trees for most of the day, including at least two Cassiar Dark-Eyed Juncos (an intergrade of Slate-Colored and Oregon varieties), like this chubby little number here.  Photographed on December 9, 2016.

Based on the original photography of W.H. Sim. All Rights Reserved. See more at zazzle.com/walkswithnature

WWN Slate-Colored/Oregon Dark-Eyed Junco on the Pear Tree

Add a touch of nature to your wheels with this customizable wildlife-themed bumper sticker! 

Normally, I’d prefer not to show photos with cages, but it’s less distracting in the case of this subject because of my distance from both it and the bars. This Golden Eagle is being rehabilitated at the Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society (O.W.L.) for eventual release back into the wild.

Design © W.H. Sim. See more at zazzle.com/walkswithnature

If I Had Wings I Wouldn't Need ... : Golden Eagle Bumper Sticker

Beautiful Harlequin Duck on the Rock Trivet

Beautiful Harlequin Duck on the Rock Metal Ornament

Beautiful Harlequin Duck on Beach Shoreline Throw Pillow

Beautiful Harlequin Duck on the Rock Notebook

Beautiful Harlequin Duck on the Rock Mouse Pad

Beautiful Harlequin Duck on the Rock Pickleball Paddle

One of a dozen of Harlequin Ducks I had the fortune of meeting at the beach, and my closest encounter with these diving sea ducks. Interestingly, all were adult males in near or full breeding plumage and showing off their slate grey, white, and rich cinnamon feathers, but there were no ladies of their own kind to impress. Photographed on the first full day of spring 2017.

Based on the original photography of W.H. Sim. All Rights Reserved. See more at zazzle.com/walkswithnature

A Strolling Sanderling Bath Mat

A Strolling Sanderling Bath Mat

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