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The early blooming pyracantha bush has proven to be very popular with a number of fall and winter birds, including this American Robin. Earlier this fall, I spotted six of these thrushes feasting away at the same time!  My subject didn't need to share the pommes with another feathered friend, and didn't budge when I had the lens pointed her way from the front door. In fact, she continued to enjoy the bright red berries for a few moments more.

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American Robin with a Pyracantha Pomme

The second summertime flowering of our gladiolus ... this mid-August blooming produced even more striking sword lilies, with more splashes of white to contrast against the bright red hues for a candy cane like effect. Truly a Christmas moment in August!

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Stunning Red & White Gladiolus Sword Lilies

After the time of many showy blooms had passed at the end of July, this lovely ornamental flower, a South African native also known as the River Lily or Crimson Flag, continues to awe and hold its own at the UBC Botanical Garden. 

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Kaffir Lily / River Lily / Hesperantha Coccinea

A number of these large butterflies were flying through the Boundary Bay Wildlife Management Area during our early evening visit, but this one was "kind" enough to grant us an impromptu studio session for a few minutes while it fluttered and fed from the local flora.

Beautiful Anise Swallowtail Butterfly in the Sun

Mid-autumn brings the return of Buffleheads to the George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary. While one or two of these diminutive ducks will partake of the birdseed thrown in the water, the rest generally keep their distance from humans and the other duck species.
 
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Male Bufflehead in the Afternoon Sun

By mid-May 2016, the Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary on Westham Island had already hosted 10 fledged Barn Swallows! I can usually find at least a couple of them who like to hang around the Warming Hut, as curious about the photographers behind the long lenses as we are about them. Always a pleasure to make the acquaintance of these colourful aerialists!

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Beautiful Barn Swallow on a Branch

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

The humble but prolific anise hyssop (hummingbird mint) is the flower of choice for hummingbirds, and the ease with which these small fragrant pink (or red or orange) flowers grow makes them popular with honeybees, bumblebees, and many other insects too. Taken earlier in the summer of 2016, when an abundance of visiting Rufous hummingbirds meant more feeding opportunities for these little red birds (and more contenders for the resident Anna's hummingbirds meant more opportunities to photograph the feisty  little migrants and challengers).

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Rufous Hummingbird Feeding on the Anise Hyssop

Cute Hopeful Black-Capped Chickadee Songbird Large Christmas Stocking

Cute Hopeful Black-Capped Chickadee Songbird Hoodie

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Cute Hopeful Black-Capped Chickadee Songbird Wrapping Paper

Cute Hopeful Black-Capped Chickadee Songbird Trivet

Cute Hopeful Black-Capped Chickadee Songbird Post-it Notes

An adorable Black-Capped Chickadee looks longingly at the food presented in two different hands, and wonders if it should go for sunflower seeds from hand A or hand B. Decisions, decisions. 

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WWN Hopeful Black-Capped Chickadee in the Tree

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

Even from a distance, this large Japanese maple tree draws attention to itself with a lovely profusion of crimson leaves. Photographed in early June 2017.

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Red Maple Leaves Jigsaw Puzzle

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

A White-Crowned Sparrow welcomes the day (and enchants its rapt listeners) with a simple but sweet song. This one stops to check out his audience. As spring turns into summer, we see more and more of this beautiful songbird, who often forages solo, too.

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If You Can Sing and Dance: White-Crowned Sparrow Bumper Sticker

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

My first sighting of the adorably small Diamond Dove. I saw the pair earlier briefly before they dashed off into the bushes, and it was another agonizing 20 minutes before this solo act appeared. Like s/he knew I had to photograph it, it landed on this branch to give me a few poses.

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Beautiful Diamond Dove in the Spotlight Jigsaw Puzzle

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

Not one, but two (!) blue morph Snow Geese slumber peacefully in the afternoon summer sun, dreaming, perhaps of delicious grasses.

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Cute Snow Geese Dreaming in the Summer Sun Jigsaw Puzzle

Add a touch of nature to the bedroom or living room with this wildlife-themed throw! 

American Robins are bold, year round residents in Metro Vancouver, and have a reputation for putting up with humans -- even if the latter are not carrying something tasty on their persons! This fellow had success in rounding up a lunchtime worm or two in Surrey's Green Timbers Park on a cold day in February 2015.

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A Curious American Robin Round Pillow

Add a touch of nature and elegance to the bedroom or living room with this floral-themed throw. 

Tulips come in many colours, but these white-and-purple Flaming Flag Triumph tulips really broke the mould. Photographed in one of the flower beds at the top of an extinct volcano.

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American Robin with a Pyracantha Pomme

American Robin with a Pyracantha Pomme

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