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It isn't very often that I get a Savannah Sparrow to pose right under my nose, but this one did, and didn't fly away like the ones who get unintentionally flushed by walkers at Boundary Bay Regional Park. 

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An Inquisitive Savannah Sparrow Magnet

The very social, curious, and bold Java Finch (also known as the Java Rice Sparrow or Java Rice Bird) hails from Asia. For hundreds of years, it was a very popular choice as a cage bird, and that popularity even extended to the U.S. This one exhibits the wild (normal) colour mutation.

Beautiful Java Finch Songbird Magnet

Gold on blue make such beautiful hues. Nothing attracts the honeybees more spectacularly than the huge California Lilac that blooms with hundreds of bluish-purple clusters on the front lawn. Like a magnet, this bush draws dozens and dozens of these tireless winged workers from late spring through early summer. 

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Gold on Blue: Honeybee on the California Lilac Magnet

Diminutive Bufflehead ducks tend to be a challenge to photograph since they keep their distance, but there's always one in the flock who takes his patrol duty very seriously -- giving me a quick onceover as he swims by. There was just enough filtered sunlight on this inaugural spring afternoon to make the colors of his iridescent head visible.

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Cute Bufflehead Duck at the Pond Magnet

Mesmerizing Golden Eyes of a Spectacled Owl Magnet

My first encounter with this large and beautiful Central and South American native. Although never having met one before, somehow I knew that the bright yellow eyes, white eyebrows, and black patches around the eyes could only belong to the Spectacled Owl.

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WWN Mesmerizing Golden Eyes of a Spectacled Owl

My introduction to the Satyr Comma / Anglewing. Apparently these little, bright orange butterflies are supposed to be skittish, but don't tell this beauty that ... it posed for several shots on a blade of marsh vegetation. Photographed on July 2, 2016 at Campbell Valley Regional Park.

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Beautiful Orange Satyr Comma Butterfly Magnet

I can't get enough of these well-dressed and beautiful soloists, who are all-year-round residents in Metro Vancouver. Until late May 2016, when I encountered a fledgling in the backyard, I was unaware that a few pairs of White-Crowned Sparrows were raising families nearby (and, as I had suspected, last year, too, in the cotoneaster bush out front!)

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Beautiful White-Crowned Sparrow in the Grass Magnet

Cute Sanderling Sandpiper Strolls Wintry Beach Magnet

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.

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WWN A Cute Sanderling Strolls a Winter Beach

Add a touch of whimsy to the bedroom or living room with this wildlife-themed throw. The perfect choice for bird lovers! 

The skeptical expression on this nuthatch's face seems to say, "Another photo? Really? Don't you have enough already?"  He probably doesn't believe that I don't camp out at the base of the old plum tree with camera and long lens in hand, waiting for him to make an appearance. There are at least three Red-Breasted Nuthatches (two males and one female) who visit the backyard regularly since our first encounter with them last year, and they have been getting progressively bolder and bolder (even more so than the Black-Capped Chickadees, whom this male will even boot off to get to the sunflower seeds).

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A Skeptical Red-Breasted Nuthatch Throw Pillow

Add a touch of nature and whimsy to any wall with this wildlife-themed photo print. The perfect choice for bird lovers! The baby of the family--literally. A family of three bushtits was noisily searching for bugs in the California Lilac--the pre-bedtime snack.  While Mom and Dad were actively foraging, this adorable little boy spent time looking pretty for the photographer.

Profile of a Bushtit Baby Photo Print

Add a touch of nature to your car with this whimsical, wildlife-inspired air freshener!

2017 seems to be the year of Wilson's Warblers, and our backyard has not been exempt from the presence of these small but cheery yellow warblers. The energetic black-capped males have been exploring every potted plant and fruit tree and singing their uplifting melodies. This handsome guy paused on the cherry tree just long enough for me to get him in all his golden goodness. Photographed in mid-May 2017.

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Beautiful Wilson's Warbler in the Cherry Tree Car Air Freshener

Closeup of a Killdeer Shorebird on the Rocks Canvas Print

An early morning walk in July 2015 brings us unexpectedly face to face with the normally distant and hard to photograph Killdeer. By an extra stroke of luck, this was one of a nesting pair of Killdeer, who had decided to "set up shop" not 100 feet away from a nesting pair of Bald Eagles!

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WWN Closeup of a Killdeer on the Beach

Greater Sandhill Cranes in the Marsh Photo Print

A Pair of Wading Greater Sandhill Cranes 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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WWN Great Sandhill Cranes Wading through the Marsh

With its wide open spaces, the Boundary Bay Wildlife Management Area is home to many different species of songbirds as well as several raptors. I found the brown-tinged feathers on this rather bold Black-Capped Chickadee--who was anticipating a free handout of seeds--rather interesting. Perhaps a hybrid with a Chestnut-Backed Chickadee was one of its parents (or grandparents)?

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Profile of a Black-Capped Chickadee Photo Print

Stunning Black Oystercatcher Shorebird with Clam Drawstring Bag

Black Oystercatcher Shorebird Fishing at the Beach Clock

Black Oystercatcher Shorebird Fishing at the Beach Trivet

Black Oystercatcher Shorebird Fishing at the Beach Towel

Stunning Black Oystercatcher Shorebird with Clam Metal Ornament

Seafood dining at its best! One of five Black Oystercatchers we spotted on a windy, cloudy day at the Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty over the Great Backyard Bird Count 2017 (Feb 17-20) weekend. The fishing (clamming?) was good ... these shorebirds were hauling in clam after clam after clam!

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An Inquisitive Savannah Sparrow Magnet

An Inquisitive Savannah Sparrow Magnet

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