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Add a pop of color to the garden with Arizona Sun blanket flowers. These perennials brighten up even the dreariest places, are remarkably drought resistant, attract butterflies, and bloom from summer through fall. Photographed at the entrance to the UBC Botanical Gardens in July 2016.

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Arizona Sun Blanketflowers Postcard

This isn't the first time I've seen a ladybug which wasn't red and spotted, but it is certainly the first one I've been able to photograph and count the number of spots on its carapace! This beneficial insect is busy nibbling the aphids on the old plum tree leaves (note: this leaf is *not* wet; it is covered in aphid poo!)

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18-Spotted Yellow Ladybug on Sticky Leaf Postcard

A rare moment of co-operation and tenderness between Sanderlings (who are more likely to go solo or chase each other during their hunts) in their search for snacks on the shore.

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Cute Pair of Sanderlings Sandpipers Shares a Meal Postcard

This lovely profusion of small white flowers was found decorating the main "square" of the VanDusen Botanical Garden.  Bridal Wreath Spirea is relatively easy to care for, but can grow up to 10 feet tall and wide if not pruned.

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Beautiful Floral Bridalwreath Spiraea Postcard

With a freshly caught vole clutched in its furry feet, a Short-Eared Owl surveys its hunting grounds for opportunistic Northern Harriers who would not hesitate to take advantage of the fruit of its hunting prowess. Sudden gusts of wind fluff this hunter's head feathers, revealing the short ear tufts for which this owl is named. Photographed on a late afternoon in late November 2017.

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Stunning Short-Eared Owl with Vole Postcard

I missed seeing one of these tiny plovers in the summer, but my subject, in its non-breeding plumage, is no less beautiful for it! A rare sight for this time of the year (usually these dainty-looking shorebirds are already wintering along the coasts of the Southwestern U.S., Central America, and South America), this Semipalmated Plover was frequenting the shores of Boundary Bay at Centennial Beach during high tide, in (almost) mid-December, along with a flock of Dunlins and Sanderlings on a surprisingly sunny (and warm-for-almost-winter) day.

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Beautiful Semipalmated Plover at Beach Postcard

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.

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Beautiful Mountain Bluebird on Beach Stump Postcard

It’s not every day that you see big blue fir cones in Vancouver. The abies koreana is an endangered fir found in the mountains of South Korea. This is one of (at least) three such trees planted on the grounds of the UBC Botanical Garden. Photographed in July 2016.

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Big Blue Korean Fir Cones Postcard

Keep notes, reminders, and more in this wildlife-themed journal. 

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.

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Adorable Rufous Hummingbird on Branch Notebook

Keep notes, reminders, and more in this whimsical, wildlife-themed journal.  

He's so fly when he smiles! If that isn't an eye-to-eye grin, I don't know what is! After eluding me in the backyard for a week, this male Scarlet Meadowhawk (one of two males who showed up today and briefly tussled) finally decided to come back to earth on top of one of the bamboo stakes. He didn't even mind me sticking the macro lens in his face for this closeup, which makes Little Red look like he's ready to order his favourite poison at the bar. :)

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A Smiling Red Dragonfly Notebook

WWN Stunning Black Oystercatcher Shorebird with Clam

WWN A Stunning Trio of American Avocets at the Beach

WWN Black Oystercatcher on Beach Driftwood

WWN Stunning American Avocet at the Beach

WWN Elegant Great Egret in the Reeds

WWN Whimbrel at the Beach

They may not be the dressiest birds, but with their long bills and long legs, wading birds are elegance personified.

WWN Wading Birds

Add a touch of nature to your summer or casual attire with these floral-themed flip flops! 

I couldn't find an angle I liked with this vivid two-tone Monsella tulip until I did a few macro shots of it, and the seeming randomness of the streaks of red running rampant through this bright yellow flower seemed to me like a chaotically natural expression of art.

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Elegant Floral Red and Gold Monsella Tulips Kid's Flip Flops

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

From their faces to their playful behavior, harbor seals are such expressive creatures. One of several harbor seals conducting regular patrols of the waters near the end of the White Rock Pier boardwalk in beautiful British Columbia on a lightly overcast morning in early November 2021.

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Harbor Seal Plying Waters Around the Pier Dock Jigsaw Puzzle

Cute Chestnut-Backed Chickadee on the Pear Yoga Mat

Cute Chestnut-Backed Chickadee Christmas Holiday

Cute Chestnut-Backed Chickadee on the Pear Tree Photo Print

Cute Chestnut-Backed Chickadee on the Pear Tree Fabric

Cute Chestnut-Backed Chickadee Songbird Metal Lunch Box

Cute Chestnut-Backed Chickadee on the Pear Tree Tie

Wildlife and the magic of the holiday season go hand in hand, and finding this cute little songbird--a familiar sight in the Pacific Northwest--perched in one of the backyard fruit trees, proved irresistible. 

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WWN Cute Chestnut-Backed Chickadee on the Pear Tree

Use this elegant, wildlife-themed tile to protect delicate surfaces, tables, and countertops from hot pots, or as accent pieces for the dining room, kitchen, or anywhere else in the home!

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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Arizona Sun Blanketflowers Postcard

Arizona Sun Blanketflowers Postcard

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Other postcards from various stores