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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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Beautiful Mandarin and Wood Ducks at the Pond Bath 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 with this wildlife-themed bath mat! 

I spotted this youngster sitting on this little island all by itself at Piper Spit, amongst many other recent springtime arrivals from more distant shores. I wondered if independence been foisted upon it at a very early age, for I saw neither mother Mallard nor siblings in the immediate area, and yet this precocious duckling seemed to be more than capable of fending for and feeding itself.

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A Cute and Precocious Mallard Duckling Bathroom Mat

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

The African Superb Starling is such a beautiful rainbow of colours. When it makes an entrance, it really makes an entrance; it's no shrinking violet. Rare, though, is the moment when it stays still long enough to get a photo of it, but got it I did, as it waited for its turn to bathe in the waterfall.

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A Stunning African Superb Starling Bath Mat

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

You can tell when it's springtime in Metro Vancouver, because the Canada Goose will be engaging in some spectacular chases and territorial tussles. This "spat at Piper Spit" was photographed at Burnaby Lake in spring 2015.

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Wild (Canada) Goose Chase Bath Mat

Add a touch of feline to the bathroom with this cat-themed bath mat!  

You'd never guess, from her playful and youthful manner, that Stella is actually 10 to 12 years older than she looks! This indoor sweetie is as likely to cuddle up to the laps of strangers as she is to those of her regular pair of humans, but she knows how to puts her paw down as far as dogs (especially big dogs) are concerned.

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Stella the Grey Cat Bathroom Mat

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

A Black Swan preens itself in the pond during the height of a summer afternoon. Photographed in mid-September 2014.

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Black Swan in the Pond Bathroom Mat

Add a touch of nature to the bathroom with this floral-themed bath mat!  Tulips come in many colours, but these white-and-purple ones really broke the mold. Photographed in one of the flower beds at the top of Queen Elizabeth Park, the site of an extinct volcano.

Elegant White Purple Flaming Flag Triumph Tulips Bathroom Mat

Add a touch of nature and elegance to your fitness regime with this wildlife-themed hydration bottle!

This female Anna's hummingbird adds a bit of colour and personality to the backyard on a rainy day. She is quiet and stealthy--and can often materialize without making a sound. Contrast this behaviour with that of the male, who makes himself heard well before I see him. Photographed perching on the Scarlet Trumpet vine after furtively having several long sips from the new nectar feeder--which has also drawn the attention and interest of at least one Black-Capped Chickadee, too.

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Anna's Hummingbird on a Branch Stainless Steel Water Bottle

Add a touch of nature to the living room, bedroom, and even picnics and outdoor events with this floral-themed fleece blanket!

These hydrangea flowers were grown from a donation in which all but one of the three donor plants had died--but the sole survivor proved to be extremely prolific, and generated big fluffy blossoms in the softest pastel shades of pink, purple, and blue.

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Heavenly Pink and Baby Blue Hydrangeas Fleece Blanket

A curious and very active Ruby-Crowned Kinglet explores a fruit-laden hawthorn bush (not for the berries, but for insects!) on a fine autumn afternoon. Photographed in early November 2020.

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Cute Ruby-Crowned Kinglet Songbird on Bush Postcard

Add a touch of nature to your event or dining experience with these elegant, floral-themed napkins, which feature a stunning medley of primulas. These bicolor, early spring blooming beauties beckoned me with their dazzlingly vivid palettes of reds, pinks, purples, and yellows. Perfect for spring garden parties!

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Colorful Spring Medley of Primulas Flowers Napkins

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

Spunky songbird? Check. Puffball with a peaked coif? Check. Capable of balancing a seed on the tip of its tongue? Check. Many photo ops with a bold and beautiful Lincoln's Sparrow. One always makes sure to visit the backyard in the winter and mid-spring. Photographed in late February 2018, after a few days of heavy snowfall that deposited 6-7 inches in Metro Vancouver.

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Cute and Spunky Lincoln's Sparrow Notebook

The perfect greeting cards for bird lovers!  

A young sub-adult male Anna's hummingbird was taking five in the scarlet firethorn next to its pommes on an unseasonably prolonged cold snap. Unlike most other birds who frequent this bush in the fall and winter, he didn't seem to mind that I wrestled the window open (however softly I did it), and took a few shots of him next to the bunch of berries that's almost as big as he is. Photographed in mid-December 2016.

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Anna's Hummingbird Poses with the Pyracantha

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

That the Surf Scoters of White Rock Pier are habituated to the presence of humans is a bit of an understatement. This handsome and tame drake was one of hundreds of these large black seaducks who routinely passed under the boardwalk during a crisp but sunny morning visit in early November 2019, giving great bird's eye views of that colorful and comically oversized schnoz that the ladies of his kind have found so fascinating for so long.

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

Beautiful Mandarin and Wood Ducks at the Pond Bath Mat

Beautiful Mandarin and Wood Ducks at the Pond Bath Mat

More from Walks with Nature

Other bath mats & rugs from various stores