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Extremely tolerant of the long lens pointed at her from some six feet away, a female Rufous Hummingbird--a regular backyard visitor--sits on twining grape and kiwi vines in the cool of a mid-spring evening.

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Beautiful Rufous Hummingbird on Twining Vines Postcard

An amble through Surrey Bend Regional Park on a hot summer day led to a chance encounter with an adult Bald Eagle and a cut of sushi that was just a bit too big for this raptor to lift off. Photographed in late July 2018.

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Bald Eagle Tries to Fly Off with Salmon Postcard

To me, this deer, the forest, and our unexpected encounter–far from cars, smartphones, skyscrapers, and the other trappings of human civilization–collectively symbolize the unadorned wonder, resilience, and fragility of nature. None of which I should ever take for granted.

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Black-Tailed Deer in the Forest Postcard

After sitting outside for an hour and a half as the afternoon snow fell quickly and in fat clumps this afternoon, this beautiful male Varied Thrush finally ventured to the bowl of the seed on the ground. Occasionally, he would look up and gaze in my direction before resuming his meal. After eating his fill (and keeping the other, smaller songbirds at bay), he returned to flipping leaf litter under the thicket. My first time photographing a Varied Thrush in the snow. Taken in early February 2017. 

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Beautiful Varied Thrush Songbird in Falling Snow Postcard

A vigilant juvenile Anna's hummingbird keeps watch in one of our backyard fruit trees, vigorously guarding flower and nectar feeder against the (feathered) competition. Not even an extra-long camera lens can keep this little bruiser away. Photographed in late May 2018.

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Watchful Anna's Hummingbird on the Fruit Tree Postcard

A brief detour from birding led to a chance encounter with two furry new friends at Ladner Harbor Park: a couple of adorable and oh so well behaved Papillon dogs, a very old Belgian/French breed of parti-color toy spaniels so named for their elegant, butterfly-like ears. Photographed in early October 2022.  

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Cute Papillon Toy Spaniel Dog at the Dock Postcard

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

Our resident adult male Anna's hummingbird has never let me photograph him at close range, but on one evening in late May 2016, he came to sit on one of the old plum tree branches, just a few feet away from me. 

Perhaps, after seeing how comfortable the four visiting Rufous hummingbirds were around me, he probably figured that there wasn't anything scary about me -- and that I might even afford him some protection from the little hellraisers. So rather than being on the receiving end of his metallic scratchy or tick-tick-tick calls, he stared for a few moments into my lens, and then went to feed from the nectar feeder before making a much less frenzied exit than was his usual style.

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Stunning Anna's Hummingbird on Branch Postcard

The perfect greeting cards for bird lovers!  Black Oystercatchers are one of the most approachable all-year-round shorebirds in Metro Vancouver. Their bright red bills, arresting yellow eyes, and red mascara will grab your attention from the start. Some will even walk right up to you--giving you the chance for some great opportunities. If they are very comfortable around you, they will go about their business as if you are not even there. It was a red-letter day to not just see two, but seven Black Oystercatchers working the same shoreline, along with a late-migrant Whimbrel and a solitary Snow Bunting.

Black Oystercatcher See, Black Oystercatcher Do

Cute Chillin' Mallard Mom Duck & Baby Duckling

Cute Chillin' Mallard Mom Duck & Baby Duckling Photo Print

Cute Chillin' Mallard Mom Duck & Baby Duckling Notebook

Cute Chillin' Mallard Mom Duck & Baby Duckling Jigsaw Puzzle

My first-of-year-Mallard-mom-with-baby-on-her-back (one of eight) sighting at the local pond today. Both are sitting in a little grassy area just off the water. These ducklings couldn't be more than a few days old, and already they were swimming and floating like little corks under the watchful eye of Mother Mallard (who was anything but a Mother Hen).

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WWN Cute Chillin' Mallard Mom & Baby

This photo was voted one of America's Favorite Birds. Over 250,000 votes were cast to see which 15 (of 42) birds were selected for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Coloring Book, to be released in the fall of 2016.  A male Green-Winged Teal enjoys the calm waters of Piper Spit/Burnaby Lake. This dabbling duck is tied with the Bufflehead, a diving duck, for the title of the smallest ducks in North America.

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Handsome Green-Winged Teal Duck on Golden Pond

Keep notes, reminders, and more in this wildlife-themed journal. The perfect choice for bird lovers!

Although this fierce-looking falcon looks very much like a Peregrine, it's actually a Gyr-Saker hybrid falcon. Falconers crossbreed both in captivity with the hopes of producing a hybrid with the best traits of both species: in this case, the stamina of the large Gyrfalcon with the speed of the Saker falcon.

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Gyrfalcon Saker Hybrid Falcon Notebook

Add a touch of nature and elegance to the kitchen in this tasty hand towel.

Our first (and only) attempt (so far) to grow these tart but tasty heirloom tomatoes. So named Green Zebra on account of its exotic and striking dark green stripes on its bright lime green flesh, a two-tone color palette that remains, even when ripe. 

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Green Zebra Heirloom Tomatoes on the Vine Kitchen Towel

WWN Hopeful Columbian Ground Squirrel

WWN Cherry Picking Eastern Grey Squirrel

WWN Saucy Cute Squirrel Wonders If Could You Spare a Peanut?

WWN Funny Columbian Ground Squirrel Pulls up to a Bar

WWN Who Me? Saucy Red Squirrel in the Fir

WWN Eye to Eye with a Magnificent Cheetah

From backyard residents (squirrels and raccoons) to denizens one is less likely to encounter in the wilds of North America (i.e. the cheetah and capybara), here's a look at the more hirsute members of the wild kingdom.

WWN Other Furry Creatures

Add a touch of nature and elegance to your bathroom with this wildlife-themed towel set. 

An attractive raptor with a heart-shaped facial disc, the Barn Owl is gifted with extraordinary hearing — it can even hear the heartbeats of everyone in a 30 square foot room — and silent flight, which lets it descend on and capture rats and mice with extreme stealth. As nocturnal creatures, these endowments are critical when hunting in (sometimes) complete darkness.

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Beautiful Rufous Hummingbird on Twining Vines Postcard

Beautiful Rufous Hummingbird on Twining Vines Postcard

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Other postcards from various stores