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Add a touch of nature and whimsy to your bathroom with this wildlife-themed shower curtain! Sandpipers (the smallest ones are known as "peeps") and plovers are some of the most enchanting--and boldest--shorebirds you'll encounter in Metro Vancouver. The smaller they are, the more you'll see them in large flocks, feeding along the shores.  Clockwise from top left: Semipalmated Plover, Sanderling, Killdeer, and Dunlin -- all shorebirds that I photographed at Boundary Bay Regional Park, an internationally recognized Important Bird Area (IBA) for thousands of migratory and resident birds, and a spectacular place to be in the fall and winter.

Beautiful Semipalmated Plover at the Beach Shower Curtain

Add a touch of nature and whimsy to your bathroom with this wildlife-themed shower curtain! 

Owls are such fascinating creatures. They are front page newsmakers, drawing the interest of birders, nature lovers, and just about everyone else who has a pulse. Snowy Owls are especially charismatic; the largest owls in North America only show up in Metro Vancouver every few years, and their appearance during our winters causes crowds of admirers and fans to form and flock.

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Beautiful, Dreamy and Serene Snowy Owl Shower Curtain

Add a touch of nature to your bathroom with this floral-themed shower curtain!

My mid-morning stroll through an old-growth forest in mid-June 2016 led me to one of those simple, yet breathtaking wonders of nature: the sight of sun-dappled shadows painted on the leaves of trees that have existed centuries before my time. The interplay of dark and light has always fascinated me.

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Sun-Dappled Leaves in the Forest Shower Curtain

Add a touch of the tropics to your bathroom with this verdant, floral-themed shower curtain, which features the variegated forest green and white-veined leaves of the mosaic plant (aka nerve plant aka fittonia albivenis).

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Fittonia Mosaic Plant with Variegated Leaves Shower Curtain

Add a touch of nature and the colors of fall to your bathroom with this floral-themed shower curtain, which features stunning red and gold autumn chrysanthemums.

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Stunning Red Gold Autumn Chrysanthemum Flowers Shower Curtain

Add a touch of nature to your bathroom with this wildlife-themed shower curtain!

Sanderlings are tiny -- and surprisingly, quite approachable -- migratory shorebirds that can be easily found on Vancouver beaches in the coldest winter months. This one was foraging on the shoreline with 100 of its kind and a few Dunlins. Photographed on a sunny autumn afternoon at Boundary Bay Regional Park.
 
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Cute Sanderling Sandpiper Wanders Winter Shores Shower Curtain

Add a touch of nature to your bathroom with this wildlife-themed shower curtain!

One of a dozen of Harlequin Ducks I had the fortune of meeting at the beach, and my closest encounter with these diving sea ducks. Interestingly, all were adult males in near or full breeding plumage and showing off their slate grey, white, and rich cinnamon feathers, but there were no ladies of their own kind to impress. Photographed on the first full day of spring 2017.
 
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Beautiful Harlequin Duck on the Rock Shower Curtain

Add a touch of nature to your bathroom with this wildlife-themed shower curtain!

Fall migration brings thousands and thousands of Snow Geese to the shores of Metro Vancouver every year, and 2017 produced a bumper crop of these migratory birds -- a stunning spectacle to witness. Among the vibrant and calling sea of white that seemed to blanket the high tides from dawn to dusk, outnumbering the usually omnipresent and overwhelming numbers of gulls, crows, and wintering ducks at this time of the year, we also saw 5 rare blue morph Snow Geese. Photographed on a sunny afternoon in October 2017 at Boundary Bay Regional Park, British Columbia, Canada.
 
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Stunning Flock of Snow Geese at the Beach Shower Curtain

Show off your love of nature with this wildlife-themed luggage tag! The perfect choice for bird lovers!

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 the Beach Luggage Tag

Bring on the birds of spring! A round, energetic ball of energy, this adult male Wilson's Warbler posed briefly on the grapevine with the white, bell-like flowers of the pieris japonica shrub in the background on a slightly overcast afternoon in mid-May 2018. 

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Cute Wilson's Warbler Songbird on the Grapevine Magnet

Funny Sulfur-Crested Cockatoo Parrot Bird Waves Large Christmas Stocking

Sulfur-Crested Cockatoo Waves at the Photographer Trinket Tray

Funny Sulfur-Crested Cockatoo Parrot Bird Waves Apron

Friendly Sulfur-Crested Cockatoo Waves Hello Lumbar Pillow

Sulfur-Crested Cockatoo Waves at the Photographer

This friendly Sulfur-Crested Cockatoo is styling its crest (but actually looks like it's waving at the photographer).

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WWN Friendly Sulfur-Crested Cockatoo Waves at the Photographer

Cute Grey Jay / Whiskeyjack Songbird on Fir Tree Ceramic Tile

Profile of a Cute Grey Jay Whiskeyjack Poker Cards

Cute Grey Jay Whiskeyjack Songbird in Fir Tree Clock

Cute Canada Gray / Grey Jay / Whiskeyjack Golf Head Cover

Profile of a Cute Grey Jay / Whiskeyjack Classic Round Sticker

If someone combined the adorably big head and black eyes of a Black-Capped Chickadee with the colours and bill of a Kookaburra in a Jay-sized body, they'd have the whimsically-named Whiskeyjack. Also known by its less colourful aliases of Canada Jay and Gray Jay, we saw no fewer than six of Canada's official national birds at Manning Park's Lightning Lake, where they would boldly descend on picnic tables in the hopes of free handouts.

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WWN Saucy Grey Jay in the Fir

Saucy Cute Squirrel Could You Spare a Peanut? Metal Ornament

Trying its best to look adorable, this Eastern Grey Squirrel adopted a wishful pose for my camera in the hopes that I had food on my person. Some of my fellow humans succumbed to the collective charms of these non-natives, who were as thick as thieves at Stanley Park's Lost Lagoon on a chilly late November 2015 afternoon.

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

Use these wildlife-themed tiles to protect delicate surfaces, tables, and countertops from hot pots, or as accent pieces for the dining room or kitchen.

In mid-August 2016, I met my first Wilson's Phalaropes. This was one of two juveniles, wandering the ponds at the George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary in Ladner, British Columbia. Much smaller than Yellowlegs, these small but elegant shorebirds are typically seen at this time of the year, although never in large flocks. Breeding females are typically larger and more boldly colored than their male counterparts -- one of the few exceptions in the avian kingdom, where the males outshine the females in style and size.

Based on the original photography of W.H. Sim. All Rights Reserved. See more at zazzle.com/walkswithnature

Juvenile Wilson's Phalarope Tile

Use this elegant, floral-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!

One of the most stunning summer flowers to bloom right through fall is the Japanese Anemone. This low-maintenance and hardy cultivar, known as Prinz Heinrich, features elongated pink petals and a golden heart. Photographed on September 3.

Based on the original photography of W.H. Sim. All Rights Reserved. See more at zazzle.com/walkswithnature

Beautiful Semipalmated Plover at the Beach Shower Curtain

Beautiful Semipalmated Plover at the Beach Shower Curtain

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Other shower curtains from various stores