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One of my favourite birds to photograph, and one of the most elusive as well. This lovely male Varied Thrush was a bit stunned but none the worse for wear after flying into a window, but he chose to take five on the cherry tree -- giving me time to capture his beauty from the upper floor sunroom, some 15 feet away.

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Beautiful Varied Thrush Songbird in the Tree Flask

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 Flask

This male Eclectus Parrot has rockstar tendencies, and tends to be loud and given to overacting when he wants your attention ... making him a colourful personality with equally colourful "fowl" language.

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"The Green Orator" Eclectus Parrot Hip Flask

One can't help but notice Blue and Gold Macaws. There's nothing dull about the plumage or the personality of this extremely sociable and long-lived parrot. Definitely a bird who knows how to drum up an audience on a moment's notice!

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Beautiful Blue and Gold Macaw Flask

Color him intrigued! This male Hooded Merganser (along with his very small flock of three ladies) seemed quite surprised to see humans so close to his winter stomping grounds at Boundary Bay Regional Park. As his personal photographer, I was so surprised to see Hooded Mergansers so close to the main walking trails. Photographed in mid-December 2016 during an unusually long and cold, cold snap.

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Handsome Hooded Merganser on the Move Flask

The Bald Eagle is one of the most easily recognizable birds and an exceedingly common sight in Metro Vancouver. Seeing 50-100 a day, soaring the skies or roosting in tall trees, is not an unheard of "feat."

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Profile of an Adult Bald Eagle Hip Flask

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 the Tansy Hip Flask

With flaming red mascara to match his lipstick and magnificent crest, this handsome Crested Wood Partridge looks just as flamboyant as he sounds. Our first encounter with the Roul Roul proved to be elusive and disappointing. This latest visit, however, yielded multiple encounters with five of them, including two pairs, and a full-grown offspring. None of these diminutive pheasants showed the least bit of hesitance about stepping out--which made us very careful where we walked! 

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Stunning Roul-Roul Crested Wood Partridge Bird Flask

A Cheeky and Colorful Eastern Rosella Parrot Trivet

A Cheeky and Colorful Eastern Rosella Holiday Card

His expression seems to say "Leaving so soon?" Let's face it, those cheek patches make this curious intrepid Eastern Rosella look sooo adorable, and when you're this vividly coloured, even mundane tasks like eating are anything but.

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WWN Cheeky Eastern Rosella

Add a touch of nature and whimsy to treasured memories and moments with this wildlife-themed binder! 

The second time I've seen Dunlins since first spotting a small flock huddled together in their breeding plumage (with their trademark black belly patches), on a cold spring day on the Iona Jetty spit in 2010. Three were part of a larger group of 10-12, who were fraternizing with a larger flock of Sanderlings (60) and a single out-of-season Semipalmated Plover (not pictured here).

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Cute Dunlins Sanderlings Sandpipers at the Beach Mini Binder

Add a touch of nature to any room with this wildlife-themed wall hanging. 

Isn't she lovely? This female Rufous hummingbird poses calmly for my camera on the old plum tree in the backyard. With the very early arrival (and disappearance) of the males in March and April as they migrate to as far north as Alaska, we have had a veritable dearth of yardbirds. Her continued presence means that life will become much more "interesting" for the resident Anna's (particularly the males). Not coincidentally, we are also seeing more birds in the backyard now.

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Female Rufous Hummingbird on the Plum Tree Canvas Print

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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Male Bufflehead Duck in the Afternoon Sun Magnet

Stunning Profile of a Tree Swallow Songbird Large Christmas Stocking

Handsome Tree Swallow: Bird on a Wire Coaster

Handsome Tree Swallow Songbird on a Wire Gel Mouse Pad

Handsome Tree Swallow Songbird on a Wire Magnet

Handsome Tree Swallow Songbird on a Wire Keychain

Nothing heralds spring like Tree Swallows. These small and very approachable birds amaze me with their astonishing aerial maneuvers and beautiful iridescent blue plumage.

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WWN Stunning Tree Swallow on the Wire

Stunning Winter Ducks in Flight Large Christmas Stocking

Colorful Exotic Tropical Birds Parrots Coaster Set

Flock of Dunlins and Sanderlings at the Beach Bath Mat

Beautiful Harlequin and Mandarin Ducks Cornhole Set

A Stunning Quartet of Colorful Ducks (III) Coaster Set

Flock of Dunlins and Sanderlings at the Beach Doormat

WWN In Mixed Company

Hold the winning "wild" card with these wildlife-themed playing cards! 

A number of small, green, duckweed-covered frogs were seen frequenting a pond just outside of the Minnekhada Lodge, but this cute little fellow took the cake with his unflappable "pose on a hose." Photographed in mid-August 2016.

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Beautiful Varied Thrush Songbird in the Tree Flask

Beautiful Varied Thrush Songbird in the Tree Flask

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