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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) two such trees planted on the grounds of the UBC Botanical Garden.

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Big Blue Korean Fir Cones Postcard

A rehabilitated bald eagle is set free on the local raptor wildlife rehabilitation center during its 2015 summer open house weekend, to the amazement of a full house of bird watchers.

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A Magnificent Bald Eagle Flies Free Postcard

I was tracking this tiny Sanderling at Boundary Bay Regional Park in mid-February 2017 when s/he finally landed a fresh bit of surf 'n' turf near the shore. Seaside dining at its finest!

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Cute Sanderling Sandpiper Dines on Clam at Beach Postcard

One of several bumblebees on the flowering carrot in our backyard. We don't usually get as many of these fuzzy insects as we do the honeybees, but the former can be quite large (defying the laws of physics and aviation at times) and generally much easier to photograph than the latter.

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Bumblebee on Flowering Carrot Postcard

Doing a flyby over the local ferry causeway at very close range on an early and blustery afternoon was this adult Ring-Billed Gull. I found this photo, which captures the downstroke, to be even more dramatic than the upstroke. 

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Breathtaking Ring-Billed Gull in Flight Postcard

My second visit to the Maplewood Conservation Area in North Vancouver produced meetings with not two, but six blacktail deer in a forest clearing ... four fawns and two does who seemed completely at ease with the small group of photographers in their midst. This is one of the two deer families ... a doe with her first year and second year fawns. Photographed in late August 2016.

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Stunning Trio of Blacktail Deer in the Forest Postcard

An itch to go outside and bird on a sunny if moderately windy afternoon in late July 2016 led me to this solitary Black-Bellied Plover on the shores of Boundary Bay Regional Park in Tsawwassen, British Columbia. My subject, sporting worn breeding plumage, was keeping company with a solitary gull. Neither was the least spooked by my presence. Almost as if both were expecting me. Sometimes it really is a matter of asking why not.

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Black-Bellied Plover Shorebird on Shore 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

Mesmerizing Golden Eyes of a Spectacled Owl Luggage Tag

Mesmerizing Golden Eyes of a Spectacled Owl Light Switch Cover

Mesmerizing Golden Eyes of a Spectacled Owl Wall Sticker

Mesmerizing Golden Eyes of a Spectacled Owl Gel Mouse Pad

Mesmerizing Golden Eyes of a Spectacled Owl Tote Bag

My first encounter with this large and beautiful Central and South American native. Although never having met one before, somehow I knew that the bright yellow eyes, white eyebrows, and black patches around the eyes could only belong to the Spectacled Owl.

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WWN Mesmerizing Golden Eyes of a Spectacled Owl

Enjoy "the fruits" of your labor with these food jar labels, which feature a colorful variety of pumpkins! Personalize the top and bottom of each label with description (name and/or food) and canning date. Give jars an extra special branded or personal touch, and let the user know at a glance exactly what they can look forward to. Great for those who make pumpkin butter, preserve, or puree. Perfect for the foodie, gourmet, or gourmand, and especially at the table this Thanksgiving!

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Pumpkin Butter / Preserve / Puree Food Jar Food Label

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 Beach

Beautiful Orange Satyr Comma Butterfly Mug

Beautiful Orange Satyr Comma Butterfly Trivet

Beautiful Orange Satyr Comma Butterfly Photo Print

Beautiful Orange Satyr Comma Butterfly Kitchen Towel

Beautiful Orange Satyr Comma Butterfly Placemat

My introduction to the Satyr Comma / Anglewing. Apparently these little, bright orange butterflies are supposed to be skittish, but don't tell this beauty that ... it posed for several shots on a blade of marsh vegetation. Photographed on July 2, 2016 at Campbell Valley Regional Park.

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WWN Beautiful Orange Satyr Comma Butterfly

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 Magnet

Use this wildlife-themed trivet to protect delicate surfaces, tables, and countertops from hot pots, or as an accent piece for the dining room or kitchen.

These two Wood Ducks could not possibly be any closer! Intimacy with your significant other means never having to be embarrassed just because a camera lens happens to be angled your way.

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A Touching Moment Between Wood Duck Lovebirds Trivet

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen or dining room with this whimsical, wildlife-themed serving tray! 

As a fan of both Shakespeare and shorebirds, this scene might be alternatively captioned "Baird(s) on the Beach." My meeting them in such close quarters was an unexpected pleasure; a small contingent of these tiny migrants was completely at ease with the photographer in their midst, and continued to feed nonchalantly on aquatic bugs or park themselves on top of the mounds of seaweed nearby. Photographed over the Labour Day 2018 long weekend.

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Big Blue Korean Fir Cones Postcard

Big Blue Korean Fir Cones Postcard

More from Walks with Nature

Other postcards from various stores