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Add a touch of nature to the kitchen or dining room with this whimsical, wildlife-themed glass coaster, which features a bird's eye view of a stunning male intergrade (hybrid) Northern Flicker woodpecker curiously eyeing the paparazzi above him. Photographed in mid-October 2020.

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Bird's Eye View of Northern Flicker Woodpecker Glass Coaster

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen or dining room with this whimsical, wildlife-themed glass coaster. 

During my second visit to Surrey's Elgin Heritage Park, my wish to see a Golden-Crowned Kinglet again was granted with the appearance of one of several accomplished singers in a giant fir tree. A diminutive but high-energy and multi-tasking bundle of energy--being able to sing, and flit from branch to branch while hunting for insects--the Golden-Crowned Kinglet nevertheless proved to be a challenging subject to capture. 

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

Cute Kinglet Songbird Causes a Stir in the Fir Glass Coaster

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen or dining room with this striking, wildlife-themed glass coaster, which features my first encounter with a Tropical Kingbird at Boundary Bay Regional Park in beautiful Tsawwassen, British Columbia. An unusual visitor during Pacific Northwest autumn months, the Tropical Kingbird adds a cheery bit of color to the fall with its striking butter yellow belly. This dazzling creature was relaxing in the early afternoon sun while a host of wildlife photographers quietly captured it in all its glory. Moments later, this large tyrant flycatcher was swallowing a Blue Darner dragonfly that it had swiftly and successfully hunted! Photographed in late October 2023.

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

Stunning Tropical Kingbird on Blackberry Branch Glass Coaster

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen or dining room with this whimsical, wildlife-themed glass coaster. 

Green palm leaves unintentionally vignette an adult male Golden Pheasant, simultaneously lending a subtle artistry to my capture, while doing little to disguise his stunning gold and red plumage. If the phoenix had a mortal incarnation, this surely must be it.

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Golden Pheasant Between the Leaves Glass Coaster

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen or dining room with this food-themed glass coaster. 

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 Vine Glass Coaster

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen or dining room with this wildlife-themed glass coaster. 

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.

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

Beautiful Mountain Bluebird on the Tansy Glass Coaster

Add a touch of nature and elegance to the kitchen or dining room with this wildlife-themed glass coaster. 

A female Great Horned Owl wows the crowds at the Seventh Annual Raptor Festival in Terra Nova Rural Park, Richmond. Owls have ears that are not level with each other — one is higher than the other, and each earhole is even angled a bit differently too. Quite the sound system.

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

Staring Contest with a Beautiful Great Horned Owl Glass Coaster

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen or dining room with this wildlife-themed glass coaster. 

This is the third sighting we have had of a Hermit Thrush, a lovely singer, in the yard in the past two years, but the only time we have spotted it on the front lawn -- this time, perfectly posed on the pyracantha coccinea (Scarlet Firethorn). The warm yellow you see in the backyard is the neighbor's weeping alder.

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Stunning Hermit Thrush Songbird on Berry Bush Glass Coaster

Perhaps the friendliest, most well-behaved bordie collie I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. This gregarious girl introduced herself to us before her owner (retroactively) gave her permission to do so once again. While the humans talked, she neither barked--not even once!--nor chased the wildlife in the local habitat, but went quietly into a nearby field of wildflowers to mug for my lens. After she was sure that I had snapped to my heart's content, she returned to sit at our feet. Realizing that I hadn't reciprocated her greeting with some attention, though, she (rather comically) poked me with a forepaw a few times (in the same way that a 5-year-old child would tug on an adult's arm for attention) until I acquiesced with several well-deserved pats on her head, chuckling to myself that her "gestures" seemed so human! Photographed on October 30, 2016, in Tsawwassen, British Columbia.

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One Very Friendly Border Collie Classic Round Sticker

Keep the memory of loved ones who have passed on alive and burning bright with these commemorative napkins, which feature 

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Elegant Satin Flowers on Black Napkins

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

One of several Black-Capped Chickadees patronizing the backyard feeders. I managed to catch this little one perched on the pear tree and catching a bit of afternoon sun, with the blush of autumn behind it (courtesy of the neighbor's giant red maple tree). Photographed in late October 2017.

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Black-Capped Chickadee on Autumn Red Background Trivet

Stunning Black Oystercatcher Shorebird with Clam Poker Cards

Stunning Black Oystercatcher Shorebird with Clam Trinket Tray

Black Oystercatcher Shorebird Fishing at the Beach Clock

Stunning Black Oystercatcher with Clam Ceramic Tile

Stunning Black Oystercatcher with Clam Magnet

Seafood dining at its best! One of five Black Oystercatchers we spotted on a windy, cloudy day at the Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty over the Great Backyard Bird Count 2017 (Feb 17-20) weekend. The fishing (clamming?) was good ... these shorebirds were hauling in clam after clam after clam!

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WWN Stunning Black Oystercatcher Shorebird with Clam

Part brainteaser, part assemble-it-yourself art, this challenging, wildlife-themed puzzle is great for improving muscle memory.

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. The younger ones seemed almost as curious about the humans as we were about them! Photographed in late August 2016.

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Funny Young Blacktail Deer Smiles at Photographer Jigsaw Puzzle

What you choose to build anticipation of a gift with is just as important as the gift itself. This gift bag, which features a hanging basket of summer annuals, is perfect for nature lovers, gardeners, those with a green thumb, or Mother's Day.

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

A Colorful Pastiche of Summer Annual Flowers Large Gift Bag

Add a touch of nature and whimsy to your tumbler with this floral-themed design!

Wax begonias are popular flowers and long-lasting summertime perennials. The gardener who planted these white, pink, and red varieties had a great eye for color and layout! Photographed in late August 2016 on the outskirts of the UBC Botanical Garden.

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

Bird's Eye View of Northern Flicker Woodpecker Glass Coaster

Bird's Eye View of Northern Flicker Woodpecker Glass Coaster

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Other coasters from various stores