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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 Cards

Last year, I was fortunate enough to encounter the female Yellow-Headed Blackbird at Manning Park. This year, I saw not one of these rare visitors to Metro Vancouver, but three adult male Yellow-Headed Blackbirds (and at least one female)--the former calling attention to themselves with their golden heads and breasts, less-than-melodious birdcalls, and frequent sparring matches with the more familiar Red-Winged Blackbird males in the marshes of Iona Island.

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Striking Yellow-Headed Blackbird in the Marsh Cards

Coyly flashing the photographer an enigmatic Mona Lisa smile while looking the supreme picture of calm and serenity, this Peking Duck (one of three escapees) preens its snow white feathers leisurely on the waters of a very busy Burnaby Lake/Piper Spit in late January 2019.

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Peking Duck Smiling a Mona Lisa Smile in the Sun Cards

The perfect greeting cards for bird lovers!  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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Beautiful Touching Moment Between Wood Ducks Cards

Baby's first swim! This is a very young Mallard duckling in the reeds. S/he's not even a week old (perhaps just a few days), and already stroking like a seasoned pro at the local pond. 

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Baby Duckling Paddles in the Local Pond Cards

Ella the Pomeranian was so happy to be the focus of attention that she forgot (for once) to run to the photographer, and instead cracked a smile for me. Photographed in late June 2018.

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Cute Laughing Pomeranian Dog Cards

With its wide open spaces, the Boundary Bay Wildlife Management Area is home to many different species of songbirds as well as several raptors. I found the brown-tinged feathers on this rather bold Black-Capped Chickadee--who was anticipating a free handout of seeds--rather interesting. Perhaps a hybrid with a Chestnut-Backed Chickadee was one of its parents (or grandparents)?

Profile of a Black-Capped Chickadee Cards

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 Plum Tree Greeting Cards

Bumblebee on Flowering Carrot 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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WWN Bumblebee on Flowering Carrot

Bring a bit of nature with you, wherever you go, with this wildlife-themed tote! 

I'll bet you've never seen a photo like this before! My closest--almost eye-to-eye--encounter with a magnificent male Pileated Woodpecker, who was busy carving out a hole at the base of a very tall tree. Rather than be spooked by the presence of a photographer nearby, this largest of North American woodpeckers would stop briefly to see who was rustling the dead arbutus tree leaves on the forest floor (I could not keep quiet as the leaves crunched under my feet, even though I tried my hardest), and then resume his woodworking activities. He ignored me for the most part, though! Photographed on Galiano Island in the early evening of July 3, 2017.

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Stunning Portrait of Pileated Woodpecker on Tree Tote Bag

Cute Blue Jay Songbird on Treestump Golf Head Cover

Cute Blue Jay Songbird on Treestump Serving Tray

Cute Blue Jay Songbird on Treestump Ceramic Tile

Cute Blue Jay Songbird on Treestump Light Switch Cover

Cute Blue Jay Songbird on Treestump Flask

Blue Jays may be one of North America's most iconic bird species, but they are rarely found on the West Coast. However, this one has discovered that Ladner Harbor Park in beautiful British Columbia is a great place to hang out and avoid the nasty snowfalls of the east. 

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WWN Bold Blue Jay Songbird on the Stump

Add a touch of nature to your bedroom or living room with this floral-themed throw!  

After the time of many showy blooms had passed at the end of July, this lovely ornamental flower, a South African native also known as the River Lily or Crimson Flag, continues to awe and hold its own at the UBC Botanical Garden. 

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Kaffir Lily / River Lily / Hesperantha Coccinea Throw Pillow

Beautiful "Lady in Red" Eclectus Parrot Wireless Charger

Beautiful "Lady in Red" Eclectus Parrot Photo Print

Beautiful "Lady in Red" Eclectus Parrot Mug

Beautiful "Lady in Red" Eclectus Parrot Glass Coaster

Beautiful "Lady in Red" Eclectus Parrot Classic Round Sticker

Beautiful "Lady in Red" Eclectus Parrot Trivet

Her cobalt blue mascara never runs! Quiet as her mate is noisy, this female Eclectus Parrot surprised me even further by choosing to perch uncharacteristically close to my lens.

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WWN Beautiful "Lady in Red" Eclectus Parrot

Add a touch of nature to your travels with this floral-themed luggage tag! 

Marigolds aren't just eye candy; they've been used for culinary (teas, salads) and medicinal (anti-inflammatory) purposes for hundreds of years in European cultures. These beautiful, aromatic and showy blooms bloom all summer long into fall and even until the first frost. They are a natural mosquito repellent, and may also keep flower munchers like deer from the pride and joy in your garden. Photographed in mid June and mid July 2016 at local public and private gardens.

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A Medley of Red Yellow and Orange Marigolds Luggage Tag

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen or dining room with this stunning premium wildlife-themed acrylic coaster set, which features four colorful ducks (clockwise from top left): mallard (domestic), northern shoveler, northern pintail, and ring-necked duck! A great gift idea for bird and nature lovers!

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Black Oystercatcher See, Black Oystercatcher Do Cards

Black Oystercatcher See, Black Oystercatcher Do Cards

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