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Strikingly colored winterberries have already ripened by late fall at the Boundary Bay Wildlife Management Area in Delta, British Columbia, Canada. One can't help but be dazzled by the scarlet masses of this deciduous holly tree, which keep their crimson hues all the way through winter (if they haven't already been eaten by birds).

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Bright Red Winterberries Holly Tree Berries Postcard

This is a closeup of flowering pineapple guava aka guavasteen (which resembles St. John's Wort) in the backyard. This is the self-pollinating variety, and one of the newest additions to our backyard garden. The birds have started taking notice, too. Being dark green on the avocado-shaped exterior and creamy yellow or white on the inside, though, the fruit isn't anywhere as exotic looking as the flowers.

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Pineapple Guava / Guavasteen / Feijoa Flowers Postcard

The smallest and perhaps most strikingly colored falcon found in North America. In the avian kingdom, where females are often dressed in drab hues, the slate grey and barred, copper orange plumage of the female American Kestrel give her a dazzling beauty to rival that of her male counterpart. 

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Stunning American Kestrel Sparrowhawk Falcon Postcard

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

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

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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African Superb Starling Songbird Postcard

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 Beach Postcard

With a bright white bib that looks like the cravats sported by the well-heeled during Elizabethan and Victorian times, this handsome domestic Mallard (of the Duclair designer "persuasion") was definitely the odd duck out at the local wildlife sanctuary. That didn't stop this debonair duck from charming the photographers in his midst, and moving his way to the forefront of the feeding frenzy that included many, many wild Mallards. 

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Suave Domestic Mallard Duclair Bibbed Odd Duck Postcard

Part brainteaser, part assemble-it-yourself art, this challenging, wildlife-themed puzzle is great for improving muscle memory. Black-Crowned Night Herons enjoy quasi-celebrity status in Metro Vancouver. Normally seen in Alberta and Saskatchewan--the provinces next door--as well as many parts of the U.S.., a small posse, usually composed of 3-4 adults and 1-2 juveniles, spends the fall through winter and early spring seasons perched high (and snoozing) in the trees at the Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary. It is a rare treat to see one close by with its bright red eyes open, because they are more likely to be active at dusk or at night.

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Profile of a Black-Crowned Night Heron Jigsaw Puzzle

Add a touch of nature and whimsy to the living room, bed room, or any room in your home with this wildlife-themed throw! 

A newly adult Canada Goose grooms itself at Piper Spit, Burnaby Lake, on a cloudy fall day, the angular and swan-like curve of its neck conveying an almost regal quality to this bird. Although migratory birds in many parts of the world, some Canada Geese are all-year-round residents in Metro Vancouver and the Pacific Northwest. Photographed in early November 2016.

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Canada Goose on the Lake Lumbar Pillow

This stunning wildlife design features a male Tree Swallow poking his head out of a nestbox and clearly staking out his ownership.

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Tree Swallow Songbird in Nestbox Face Mask

Cute Papillon Toy Spaniel Dog at the Dock Can Cooler

Cute Papillon Toy Spaniel Dog at the Dock Mug

Cute Papillon Toy Spaniel Dog at the Dock Label

Celebrate furry whimsy, and raise a beer (or your favorite drink) with this cute, pet-themed can cooler, which features the intelligent, well-mannered, and gorgeous Papillon.

A brief detour from birding led to a chance encounter with two furry new friends at Ladner Harbor Park: a couple of adorable and oh so well behaved Papillon dogs, a very old Belgian/French breed of parti-color toy spaniels so named for their elegant, butterfly-like ears. Photographed in early October 2022.  

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WWN Too Doggone Cute Papillon Toy Spaniel Dog at the Dock

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. 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 Jigsaw Puzzle

Add a touch of nature to every room in your home with this wildlife-themed switchplate cover! 

A White-Crowned Sparrow welcomes the day (and enchants its rapt listeners) with a simple but sweet song. As spring turns into summer, we see more and more of this beautiful songbird, who often forages solo, too. 

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White-Crowned Sparrow Sings to the Sun Light Switch Cover

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) three such trees planted on the grounds of the UBC Botanical Garden. Photographed in July 2016.

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

Bright Red Winterberries Holly Tree Berries Postcard

Bright Red Winterberries Holly Tree Berries Postcard

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Other postcards from various stores