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Add a touch of nature and elegance to the kitchen or dining room with this floral-themed serving tray! 

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).

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

Bright Red Winterberries Holly Tree Berries Serving Tray

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

On a very memorable Boxing Day 2017, a dozen of these enchanting but highly reclusive songbirds were frequenting the trees and vocalizing near the Burnaby Lake Nature House at Piper Spit. Many were indulging in the generous winter feast of millet and sunflower seeds put out by some well-meaning birders. None seemed particularly concerned about the presence of photographers, and I daresay some of the subjects even worked the cameras with their pretty poses!

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

Stunning Varied Thrush Songbird on Snowy Ground Serving Tray

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

With the deep blue of the water in the background, I could not have asked for better light or a better pose with this shot (I did hope to be a little closer to my subject, though!) Three of these very active and adorable buntings were hopping up and down the shoreline at the Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty on a sunny but very breezy evening! Lapland Longspurs are delightful little songbirds that winter in Metro Vancouver but spend their summers in the high Arctic. Photographed on October 17, 2016.

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

Lapland Longspur on a Sunlit Log Serving Tray

Add a touch of whimsy and nature to the kitchen or dining room with this wildlife-themed serving tray! The perfect choice for animal lovers! By far, Columbian Ground Squirrels are the most entertaining wildlife at Manning Park, and the first ones to greet us in the parking lot of Manning Park Resort. These Prairie Dogs of the West were positioned near their network of holes in the ground (or in rotted tree stumps) and often calling in an upright position like meerkats or groundhogs (when they weren't chasing each other around or kissing). We found plenty at Manning Park Resort and Lightning Lake (particularly near the picnic tables). Columbian Ground Squirrels spend the short summer bulking up on fat reserves for their hibernation period, which lasts for seven months!

A Twitchy-Nosed Columbian Ground Squirrel Serving Tray

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

There's lots to be admired when you're a Hooded Merganser. Crests are your specialty, whether you're the male or the female. The ladies have lovely cinnamon crests, and the gentlemen inflatable black-and-white numbers complemented by a one-size-fits-all black tux for all seasons with a swath of reddish brown on their sides.

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

Meeting of Hooded Merganser Ducks at the Pond Serving Tray

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

They're back! On a surprisingly cold and rainy morning, two flocks of Bushtits (10 in each) flew in for brunch on the flowering carrot, butterfly bush, and California Lilac bush. Some took baths on the wet leaves, and these five guys were huddled on the plum tree for warmth. It was tricky trying to get the catchlight in everyone's eyes (and all of them facing the camera (more or less))--but without a doubt, these little birds are naturally and undeniably photogenic. Photographed in early July 2016 and featured on the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's allaboutbirds.org website.

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

Heartwarming Cute Bushtits Songbirds Family Photo Serving Tray

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

My second encounter with a family of Sandhill Cranes; the first was when this colt/chick was just a few days old. In this photo, Junior has turned a month old, and is half the height of its parents. Mom and Dad are long-term residents at the local wildlife refuge. Photographed in late June 2016.

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

Sandhill Crane Parents and Chick Serving Tray

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

Metro Vancouver's second snowstorm of the winter season finally brought the lovely and much anticipated male Varied Thrush to my backyard, where he spent the greater part of the day excavating the white stuff for tasty grubs. With their dazzling palette of orange, grey, and black hues, this reclusive songbird is a welcome sight during the monochromatic winter months. Photographed in mid-February 2019.

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

My second visit to the Maplewood Conservation Area in North Vancouver produced meetings with not two, but six blacktail deer in a 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! This fawn was extremely happy to be alive, bounding in a very Bambi-esque manner through the forest! Photographed in late August 2016.

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

Funny Young Blacktail Deer Smiles at Photographer Magnet

Beautiful Northern Harrier Hawk in the Marsh Wall Clock

Beautiful Northern Harrier Hawk in the Marshes Magnet

Beautiful Female Northern Harrier in the Marsh Ceramic Tile

An unexpectedly close encounter with a female Northern Harrier--who is a stunning study in brown--while walking the paths of the local wildlife area in early Spring 2017. This beautiful, owl-faced bird of prey, so often seen soaring the skies, was hunkered down in the marshes -- probably waiting out her next meal, a duck who had gone to ground.

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

WWN Beautiful Northern Harrier in the Marsh

Stunning Profile of a Red Golden Pheasant Watch

Profile of a Red Golden Pheasant Trivet

Profile of a Red Golden Pheasant Jigsaw Puzzle

Stunning Profile of a Red Golden Pheasant Gamebird Poker Cards

Beautiful Red Golden Pheasant Gamebird Metal Ornament

If the legendary celestial phoenix had an earthly form, it would have to be this creature. Golden Pheasants are showstoppers, wherever you see them. In their natural environment, these shy creatures seek the underbrush in the day and roost high in trees at night. As with most birds in the avian kingdom, the males are the ones who dress to impress, and this uncharacteristically bold fellow is no exception. This is the red gold variant. 

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

WWN Profile of a Golden Pheasant

Add a touch of humor and nature to lunch time with this whimsical, wildlife-themed lunch box! Use the current meme or substitute with one of your own!

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. S/he's been "resident" in this forest since early November 2020 and grants an audience to whomever is willing to shell out a handout of peanuts first. Photographed in late March 2021. 

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

Cute Blue Jay Songbird on Treestump Metal Lunch Box

Add a touch of nature with your golf game with this floral-themed putter head cover!

Also available in white, spoonwood (or calico bush) flowers resemble the underside (“ribs”) of umbrellas. They look like pretty little pink umbrellas, don't they? Just don’t eat or touch kalmia latifolia, aka mountain laurel; all parts are poisonous!

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

Mountain Laurel: Beauty with a Price Golf Head Cover

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen or dining room with this wildlife-themed serving tray! The perfect choice for hummingbird lovers! 

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.

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

Cute Rufous Hummingbird on Plum Tree Branch Serving Tray

Nothing says "you complete me" or "your better/other half" than these whimsical, wildlife-themed lovers' mugs. 

Marsh Wrens are songbirds common to the local wildlife habitats and marshes. More likely to be heard than seen at any time of the year in Metro Vancouver, they are one of the few bird species that I have come to (correctly) identify by song than sight. When they do pop out for a photograph, I have but a second or two to try my luck--unless they choose to serenade me with their full aria.

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

Bright Red Winterberries Holly Tree Berries Serving Tray

Bright Red Winterberries Holly Tree Berries Serving Tray

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Other serving trays from various stores