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Diminutive Bufflehead ducks tend to be a challenge to photograph since they keep their distance, but there's always one in the flock who takes his patrol duty very seriously -- giving me a quick onceover as he swims by. There was just enough filtered sunlight on this inaugural spring afternoon to make the colours of his iridescent head visible.

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Cute Bufflehead Duck at the Pond Postcard

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.

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Stunning Varied Thrush Songbird in the Snow Postcard

2017 seems to be the year of Wilson's Warblers, and our backyard has not been exempt from the presence of these small but cheery yellow warblers. The energetic black-capped males have been exploring every potted plant and fruit tree and singing their uplifting melodies. This handsome guy paused on the cherry tree just long enough for me to get him in all his golden goodness. Photographed in mid-May 2017.

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Beautiful Wilson's Warbler Songbird in Cherry Tree Postcard

Mid-summer is the time of the season for lilies, and these delightfully fragrant white Casablanca Oriental lilies amazed me with their large size, abundance, and delicate beauty. Photographed in early August 2017 at a private garden.

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Elegant Casablanca White Oriental Lilies Postcard

This beautiful young Peregrine Falcon -- who is being rehabilitated for eventual release -- was unintentionally vignetted when I photographed it through a hole in the fence. However, my subject knew to give me its best side!

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Vignetted Profile of a Peregrine Falcon Postcard

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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Cute Papillon Toy Spaniel Dog at the Dock 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

One of seven Black Oystercatchers we spotted on a chilly but sunny day at the Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty over the Great Backyard Bird Count 2018 (Feb 16-19) weekend. The clamming was good ... these shorebirds were hauling in clam after clam after clam! Photographed in South Delta, British Columbia, Canada, on the first day of the Great Backyard Bird Count 2018.

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Stunning Black Oystercatcher Bird at the Beach Postcard

A Meeting of Hooded Mergansers Trinket Tray

Hooded Merganser Ducks at the Pond Postcard

A Meeting of Hooded Mergansers at the Pond Triptych

A Meeting of Hooded Mergansers Post-it Notes

A Meeting of Hooded Merganser Ducks Face Mask

A Meeting of Hooded Merganser Ducks at the Pond Wireless Charger

With their inflatable headwear and striking plumage, Hooded Mergansers are a treat to find (but hard to photograph because of their skittish nature). Fortunately, this pair--part of a small flock at the local pond--was too caught up in courtship rituals to notice the photographer in their midst.

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WWN Hooded Mergansers at the Pond

Give special items and keepsakes pride of place with this whimsical, wildlife-themed trinket tray. 

It's always a wonderful moment when our subjects seek us out instead of the other way around! A particularly bold American Robin approaches our picnic table to stare at us -- perhaps he was hoping that we had worms or berries with us?

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A Curious American Robin Trinket Tray

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

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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Cute Papillon Toy Spaniel Dog at the Dock Jigsaw Puzzle

Add a touch of nature to your correspondence with these whimsical, wildlife-inspired address labels!

Rufous Hummingbirds have usually left Metro Vancouver for Mexico by mid August, so it was a delight to see and photograph this exceedingly feisty straggler in the backyard. This little scrapper has been (successfully, for the past two days) giving grief to the juvenile male Anna's hummingbird who has owned the backyard for most of the summer (as well as the other feathered friends who visit), vigorously defending every flower and feeder in sight. This hybrid fruit tree branch has become its favorite perch, and gave me quite a few photographic opportunities. Photographed on September 4, 2016.

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Cute Rufous Hummingbird on Fruit Tree Label

Add a touch of nature and elegance to the holidays with this wildlife-themed ornament!  

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 Metal Ornament

Ears lookin' at you, kid! A cute and curious Eastern Cottontail Rabbit stands up in the long grass to get a better look at the photographer. Photographed in late May 2018 at Boundary Bay Regional Park, BC, Canada.

A hilarious addition to the Easter gift basket -- one that's sure to instill warm and fuzzy feelings, and get a chuckle or two out of senders and recipients! Customize with your name and/or greeting, or use as is!

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Curious Eastern Cottontail Rabbit Happy Earster  Coffee Drink Mix

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

My first encounter with a bold and friendly Ash-Throated Flycatcher, who was only too happy to crack a large and ebullient smile for my lens between hawking for grasshoppers on a sunny autumn afternoon. Photographed in mid-October 2020.

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Cute Bufflehead Duck at the Pond Postcard

Cute Bufflehead Duck at the Pond Postcard

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