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Use this whimsical tile to protect delicate surfaces, tables, and countertops from hot pots, or as accent pieces for the dining room, kitchen, or anywhere else in the home!

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 Ceramic Tile

Use these wildlife-themed tiles to protect delicate surfaces, tables, and countertops from hot pots, or as accent pieces for the dining room or kitchen.

My second (and closest) encounter with the magnificent cheetah on a hot afternoon in September 2014 at the local zoo. This big cat was pacing restlessly around in his cage, but he did stop once, and our eyes locked through the chain link during this moments. There is something so visceral about making a connection with wildlife.  

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Trading Glances with a Magnificent Cheetah Ceramic Tile

Use this elegant, wildlife-themed tile to protect delicate surfaces, tables, and countertops from hot pots, or as accent pieces for the dining room, kitchen, or anywhere else in the home!

This stunning male Yellow-Rumped Warbler (Audubon variety) was so busy engaged in the pursuit of tasty green worms in this red-leafed cherry tree that he was unaware of the photographer tracking his every move. Photographed in early May 2017 on an unseasonably warm and sunny spring day.

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Yellow-Rumped Warbler in Red Leaf Tree Ceramic Tile

Use this whimsical, wildlife-themed tile to protect delicate surfaces, tables, and countertops from hot pots, or as accent pieces for the dining room, kitchen, or anywhere else in the home!

Red squirrels on Galiano Island are undeniably bold and saucy, even going so far as to scold photographers and other two-legged creatures who wander into their territory. Photographed on Galiano Island in the early morning of July 4, 2017.

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Saucy Red Squirrel in the Fir Ceramic Tile

Who ya calling a turkey? I spotted this handsome male Ring-Necked Pheasant foraging in the oddest of places ... not a marsh or wild woodland habitat, but the green well-maintained grass of a heritage air park! He did not seem concerned that a couple of camera lenses was trained on him, but, from time to time, would stand up on his legs, flap his wings, and give his best rooster impression, before returning to the task of foraging. On a rather birdless day, seeing this gamebird made my day. Photographed on Good Friday 2017.

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Profile of a Ring-Necked Pheasant Ceramic Tile

Use these wildlife-themed tiles to protect delicate surfaces, tables, and countertops from hot pots, or as accent pieces for the dining room or kitchen.

The newest faces at the local wildlife habitat--namely, week old Canada Goose goslings--were parading their absolute adorability for the human visitors to oooh and aww over.

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Cuteness on Parade: Canada Goose Goslings Tile

Use these wildlife-themed tiles to protect delicate surfaces, tables, and countertops from hot pots, or as accent pieces for the dining room or kitchen.

At extremely low tide in mid-May 2016 (the water's edge was some 350-400m from its usual position), shorebirds were far and few between, except for this pair of Least Sandpipers, the smallest sandpipers in North America. These sparrow-sized peeps are easier to distinguish from the other peeps like Western Sandpipers and Semipalmated Sandpipers by virtue of their yellow-green legs (when those limbs aren't covered in mud, of course). This pair was so well camouflaged that I saw only one on my walk out from the Beach Grove Lagoon. After careful searching, I discovered both on my return trip.

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Least Sandpiper at Low Tide Ceramic Tile

Use these wildlife-themed tiles to protect delicate surfaces, tables, and countertops from hot pots, or as accent pieces for the dining room or kitchen.

This male Pekin Robin decided to satisfy his curiosity of the approaching humans, and flew into a large tropical tree to observe us from under the large leafy cover. Our initial encounter was all too brief and disappointing, but this second meeting yielded the opportunity to study this wonderfully dressed and beautiful singer in much greater detail and length. Our subject must have noticed this, as he was unusually still and not hopping from branch to branch!

An Indian subcontinent native, this Old World babbler is so popular that many other countries want to claim it for their own, and so, it goes by other aliases, including Pekin Robin, Pekin nightingale, Japanese hill robin, and Japanese nightingale. 

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Colorful Leiothrix / Pekin Robin Songbird Tile

Add a touch of nature and whimsy with your golf game with this wildlife-themed club head cover!

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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Male Anna's Hummingbird on the Plum Tree Golf Head Cover

Sanderlings are tiny -- and surprisingly, quite approachable -- migratory shorebirds that can be easily found on Vancouver beaches in the coldest winter months. This one was foraging on the shoreline. Photographed on a very sunny and busy winter afternoon at Boundary Bay Regional Park.

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Sanderling Wades Through Wintry Waters Wrapping Paper

Recognize academic achievements with this modern certificate design, which features ocean and sky blue tones and easy-to-read fonts. Customize with organization's name/logo, team name, handler's name, therapy animal's name, qualification level, signatory, and expiry date.

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Blue Therapy Animal Graduate Certificate Diploma

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen with this wildlife-themed kitchen towel! 

The first time I've had the opportunity to shoot a Bewick's Wren out in the open, and at fairly close range. This beautiful long-tailed songbird must have sensed that I wanted to photograph it, and returned my curiosity with its own by posing on this branch for a few moments. Photographed in January 2017.

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A Curious Bewick's Wren in the Tree Kitchen Towel

Heartwarming Cute Bushtits Songbirds Family Photo Bath Towel Set

Heartwarming Cute Bushtits Songbirds Family Photo Dry Erase Board

Heartwarming Cute Bushtits Songbirds Family Photo Square Wall Clock

Inspirational Quote Family of Five Songbirds Metal Print

Heartwarming Cute Bushtits Songbirds Family Photo

Heartwarming Cute Bushtits Songbirds Family Photo Apron

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.

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WWN Heartwarming Family Portrait of Bushtit Babies

Stunning Anna's Hummingbird Mom on Nest

This is the second hummingbird nest I've found. An Anna's hummingbird second-time mother (who had just raised two babies to adulthood a few days before successfully mating again) sits on her precious nest, lovingly and painstakingly made with lichen, moss, and spidersilk.

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WWN Anna's Hummingbird Mother on Nest

This wildlife design features my first encounter with one of two magnificent young but adult-sized Golden Eagles, eagerly awaiting their release from the local wildlife rehabilitation centre.

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Cute Laughing Pomeranian Dog Ceramic Tile

Cute Laughing Pomeranian Dog Ceramic Tile

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Other decorative tiles from various stores