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A tiny Sanderling looks for a fine seafood dining experience on the shores of Boundary Bay Regional Park in mid-February 2017.

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Cute Sanderling Sandpiper Wanders Wintry Shores Postcard

My second encounter with a male Mountain Bluebird. We are gifted, albeit very briefly, with the presence of these beautiful songbirds at the start of the spring season before they head to higher ground to breed. Those stunning cerulean colors stand out on a dreary landscape, even from a distance. When he wasn't busy diving for insects on the local beach, he was highpointing it on driftwood and stalks of dessicated tansy. Photographed at Boundary Bay Regional Park in early spring 2017.

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Beautiful Mountain Bluebird on Beach Stump Postcard

I can't get enough of these well-dressed and beautiful soloists, who are all-year-round residents in Metro Vancouver. Until late May 2016, when I encountered a fledgling in the backyard, I was unaware that a few pairs of White-Crowned Sparrows were raising families nearby (and, as I had suspected, last year, too, in the cotoneaster bush out front!)

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White-Crowned Sparrow Songbird in the Grass Postcard

Bring on the birds of spring! A round, energetic ball of energy, this adult male Wilson's Warbler posed briefly on the grapevine with the white, bell-like flowers of the pieris japonica shrub in the background on a slightly overcast afternoon in mid-May 2018. 

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Cute Wilson's Warbler Songbird on the Grapevine Postcard

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. 

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Cute Blue Jay Songbird on Treestump Postcard

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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Rufous Hummingbird Perches on Fruit Tree Postcard

If you've been blessed with triplets, then this whimsical and heartwarming baby shower invitation postcard is for you! 

In a cute moment highly reminiscent of another bushtit family gathering from 2016, three young songbird fledglings roost together in the sun-dappled shade of the pear tree, while parents and helpers (older siblings) pick grubs from the leaves nearby, while keeping up a steady stream of conversation. My young subjects were only too willing to oblige for my lens. Photographed in late May 2020.

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Cute Baby Bushtit Songbirds in Pear Tree Postcard

A rehabilitated bald eagle is set free on the local raptor wildlife rehabilitation center during its 2015 summer open house weekend, to the amazement of a full house of bird watchers.

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A Magnificent Bald Eagle Flies Free Postcard

Make pjs, bedroom decor, bags, and so much more with this floral-themed fabric, which features purple irises.

Community gardens are a wonderful place to see not just veggies and fruits, but a great variety of beautiful flowers. These beardless purple irises caught my eye at Richmond's Terra Nova Rural Park in late spring 2015.

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Elegant Dutch Iris Purple Sensation Fabric

This whimsical wildlife design features three of the newest additions to the adorable family of bushtit songbirds that has called the neighborhood (and our backyard) home for many years.

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Cute Baby Bushtit Songbirds in the Pear Tree Adult Cloth Face Mask

Add a touch of sophistication and elegance to liven up everyday dining experiences with this floral-themed table runner!

Asiatic lilies are a wonderful addition to any summer garden, and this red orange 'Gran Paradiso' cultivar bloomed just a bit earlier to fill the void left by the early blooming roses. Photographed in mid-June 2016.

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Red Orange Asiatic Lilies Gran Paradiso Short Table Runner

Keep notes, reminders, and more in this whimsical, wildlife-themed journal. The perfect choice for bird lovers! The lone representative of its species (a recently recognized and separate species of the black geese family), a Cackling Goose (once considered a Canada Goose subspecies), plies the waters of an inner pond at Jericho Park on a sunny and surprisingly warm-for-winter afternoon. A much shorter bill and smaller body size set this goose apart from its larger Canada Goose cousin.

Profile of a Cackling Goose Notebook

Vision of a Beautiful Young Golden Eagle Adult Cloth Face Mask

Vision of a Beautiful Young Golden Eagle Gel Mouse Pad

Vision of a Beautiful Young Golden Eagle Luggage Tag

Vision of a Beautiful Young Golden Eagle Metal Ornament

Vision of a Beautiful Young Golden Eagle Wall Decal

Vision of a Beautiful Young Golden Eagle Glass Coaster

Say goodbye to boring and get noticed with these double-sided, wildlife-themed business cards! 

A closeup of a gorgeous young male Golden Eagle, who immediately proved restless and eager to fly free from his handler and exhibitor. My first encounter with this species.

WWN Vision of a Beautiful Young Golden Eagle

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

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.

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Female Rufous Hummingbird on the Plum Tree Tote Bag

Add a touch of nature to the home or office with this wildlife-themed wall hanging.  

Usually the Sooty Fox Sparrows I encounter in my backyard aren't the types to pop themselves up on a blackberry branch, woo my camera lens, and practically ask for attention and food, while sporting an attitude much bigger than themselves (and they are pretty big sparrows, too) ... but that's what this Lost Lagoon inhabitant was doing on a chilly late November 2015 afternoon at Stanley Park.

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Cute Sanderling Sandpiper Wanders Wintry Shores Postcard

Cute Sanderling Sandpiper Wanders Wintry Shores Postcard

More from Walks with Nature

Other postcards from various stores