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While photographing summer blossoms in the backyard, I turned around and saw this orange beetle staring at me as it clutched at the topmost leaf of the obedient plant. It was an opportunity I could not pass up! Soldier Beetles are beneficial insects, pollinating flowers as they sup on nectar, and eating pests like aphids.

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Cute Soldier Beetle Bug on False Dragonhead Postcard

That the Surf Scoters of White Rock Pier are habituated to the presence of humans is a bit of an understatement. This handsome and tame drake and hen pair was one of hundreds of these large black seaducks who routinely passed under the boardwalk during a crisp but sunny morning visit in early November 2019, giving great bird's eye views of that colorful and comically oversized schnoz that the ladies of his kind have found so fascinating for so long.

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Surf Scoter Paired Ducks at Pier's Edge Postcard

An itch to go outside and bird on a sunny if moderately windy afternoon in late July 2016 led me to this solitary Black-Bellied Plover on the shores of Boundary Bay Regional Park in Tsawwassen, British Columbia. My subject, sporting worn breeding plumage, was keeping company with a solitary gull. Neither was the least spooked by my presence. Almost as if both were expecting me. Sometimes it really is a matter of asking why not.

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Black-Bellied Plover Shorebird on Shore Postcard

Hanging with my peeps! Despite the 60-80 Sanderlings probing the shoreline, getting a group photo of this high-energy flock (which was soon joined by another flock of 30-40 Sanderlings) in action was a bit difficult (imagine kindergarten-aged children running amok all over the place); shots of bills submerged in water as well as feathered butts pointed in my direction were the norm.

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Cute Sanderlings Sandpipers at Beach Postcard

Eastern Kingbirds are welcome and familiar sighted during Metro Vancouver summers. Smartly dressed in black and white and sporting a patrician (some might say, an imperious) air about themselves, I can usually find these feathered insectivores roosting on their favorite trees and bushes close to the walking trails at Coquitlam's Colony Farm Regional Park. My subject here took the cake for boldness, hopping from branch to branch and edging closer and closer to my lens. I could not have asked for a better subject!

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Eastern Kingbird Flycatcher Songbird on a Branch Postcard

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

Perfectly reflected in the tranquil waters of this pond is this Northern Pintail drake. They may be most commonly seen in West Coast winters, but I've encountered these ducks almost all year round at the Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary.

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Reflections of a Northern Pintail Duck Postcard

My attempt to photograph a Rufous hummingbird feeding from the hot pink fuschia flowers on a sunny evening in late June 2016 ultimately proved to be fruitless ... but this Western Tiger Swallowtail butterfly who came to pose in its stead was a wonderful consolation prize!

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Beautiful Western Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Postcard

Add a touch of nature to the bedroom or living room with this wildlife-themed throw. The perfect choice for bird lovers! 

This is a octet of small feathered friends that I've been fortunate enough to discover either in my backyard and/or in Metro Vancouver. Clockwise from top left: female Dark-Eyed Junco (slate-colored variety), male American Robin, male Tree Swallow, male Varied Thrush, Chestnut-Backed Chickadee, Hermit Thrush, White-Crowned Sparrow, male Anna's hummingbird, and male Wilson's Warbler.

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Tweet Home 8 American Songbirds 8 Photo Collage Throw Pillow

7 Killdeer were frequenting the mudflats near the pumphouse at Boundary Bay Regional Park / Centennial Beach after the first snowfall to truly blanket the region and turn normally flowing watercourses into frozen lakes of ice and snow. In my admittedly short 2 years of birding, I have never encountered Killdeer at this time of the year (winter is a week away), let alone under the current weather conditions. Photographed in mid-December 2016 during an unseasonably prolonged cold snap.

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Killdeer Shorebird on Icy Mudflats Postcard

Show off your love of nature with this whimsical, wildlife-themed luggage tag! The perfect gift for hummingbird lovers!

This young Rufous hummingbird was taking a break from scrapping with a fellow hummingbird for ownership of the flowers in a vast public garden to enjoy a little moment of peace and quiet in the sun. Photographed in early June 2017.

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Rufous Hummingbird at Rest Luggage Tag

Take a bit of nature and color with you, wherever you go, with this floral-themed luggage tag, which features a stunning medley of primulas. These bicolor, early spring blooming beauties beckoned me with their dazzlingly vivid palettes of reds, pinks, purples, and yellows. Reverse shows identical design.

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Colorful Springtime Medley of Primulas Floral Luggage Tag

Elegant Dutch Iris Purple Sensation Flowers Mouse Pad

Dutch Iris Purple Sensation Beer Stein

Dutch Iris Purple Sensation Leggings

Elegant Dutch Iris Purple Sensation Flowers Stainless Steel Water Bottle

Elegant Dutch Iris Purple Sensation Flowers Keychain

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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WWN Elegant Dutch Iris Purple Sensation

The pink flowers of these moth orchids blossomed in the week before the 2018 vernal equinox. Did you know that pink orchids not only represent femininity, grace, and joy, but are also are the flowers with which to celebrate the 14th and 28th wedding anniversaries?

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Elegant Floral Pink Orchids Phalaenopsis on Black Postcard

Add a touch of nature to your laptop or computer with this wildlife-themed mousepad. The perfect choice for bird lovers! 

It's not a Pacific Northwest winter unless you see the Varied Thrush. One of my favorite backyard birds to see (and a highly elusive one at that), this songbird has a stunning beauty to match the hauntingly beautiful timbre of its song. This handsome fellow was foraging in the backyard with several other wintering birds when I photographed him from the second floor--giving me a rare bird's eye view of t him. We almost never see them during the summer when they spend that season northwards in Alaska, but the call of the colder seasons of the year brings them back to us. Photographed in mid-January 2017.

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Cute Soldier Beetle Bug on False Dragonhead Postcard

Cute Soldier Beetle Bug on False Dragonhead Postcard

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Other postcards from various stores