Also known as Diamond Sparrows, these small Australian natives are strikingly beautiful birds who are masters at incorporating black, white, brown and red into their plumage. This is the regular colour palette for the plumage.

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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. 

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Profile of a Red Golden Pheasant Classic Round Sticker

Although this fierce-looking falcon looks very much like a Peregrine, it's actually a Gyr-Saker hybrid falcon. Falconers crossbreed both in captivity with the hopes of producing a hybrid with the best traits of both species: in this case, the stamina of the large Gyrfalcon with the speed of the Saker falcon.

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Gyrfalcon Saker Hybrid Falcon Classic Round Sticker

These Tree Swallow nestlings are just about ready to fledge and take wing in the big wide world outside their nestbox, which is getting a bit crowded now they're almost full grown. I got the attention of the one on the left, and a few moments later, its sibling decided that I was worth a look, too, and also poked its head through the entrance opening!

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Cute Baby Tree Swallow Songbirds in Nestbox Classic Round Sticker

A Stunning African Superb Starling Classic Round Sticker

A Stunning African Superb Starling Songbird Classic Round Sticker

The African Superb Starling is such a beautiful rainbow of colours that it is a conversation stopper (and starter) wherever it chooses to make its entrance. Rare, though, is the moment when it stays still long enough to get a photo of it, but got it I did, as it waited for its turn to bathe in the waterfall.

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WWN African Superb Starling at the Waterfall

Airbnb for the birds! We were quite tickled to see how this Bewick's Wren was making itself very much at home in a long-vacated wren nestbox. This is not unusual to see during spring or summer, but completely unexpected on the second day of winter. My subject was content to showcase a few poses for me while catching a few rays of the midday winter sun. Photographed on December 22, 2019, at the Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary on Westham Island in Ladner, BC.

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Cute Airbnb Moment Bewick's Wren in Nestbox Classic Round Sticker

Mid-autumn brings the return of Buffleheads to the George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary. While one or two of these diminutive ducks will partake of the birdseed thrown in the water, the rest generally keep their distance from humans and the other duck species.
 
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Male Bufflehead Duck in the Afternoon Sun Classic Round Sticker

About 4 of the 10 Horned Grebes we spotted at Blackie Spit were swimming and diving uncharacteristically close to the main walking path of Crescent Beach -- close for Horned Grebes, that is (about 20-30 feet away). The fishing was obviously quite good near shore. My closest encounter with these birds. They are exhibiting neither the flamboyant yellow horns nor red-and-black breeding plumage during this season, but those red eyes and dapper tux are nonetheless mesmerizing!

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Save the Bumblebees Pollinating Flowering Carrot Magnet

One of several bumblebees on the flowering carrot in our backyard. We don't usually get as many of these fuzzy insects as we do the honeybees, but the former can be quite large (defying the laws of physics and aviation at times) and generally much easier to photograph than the latter.

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WWN Bumblebee on Flowering Carrot

Pretty Green-Winged Macaw Parrot Bird Coaster

Profile of a Pretty Green-Winged Macaw Bird Large Christmas Stocking

With a vibrant palette of colors, it seems a little understated to simply describe this large, talkative and sociable parrot a Green-Winged Macaw--and yet that's what her species is known as!

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Profile of a Spotted Towhee Jigsaw Puzzle

Profile of a Spotted Towhee Magnet

I'd hardly call a Spotted Towhee a cute little bird. The red eyes on this large sparrow are mesmerizing and can best be described as eerie; and the black, white, reddish-brown plumage it wears all year round are "power colours". Photographed at Stanley Park's Lost Lagoon on a chilly afternoon in late November 2015.

This photo was selected by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, to be featured in its "Backyard Birds and Blossoms" Coloring Book (release date Spring 2017). 

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WWN Spotted Towhee in the Autumn Leaf Litter

Beautiful Harlequin Duck on the Rock Trinket Tray

Beautiful Harlequin Duck on the Rock Button

Beautiful Harlequin Duck on the Rock Watch

Beautiful Harlequin Duck on the Rock Photo Print

Beautiful Harlequin Duck on the Rock Tote Bag

One of a dozen of Harlequin Ducks I had the fortune of meeting at the beach, and my closest encounter with these diving sea ducks. Interestingly, all were adult males in near or full breeding plumage and showing off their slate grey, white, and rich cinnamon feathers, but there were no ladies of their own kind to impress. Photographed on the first full day of spring 2017.

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WWN Harlequin Duck on the Rocks

Add a touch of nature to the living room with this floral-themed lampshade cover. 

An unusually cold and prolonged winter delayed many spring flowers like tulips for a month and a half -- so it was a treat to see these bicolored, purple and gold tulips beauties flourishing at a local community garden. Photographed in April 2017.

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Kaleidoscopic Bicolored Purple and Gold Tulips Tripod Lamp

Show off your love of nature with this wildlife-themed tile, which features my first encounter with an American Avocet at Boundary Bay Regional Park in beautiful Tsawwassen, British Columbia. This elegant wading bird is rarely found in Canada's westernmost province, so to discover two adults spending a week there during the early stages of fall migration, enjoying the local amenities and completely at ease with the photographer in their midst, was a real treat. Photographed in early September 2022.

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Stunning American Avocet Wading Bird at the Beach Ceramic Tile

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

At the end of July, flocks of 15-20 of Bushtits returned to the backyard, descending onto the trees and shrubs. This young fellow--one of many juveniles/immatures successfully fledged earlier this summer--was awaiting his turn on the newly installed suet cage, while as many as 10 would bathe together on the wet grass, which was given a good sprinkling earlier in the morning, and another 10 would be attacking the suet at the same time. Photographed in early August 2017.

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Diamond Firetail Finch Classic Round Sticker

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