Personalized Gifts

A very curious Holstein Friesian pauses to look at us from the Alaksen Wildlife Area as the rest of its herd (obviously responding to a cattle call of some sort) lumbers on without a backward glance. Not exactly what I expected to see while birding the Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary in late May 2016, but Westham Island *is* full of farms!!

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Holy Cow! It's a Holstein Friesian!

The perfect greeting cards for bird lovers!  

The first full day of snow in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, saw many fluffed up songbirds in the backyard perched on the fruit trees for most of the day, including at least two Cassiar Dark-Eyed Juncos (an intergrade of Slate-Colored and Oregon varieties), like this chubby little number here.  Photographed on December 9, 2016.

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Slate-Colored Dark-Eyed Junco on the Pear Tree

A pair of Sandhill Cranes wades through the shallow waters of the local wildlife refuge on a cloudy mid-winter's day. These are the largest birds that can be seen in Metro Vancouver all year round, more often on the ground, but occasionally in the air, too. As wild (and large) as they are, the ones who frequent the Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary will consent to being handfed, and indeed, sometimes demand disbursement of birdseed this way!

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A Pair of Wading Greater Sandhill Cranes

After the time of many showy blooms had passed at the end of July, this lovely ornamental flower, a South African native also known as the River Lily or Crimson Flag, continues to awe and hold its own at the UBC Botanical Garden. 

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Kaffir Lily / River Lily / Hesperantha Coccinea

Tulips come in many colours, but these white-and-purple ones really broke the mold. Photographed in one of the flower beds at the top of Queen Elizabeth Park, the site of an extinct volcano.

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Elegant White Purple Flaming Flag Triumph Tulips

A White-Crowned Sparrow welcomes the day (and enchants its rapt listeners) with a simple but sweet song. As spring turns into summer, we see more and more of this beautiful songbird, who often forages solo, too.

A White-Crowned Sparrow Sings to the Sun

My first encounter with the dapper little Bonaparte's Gull in breeding plumage. This was the lone member of its species at Boundary Bay Regional Park on Global Big Day 2016!

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Bonaparte's Gull at the Beach

Fresh from their swim in one of the local wildlife refuge ponds, a pair of young Canada Goose goslings plays around in the grass under the watchful eyes of its protective parents.

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A Pair of Playful Canada Goose Goslings

Beautiful Chatty Mandarin Duck at the Pond Bath Towel Set

Beautiful Chatty Mandarin Duck at the Pond Throw Pillow

Beautiful Chatty Mandarin Duck at the Pond Notebook

Beautiful Chatty Mandarin Duck at the Pond Postcard

Beautiful Chatty Mandarin Duck at the Pond Metal Ornament

Beautiful Chatty Mandarin Duck on the Rocks Mug

A presumed hobby farm escapee, this adult male Mandarin Duck has been seen in the company of the Wood Ducks of Piper Spit. He has called Burnaby Lake home since he was first spotted in 2018. His stunning pastiche of ruffs, dazzling color palette, and "fins" make him such a dreamboat to photograph. Mother Nature left nothing to the artist's imagination when she made this creature! Photographed at Burnaby Lake in early March 2020.

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WWN Beautiful Chatty Mandarin Duck at the Pond

Part brainteaser, part assemble-it-yourself art, this challenging, wildlife-themed puzzle is great for improving muscle memory. A great gift idea for nature and bird lovers!

An "urban" Rough-Legged Hawk perches precariously on the top of a spindly young tree in Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada. As I have seen this raptor several times near the local shopping mall, I can only assume that this is its territory--before and after development. Photographed on a late afternoon in mid-January 2018.

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Rough-Legged Hawk in the Tree Jigsaw Puzzle

Use this food-themed trivet to protect delicate surfaces, tables, and countertops from hot pots, or as an accent piece for the dining room or kitchen.

Yes, Virginia, yellow tomatoes do exist, blemishes and all ... and they have green freckles, too, if you look closely. Some of the delicious bounty to grace our lunch and dinner plates this summer. I have never seen non-red tomatoes as big as beefsteak tomatoes before.

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Red Tomatoes, Yellow Tomatoes Trivet

A Cute and Precocious Mallard Duckling Serving Tray

Cute and Precocious Mallard Duckling Postcard

A Cute and Precocious Mallard Duckling Trivet

I spotted this youngster sitting on this little island all by itself at Piper Spit, amongst many other recent springtime arrivals from more distant shores. I wondered if independence been foisted upon it at a very early age, for I saw neither mother Mallard nor siblings in the immediate area, and yet this precocious duckling seemed to be more than capable of fending for and feeding itself.

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WWN Cute Precocious Mallard Duckling in the Marsh

Beautiful Honeybee Pollinating a Coneflower Magnet

Beautiful Honeybee Pollinating a Coneflower Mug

Save the Honeybees Pollinating Echinacea Classic Round Sticker

Be a "Bee"acon Beacon of Hope Bee on Echinacea Notebook

Be a "Bee"acon Beacon of Hope Bee on Echinacea Trivet

One of many honeybees who were pollinating echinacea at one of the largest and oldest public gardens in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. I liked the way the spiny heart of these coneflowers, with their orange-red tips, was captured. Photographed in late August 2016.

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WWN Honeybee on the Echinacea

Vignetted Profile of a Peregrine Falcon Luggage Tag

Vignetted Profile of a Peregrine Falcon Beer Stein

Vignetted Profile of a Peregrine Falcon Jigsaw Puzzle

Vignetted Profile of a Peregrine Falcon Binder

Add fun to family reunions, picnics, BBQs, and garden parties with this wildlife-themed cornhole game, which features eye-to-eye encounters with two of the most iconic and recognizable raptors from North America: a Peregrine Falcon and a Bald Eagle. Personalize with team names, or use as is.

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Holy Cow! It's a Holstein Friesian!

Holy Cow! It's a Holstein Friesian!

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