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Great Blue Herons are generally solitary creatures, and this immature was no exception. Its stunning solitude was magnified by the golden masses of withered reeds that surrounded it. Photographed in late December 2019 at the local wildlife sanctuary.

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Great Blue Heron in a Field of Golden Reeds 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

Ears lookin' at you, kid! A cute and curious Eastern Cottontail Rabbit stands up in the long grass to get a better look at the photographer. Photographed in late May 2018 at Boundary Bay Regional Park, BC, Canada.

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Cute Curious Eastern Cottontail Rabbit Postcard

They seem like brittle beauties, but these purple star-like flowers are surprisingly hardy, drought-resistance perennials, especially given their South African roots. Purple ice plants bloom throughout summer and make for colorful groundcover.

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Beautiful Purple Ice Plant Flowers Postcard

Coyly flashing the photographer an enigmatic Mona Lisa smile while looking the supreme picture of calm and serenity, this Peking Duck (one of three escapees) preens its snow white feathers leisurely on the waters of a very busy Burnaby Lake/Piper Spit in late January 2019.

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Peking Duck Smiling a Mona Lisa Smile in the Sun Postcard

Maihuenia poeppigii may not be the easiest thing to pronounce, but that doesn't make these butter yellow Chilean cactus flowers any less eyecatching. Photographed in mid-June 2017.

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Beautiful Chilean Yellow Cactus Flowers Postcard

Saw more of the tiny Sanderlings at the Boundary Bay Regional Park beach, just before Valentine's Day 2017. This one was foraging on the shoreline with 20 others of its kind, dining on the remnants of clams that had been already picked apart by gulls. 

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Sanderling Sandpiper Dines on Clam at Beach Postcard

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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Stunning Rough-Legged Hawk in the Tree Postcard

What you choose to build anticipation of a gift with is just as important as the gift itself. This gift bag, which features a young Anna's hummingbird hovering before anise hyssop flowers in my backyard, is perfect for bird lovers.

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Anna's Hummingbird Hovering Before Anise Hyssop Large Gift Bag

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

American Wigeons are a common sight in Metro Vancouver from fall through spring, but they disappear for the summer to cooler shores. With 40 more members of his flock, I spotted this handsome fellow wandering the local beach in the late winter of 2015--an odd sight, since they tend to be seen on water or land, but not sand!

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An American Wigeon on the Beach Kitchen Towel

Add a touch of nature to the holidays with this elegant, wildlife-themed ornament!  

Usually the Northern Flickers I meet like to keep a rather "discreet" 50-foot distance between themselves and the photographer. For some inexplicable reason, this male Red-Shafted decided that he was best admired, not just high up in the tree, but on the ground as well ... some 6.5 feet away!

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Red-Shafted Northern Flicker Woodpecker in a Tree Metal Ornament

Beautiful Chestnut Horses in the Summer Sun Throw Pillow

Two Beautiful Chestnut Horses in the Sun Tie

Two Beautiful Chestnut Horses in the Sun Bathroom Mat

Two Beautiful Chestnut Horses in the Sun Canvas Print

Two Beautiful Chestnut Horses in the Sun Bath Towel Set

This stunning design features a touching moment between pair of chestnut horses in the great outdoors on a sunny summer's day.

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WWN Beautiful Chestnut Horses in the Summer Sun

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 Keychain

Add a touch of nature and whimsy to your laptop or computer with this wildlife-themed mousepad. 

A young sub-adult male Anna's hummingbird was taking five in the scarlet firethorn next to its pommes on an unseasonably prolonged cold snap. Unlike most other birds who frequent this bush in the fall and winter, he didn't seem to mind that I wrestled the window open (however softly I did it), and took a few shots of him next to the bunch of berries that's almost as big as he is. Photographed in mid-December 2016.

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Anna's Hummingbird Poses with the Pyracantha Mouse Pad

Bring a bit of nature and color with you, wherever you go, with this elegant, floral-themed tote, which features a stunning and colorful medley of osteospermums aka African daisies or daisybushes. These early spring blooming beauties are works of art that have both the hand of man and Mother Nature in their creation. Personalize with an initial or monogram as desired.

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Great Blue Heron in a Field of Golden Reeds Postcard

Great Blue Heron in a Field of Golden Reeds Postcard

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Other postcards from various stores