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At extremely low tide in mid-May 2016 (the water's edge was some 350-400m from its usual position), shorebirds were far and few between, except for this pair of Least Sandpipers, the smallest sandpipers in North America. These sparrow-sized peeps are easier to distinguish from the other peeps like Western Sandpipers and Semipalmated Sandpipers by virtue of their yellow-green legs (when those limbs aren't covered in mud, of course). This pair was so well camouflaged that I saw only one on my walk out from the Beach Grove Lagoon. After careful searching, I discovered both on my return trip.

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Least Sandpiper at Low Tide Classic Round Sticker

After sitting outside for an hour and a half as the afternoon snow fell quickly and in fat clumps this afternoon, this beautiful male Varied Thrush finally ventured to the bowl of the seed on the ground. Occasionally, he would look up and gaze in my direction before resuming his meal. After eating his fill (and keeping the other, smaller songbirds at bay), he returned to flipping leaf litter under the thicket. My first time photographing a Varied Thrush in the snow. Taken in early February 2017. 

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Varied Thrush Songbird on Snowy Winter Day Classic Round Sticker

Meditations on a squash! This Pacific Tree Frog was seeking a few moments of serenity on a ripening squash. My subject blended in with the green colors of its environment, eluding all but the most keen observers. When we had returned from a circuit of the gardens, s/he was still sitting there. Photographed in late August 2016 at the UBC Botanical Garden. 

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Cute Pacific Tree Frog on Summer Squash Classic Round Sticker

Be a "Bee"acon Beacon of Hope Bee on Echinacea Classic Round Sticker

Save the Honeybees Pollinating Echinacea Classic Round Sticker

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

The smallest and perhaps most strikingly colored falcon found in North America. In the avian kingdom, where females are often dressed in drab hues, the slate grey and barred, copper orange plumage of the female American Kestrel give her a dazzling beauty to rival that of her male counterpart. 

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Stunning American Kestrel Sparrowhawk Falcon Classic Round Sticker

A Hooded Merganser drake puts in a surprise appearance in one of our newer local ponds. This one is warming up his vocal chops in hopes of impressing the two hens in his small flock.

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Surprised Hooded Merganser Duck at the Pond Classic Round Sticker

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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Adorable Rufous Hummingbird on Branch Classic Round Sticker

Seeing the smallest woodpecker in North America (usually the female) on the backyard suet feeder isn't unusual. Seeing this male (busy whittling wood here) and his female (unseen, but preening herself nearby) on the pear tree just when we got a spot of sunshine over the Great Backyard Bird Count 2017 (Feb 17-20) weekend, was!

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Cute Downy Woodpecker on Fruit Tree Classic Round Sticker

Bonaparte's Gull at the Beach Flask

Bonaparte's Gull at the Beach Classic Round Sticker

Stunning Bonaparte's Gull Seabird at the Beach Coaster

Bonaparte's Gull at the Beach Trinket Tray

Bonaparte's Gull at the Beach Wall Sticker

My first encounter with the dapper little Bonaparte's Gull in breeding plumage. It's always nice to see birds in their breeding plumage, and this was a much-anticipated moment for me with this small shorebird. This was the lone member of its species at Boundary Bay Regional Park on Global Big Day 2016!

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WWN Bonaparte's Gull at the Beach

Add a touch of nature to festive year-end celebrations with this whimsical, wildlife-themed Christmas stocking. Personalize with a name or meme. Reverse (for double-sided option) shows identical design. Great for the bird or nature lover on your gift list!

A perfect start to an early winter morning: a male Red-Shafted Northern Flicker roots around in the (still frost-free) grasses of the front lawn for tasty grubs and worms. After 15 minutes of "grazing", North America's second-largest woodpecker was still there, so I decided to photograph him lounging in the grass. I knew I was going to only get one shot with my subject looking over his shoulder and flashing that bright red mustache once the front door squeaked open (if even that), so it was to my great surprise that I ended up with five shots, and this was the best of the bunch.

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Stunning Red-Shafted Northern Flicker Woodpecker Large Christmas Stocking

Add a touch of nature and spring to the bathroom with this towel set, which features the sun-dappled leaves of an old-growth forest.

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Sun-Dappled Leaves in the Forest Bath Towel Set

Say goodbye to boring and get noticed with these double-sided, wildlife-themed business cards! Perfect for promoting wildlife tour and nature expedition businesses. Includes fields for business name, individual name, email address, mailing address, and contact number.

When you're this small and round, even watching you eat is a cute experience! 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 Birdwatching / Nature Tours Business Card

Add a touch of nature and whimsy with your golf game with this wildlife-themed club head cover!

Our resident adult male Anna's hummingbird has never let me photograph him at close range, but on one evening in late May 2016, he came to sit on one of the old plum tree branches, just a few feet away from me. 

Perhaps, after seeing how comfortable the four visiting Rufous hummingbirds were around me, he probably figured that there wasn't anything scary about me -- and that I might even afford him some protection from the little hellraisers. So rather than being on the receiving end of his metallic scratchy or tick-tick-tick calls, he stared for a few moments into my lens, and then went to feed from the nectar feeder before making a much less frenzied exit than was his usual style.

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Male Anna's Hummingbird on the Plum Tree Golf Head Cover

Stunning Varied Thrush Songbird on Snowy Day Wall Sticker

Stunning Varied Thrush Songbird on Snowy Day Ceramic Knob

Beautiful Varied Thrush on a Snowy Winter's Day Bath Towel Set

Varied Thrush Songbird on Snowy Winter Day Round Pillow

Stunning Varied Thrush Songbird on Snowy Day Ceramic Tile

WWN Stunning Varied Thrush in the Driving Snow

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

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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Least Sandpiper at Low Tide Classic Round Sticker

Least Sandpiper at Low Tide Classic Round Sticker

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