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With a warm winter and early spring in Metro Vancouver, many flowers and fruits were ripening well ahead of schedule -- including these bright orange mountain ash (rowan) berries, which aren't normally "ready" for the birds to eat until mid-July. Photographed in late June 2016 in Surrey's Elgin Park.

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Orange Mountain Ash Rowan Berries Postcard

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

"Little Red" sitting next to lots of red: a handsome male House Finch poses next to some tasty hawthorn / mountain rose berries (a favorite with many year-round feathered residents) in the Boundary Bay Wildlife Management Area.

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House Finch with Hawthorn Berries Postcard

Bring on the birds of spring! A round, energetic ball of energy, this adult male Wilson's Warbler posed briefly on the grapevine with the white, bell-like flowers of the pieris japonica shrub in the background on a slightly overcast afternoon in mid-May 2018. 

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Cute Wilson's Warbler Songbird on the Grapevine Postcard

Even one of the largest bird species in North America starts life as a small chick. My first encounter with this colt happened just a few days after it hatched in the third week of May 2016 at the Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, where its parents are long-term residents. Although mom and dad can put up a formidable defense against potential predators, thanks to their long, sharp bills and powerful legs, losses still can happen in the first month of its life. This was the only chick to survive to that important milestone in Metro Vancouver in 2016. Photographed in the third week of June.

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Portrait of a Sandhill Crane Colt Postcard

I could not ask for a better pose from this Wood Duck. For some reason, the profile of this drake makes me think that he's got a Velo helmet built onto his head. The Wood Ducks don't wait to be tossed seed -- they help themselves to the squirrel proof feeders located throughout the refuge.

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Profile of a Wood Duck Drake Postcard

An adult Bald Eagle flies into the sunset at the Wireless 40 Station in Ladner, British Columbia. We saw 40-50 Bald Eagles (a conservative estimate) of various ages in this area in late December 2016--most were roosting high in the tops of trees scattered through this dog park.

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Breathtaking Bald Eagle in Winter Sunset Flight 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

This stunning male Yellow-Rumped Warbler (Audubon variety) was so busy engaged in the pursuit of tasty green worms in this red-leafed cherry tree that he was unaware of the photographer tracking his every move. Photographed in early May 2017 on an unseasonably warm and sunny spring day.

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Beautiful Yellow-Rumped Warbler in the Tree Classic Round Sticker

Add a touch of nature to your coffee, tea, or favourite hot drink with this elegant, wildlife-themed mug! 

Fall migration brings thousands and thousands of Snow Geese to the shores of Metro Vancouver every year, and 2017 produced a bumper crop of these migratory birds -- a stunning spectacle to witness. Among the vibrant and calling sea of white that seemed to blanket the high tides from dawn to dusk, outnumbering the usually omnipresent and overwhelming numbers of gulls, crows, and wintering ducks at this time of the year, we also saw 5 rare blue morph Snow Geese. Photographed on a sunny afternoon in October 2017 at Boundary Bay Regional Park, British Columbia, Canada.

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A Flock of Snow Geese at the Beach Mug

This was a Christmas Day filled with plenty of birds in the backyard -- including this rather introspective Black-Capped Chickadee looking skyward on the pear tree. Sunny skies and chilly temps made my puffed up and sleepy feathered friends reluctant to stir from their perches, and that led to a few opportunities for closeups of birds I normally find difficult to get stills of.

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A Black-Capped Chickadee on the Pear Tree Keychain

Add a touch of nature and whimsy to the living room with this wildlife-themed lampshade! The Hooded Merganser hen in the middle looks far from impressed at the two drakes courting for her attention. She seems to be throwing the photographer the avian equivalent of a raised eyebrow ("you've got to be kidding me!") Photographed on a chilly and eventful winter birding day in early February 2015 at Boundary Bay Regional Park.

A Meeting of Hooded Mergansers Tripod Lamp

Easily recognizable from far away by their enormous bills, Northern Shovelers, although generally not skittish around humans, do keep themselves at a fair distance from spotting scopes and cameras, and frequent nearby bodies of water or sandbars. This fellow, on the other hand, was just inches from me, feeding just inches from the shore at the local wildlife habitat for quite a few moments before moving on.

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Closeup of a Handsome Northern Shoveler Duck

Add a touch of nature to any room with this wildlife-themed wall hanging.  This male Downy Woodpecker announced himself quite vocally with a trademark chip-chip-chip repertoire just before making an appearance on this dead tree. He proceeded to peck away at his perch, oblivious of the solitary camera lens trained on him and the many walkers on the trail.

Profile of a Male Downy Woodpecker Canvas Print

WWN Stunning Tree Swallow on the Wire

WWN Slate-Colored/Oregon Dark-Eyed Junco on the Pear Tree

WWN Saucy Grey Jay in the Fir

WWN Stunning Rufous Hummingbird on the Cherry Tree

WWN Profile of a Stunning Barn Swallow on a Branch

WWN Heartwarming Family Portrait of Bushtit Babies

Some of the best vocalists in the world are, unsurprisingly, of the feathered kind. Metro Vancouver is home to (and destination spot for) an eclectic variety of songbirds who dazzle with their color palette as well as their musical repertoire.

Orange Mountain Ash Rowan Berries Postcard

Orange Mountain Ash Rowan Berries Postcard

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Other postcards from various stores