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The Bald Eagle is one of the most easily recognizable birds and an exceedingly common sight in Metro Vancouver. Seeing 50-100 a day, soaring the skies or roosting in tall trees, is not an unheard of "feat."

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Profile of an Adult Bald Eagle Hip Flask

My first encounter with this large and beautiful Central and South American native. Although never having met one before, somehow I knew that the bright yellow eyes, white eyebrows, and black patches around the eyes could only belong to the Spectacled Owl.

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Mesmerizing Golden Eyes of a Spectacled Owl Hip Flask

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. This one has just a hint of the yellow crown for which it is named, and even less of the black "V" between its eyes. By mid- to late- spring, many are sporting much thicker and blacker brows, and much brighter yellow crowns. These large, chubby sparrows have a beautiful, easily recognizable song that they sing from dawn to dusk in the trees and bushes (in my backyard, at least). They are more comfortable foraging on the grass, although we have "trained" them to eat from the hanging open style feeders.

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A White-Crowned Sparrow Sings to the Sun Hip Flask

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 the Tansy Hip Flask

Add a touch of nature and whimsy to your favorite drink with this wildlife-themed flask, which features a feathered trio of Snowy Owls, having what looks like a chuckle and chortle at the photographer! 

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Dreamy Wisdom of Snowy Owls Family Flask

The rapture of a raptor in flight! I wanted to have a closeup of this Bald Eagle roosting at the top a dead birch tree ... but it decided, at 30 feet away, that it was time to go. This was the most dramatic part of its takeoff.

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A Bald Eagle Takes to the Sky Flask

This is a rare moment of co-operation and tenderness between Sanderlings, small sandpipers who overwinter in Metro Vancouver and are more likely to go solo or chase each other during their hunts in their search for snacks on the shore.

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Cute Pair of Sanderlings Sandpipers Shares a Meal Flask

If someone combined the adorably big head and black eyes of a Black-Capped Chickadee with the colours and bill of a Kookaburra in a Jay-sized body, they'd have the whimsically-named Whiskeyjack. Also known by its less colourful aliases of Canada Jay and Gray Jay, we saw no fewer than six of Canada's official national birds at Manning Park's Lightning Lake, where they would boldly descend on picnic tables in the hopes of free handouts.

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Profile of a Cute Grey Jay / Whiskeyjack Hip Flask

Add a touch of furry whimsy to the living room, bed room, or any room in your home with this cute, pet-themed throw, which features the intelligent and gorgeous Papillon.

A brief detour from birding led to a chance encounter with two furry new friends at Ladner Harbor Park: a couple of adorable and oh so well behaved Papillon dogs, a very old Belgian/French breed of parti-color toy spaniels so named for their elegant, butterfly-like ears. Photographed in early October 2022.  

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Cute Papillon Toy Spaniel Dog at the Dock Throw Pillow

Part brainteaser, part assemble-it-yourself art, this challenging, floral-themed puzzle, which features an eclectic mix of tall and low-growing succulents in a large planter, lit by the afternoon summer sun, is great for building muscle memory.

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Various Succulents in Large Planter Jigsaw Puzzle

Slate-Colored Dark-Eyed Junco on the Pear Tree Post-it Notes

Slate-Colored Dark-Eyed Junco on the Pear Tree Leggings

Slate-Colored Dark-Eyed Junco on the Pear Tree Serving Tray

Slate-Colored Dark-Eyed Junco on the Pear Tree Tote Bag

Slate-Colored Dark-Eyed Junco on the Pear Tree Placemat

Dark-Eyed Junco Sparrow Songbird on Pear Tree Label

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

Add a touch of nature and the colors of fall to the living room, bedroom, and even picnics and outdoor events with this elegant, floral-themed fleece blanket, which features stunning red and gold autumn chrysanthemums.

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Stunning Red Gold Autumn Chrysanthemum Flowers Fleece Blanket

My first encounter with a bold and friendly Ash-Throated Flycatcher, who was only too happy to crack a large and ebullient smile for my lens between hawking for grasshoppers on a sunny autumn afternoon. Photographed in mid-October 2020.

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Smiling Ash-Throated Flycatcher Songbird on Branch Postcard

Vignetted Profile of a Peregrine Falcon Luggage Tag

Stunning Vignetted Profile of a Peregrine Falcon Glass Coaster

Stunning Vignetted Profile of a Peregrine Falcon Large Christmas Stocking

Vignetted Profile of a Peregrine Falcon Tie

Vignetted Profile of a Peregrine Falcon Bath Towel Set

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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WWN Vignetted Profile of a Peregrine Falcon

Keep notes, reminders, and more in this whimsical, wildlife-themed journal. The perfect choice for bird lovers! One of two Hooded Merganser drakes who was practising his courtship rituals (without benefit of a female audience). He must have been pretty surprised to see his maneuvers recorded!

Based on the original photography of W.H. Sim. All Rights Reserved. See more at zazzle.com/walkswithnature

Profile of an Adult Bald Eagle Hip Flask

Profile of an Adult Bald Eagle Hip Flask

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Other flasks from various stores