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

I could not pass up an opportunity to photograph these newly bloomed orange Asiatic Tiger lilies, freshly anointed with rain drops from a shower earlier in the afternoon. Photographed in early June 2017.

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

Rain-Kissed Orange Asiatic Tiger Lilies Kitchen Towel

Add a touch of whimsy and nature to the kitchen with this wildlife-themed kitchen towel! A dark, overcast day lends a painting-like effect to my photo of this Chestnut-Backed Chickadee, who was perched on one of the fruit trees in our backyard and in no particular hurry to nab a seed from the hanging feeding stations.

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

Cute Chestnut-Backed Chickadee on the Pear Tree Kitchen Towel

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

Sanderlings are tiny -- and surprisingly, quite approachable -- migratory shorebirds which can be easily found on Vancouver beaches in the coldest winter months. This one was strolling quite leisurely on the shoreline. Photographed on a very sunny and busy winter afternoon at Boundary Bay Regional Park.

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Sanderling Strolling on a Winter Beach Towel

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

The early blooming pyracantha bush has proven to be very popular with a number of fall and winter birds, including this American Robin. Earlier this fall, I spotted six of these thrushes feasting away at the same time!  My subject didn't need to share the pommes with another feathered friend, and didn't budge when I had the lens pointed her way from the front door. In fact, she continued to enjoy the bright red berries for a few moments more.

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

American Robin with a Pyracantha Pomme Towel

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

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.

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

Rufous Hummingbird on the Hybrid Fruit Tree Kitchen Towel

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

We had our first trio of Rufous hummingbirds arrive in the backyard in early April 2017. This adult male was uncharacteristically taken with the early-blooming flowering currant bush and the sextet of hummingbird feeders scattered throughout the area, and stayed for a week--a real treat, considering most of the adult males usually only stay a day, passing through to more northern climes (Alaska) for the breeding season. Getting a decent shot of him has been a cat-and-mouse game, however, and this pose of him on the cherry tree (with his flashing reddish gorget and rufous feathers) was only possible because my subject did not know that he was being photographed.

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

Stunning Rufous Hummingbird on the Cherry Tree Kitchen Towel

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen with this wildlife-themed kitchen towel! The lone representative of its species (a recently recognized and separate species of the black geese family), a Cackling Goose (once considered a Canada Goose subspecies), plies the waters of an inner pond at Jericho Park on a sunny and surprisingly warm-for-winter afternoon. A much shorter bill and smaller body size set this goose apart from its larger Canada Goose cousin.

Profile of a Cackling Goose Kitchen Towel

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen with this wildlife-themed kitchen towel! Sanderlings are tiny -- and surprisingly, quite approachable -- migratory shorebirds that can be easily found on Vancouver beaches in the coldest winter months. This one was strolling quite leisurely on the shoreline. Photographed on a very sunny and busy winter afternoon at Boundary Bay Regional Park.

A Strolling Sanderling Towel

Keep notes, reminders, and more in this wildlife-themed journal. The perfect choice for hummingbird lovers!

The start of the growing season means the return of the diminutive but feisty Rufous Hummingbirds to Metro Vancouver. From March through August, their presence means increased competition for nectar feeders and flowers for the resident Anna's hummingbirds. This fellow was one of five Rufouses to visit the Richmond Nature Park regularly on an early spring day. We witnessed extremely vocal and physical territorial disputes (which were, rather comically, inversely proportional to the size of the combatants). Photographed on April 4, 2016.

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

Male Rufous Hummingbird in the Summer Sun Notebook

Beautiful Pensive Wood Duck in the Marsh Flask

Beautiful Pensive Wood Duck in the Marsh Binder

Beautiful Pensive Wood Duck in the Marsh Mouse Pad

Perched on a fallen log (and living up to his name) is this colourful drake, one of several Wood Duck “fixtures” at Piper Spit. Burnaby Lake is home to the largest concentrations of Wood Ducks–hands down, the most colourful waterfowl you’ll find in Metro Vancouver, Canada.

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

WWN Pensive Wood Duck at the Lake

Add a touch of nature to the living room, bedroom, or any room in your home with this floral-themed throw! 

Enjoy the elegant, pitcher-like blossoms of the hardy calla lily. These flowers symbolize beauty, strength, innocence, and renewal. Photographed in the summer of 2016.

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

Elegant Gold and Crimson Calla Lilies Throw Pillow

Add a touch of the holidays to any room in your home with this festive switchplate cover. 

Poinsettias are most often associated with Christmas, and, surrounded here by cream coloured Yellow Snow poinsettias, the speckled leaves of this particular variety -- known as Shimmer Surprise Poinsettia -- add an even more festive touch to year-end holidays as a popular centerpiece.

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

Festive Red White Floral Poinsettias Light Switch Cover

Part brainteaser, part assemble-it-yourself art, this challenging, wildlife-themed puzzle is great for improving muscle memory.

I was privy to a very special moment in late May 2016 when I saw this Greater Sandhill Crane father, a veteran parent, searching for wood bugs with his 3-day-old colt. It's hard to believe that such a small creature could grow up into one of the largest bird species found in Metro Vancouver!

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

Greater Sandhill Crane Father and Child Jigsaw Puzzle

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

This Blue and Gold Macaw was more than happy to post for a photo. One can't help but notice these large and talkative parrots. There's nothing dull about the plumage or the personality of this extremely sociable and long-lived birds.

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

Beautiful Blue and Gold Macaw Mug

Add a touch of nature to your wheels with this customizable and whimsical, wildlife-themed bumper sticker! 

Although their alias "skunk-headed coot" is far from flattering, birds like these are bound to turn heads (it's apparently what the ladies of their kind want!) As close as these Surf Scoters look, they're still some 20-25 feet away. This trio is part of a small flock of four that ply the waters of the Tsawwassen Ferry Causeway.

Design © W.H. Sim. See more at zazzle.com/walkswithnature

Rain-Kissed Orange Asiatic Tiger Lilies Kitchen Towel

Rain-Kissed Orange Asiatic Tiger Lilies Kitchen Towel

More from Walks with Nature

Other kitchen towels from various stores