Add a little character to the office -- or office party -- with this floral-themed tie.

Asiatic lilies are a wonderful addition to any summer garden, and this red orange 'Gran Paradiso' cultivar bloomed just a bit earlier to fill the void left by the early blooming roses. Photographed in mid-June 2016.

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Red Orange Asiatic Lilies Gran Paradiso Neck Tie

Add a little character to the office -- or office party -- with this wildlife-themed tie.  From fall through spring, one can see many different species of raptors in Metro Vancouver. I encountered this magnificent creature, an adult Peregrine Falcon, while driving through Ladner in the spring of 2015--sitting on its favourite branch, some 40-50 feet in a tree on a farm--was a truly breathtaking sight. This scion of the skies and I traded curious glances for a few precious moments, but I am certain my sense of wonder was greater.

Gazing at a Majestic Peregrine Falcon Neck Tie

Add a little character to the office -- or office party -- with this floral-themed tie.  This particular cultivar of alstroemeria, or Peruvian lily, grows tall and looks great as flower bed plants. They are hardy, breathtaking perennials that bloom from late spring through early summer.

Lily of the Incas / Yellow Alstroemeria Tie

Add a little character to the office -- or office party -- with this whimsical, wildlife-themed tie.  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.

A Black-Capped Chickadee on the Pear Tree Tie

Add a little character to the office -- or office party -- with this wildlife-themed tie.  

This is the third sighting we have had of a Hermit Thrush, a lovely singer, in the yard in the past two years, but the only time we have spotted it on the front lawn -- this time, perfectly posed on the pyracantha coccinea (Scarlet Firethorn). The warm yellow you see in the backyard is the neighbor's weeping alder.

This chubby little number didn't seem the least bit fazed to be photographed. Taken from 20 feet away--this was my second attempt to photograph it in just a few minutes. So thrilled to see this bold little berry eater. Photographed on October 21, 2016.

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Hermit Thrush Songbird on the Scarlet Firethorn Tie

Add a little character to the office -- or office party -- with this whimsical, wildlife-themed necktie. 

On its way to raid the backyard suet feeder, a young, very curious Chestnut-Backed Chickadee pauses to stare at my lens from the grapevine.

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Cute Curious Chestnut-Backed Chickadee Songbird Tie

Mesmerizing Golden Eyes of a Spectacled Owl Neck Tie

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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WWN Mesmerizing Golden Eyes of a Spectacled Owl

Add a touch of nature and whimsy to the kitchen or dining room with this whimsical, wildlife-themed sandstone coaster. 

When Bushtits come calling, it's a sudden avalanche of cuteness in the backyard -- because these social songbirds often show up in flocks of 10-30, feed briefly (and co-operatively) on the suet or whatever else they fancy (calling to each other constantly as they do so), and leave as quickly as they came. Once in a while, though, they will stay for 15-30 minutes. I photographed this damp fellow--who was caught in the morning rain--taking a moment to pause on the laurel bush. Some of his fellow Bushtits were actually bathing on the laurel leaves, like hummingbirds do. Photographed in early July 2016.

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Cute Wet Wee Bushtit Songbird on Laurel Coaster

Add a touch of nature and whimsy to your walls with this wildlife-themed decal! 

One of three Eastern Grey Squirrels who find the cherries on the backyard fruit trees simply irresistible. I think I'll call him Don Cherry. If it's a girl, it'll be Dawn Cheery. Either way, I'm covered. Photographed in my backyard in mid-June 2016.

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Cute Cherry Picking Eastern Grey Squirrel Wall Decal

WWN Fluffy Clouds in a Cerulean Blue Summer Sky

WWN Stunning Lavender-Lined Garden Walk

The natural world has the ability to uplift and inspire.

WWN Landscapes, Seascapes, Skyscapes

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

Two of an unexpectedly large flock of 30 Buffleheads, who were swimming in a local pond at Ambleside Park in early December 2016. These seaducks were uncharacteristically bold, and venturing as far to land as a few feet away from the water's edge. More than a handful looked like they were expectantly waiting handouts of birdseed from the watching birders and photographers, and yet, when none was forthcoming, resumed their activities of swimming, preening, or diving for food.
 
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Cute Bufflehead Ducks Lovebirds at Winter Pond Jigsaw Puzzle

A curious and vocal Marsh Wren darts out of the marsh, long enough for me to snap his photo. Like most wrens found in Metro Vancouver, Marsh Wrens are songbirds that you tend to hear more of than you actually see. Photographed on the shores of the manmade Surrey Lake Park.

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A Beautiful Marsh Wren in--Where Else?--the Marsh Notebook

Add a touch of nature to treasured memories and moments with this wildlife-themed binder! The perfect choice for hummingbird lovers! 

A most enchanting discovery in the California Lilac on the front lawn in mid-April 2017-- a young female Rufous Hummingbird, guarding "her" nectar feeder and gaining some protection from this large, cage-like bush. These migratory hummingbirds spend their spring and summer "vacation" in the Pacific Northwest, and, although smaller than the resident Anna's hummingbirds, are far feistier, often chasing the latter out of their territories for the duration of their five-month stay in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Rufous Hummingbird on California Lilac Branch Binder

Extremely tolerant of the long lens pointed at her from some six feet away, a female Rufous Hummingbird--a regular backyard visitor--sits on twining grape and kiwi vines in the cool of a mid-spring evening.

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Beautiful Rufous Hummingbird on Twining Vines Postcard

Stunning Cape May Warbler Songbird on Mahonia Mug

Cape May Warbler Songbird with Flowering Mahonia Jigsaw Puzzle

During a rather warm morning in February 2019, in Abbotsford's Mill Lake Park, I was privileged to meet a handsome male Cape May Warbler, feeding on the mahonia--better known as Oregon grape. Both bird and blossom were equally odd to see at that time of the year -- the former for being in the area at all (in fact, it was the first recorded sighting of this species in Metro Vancouver) and the latter for mysteriously flowering in the dead of winter!

My friendly feathered subject (who should have been overwintering in a more tropical place like Barbados or the Turks & Caicos) was an instant celebrity, and quickly became accustomed to all the lenses pointed his way as he made himself eating or resting in the mahonia.

Red Orange Asiatic Lilies Gran Paradiso Neck Tie

Red Orange Asiatic Lilies Gran Paradiso Neck Tie

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