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

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.

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

Smiling Ash-Throated Flycatcher on Hawthorn Branch Coaster

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

There's lots to be admired when you're a Hooded Merganser. Crests are your specialty, whether you're the male or the female. The ladies have lovely cinnamon crests, and the gentlemen inflatable black-and-white numbers complemented by a one-size-fits-all black tux for all seasons with a swath of reddish brown on their sides.

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

A Meeting of Hooded Merganser Ducks at the Pond Coaster

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen or dining room with this elegant, floral-themed sandstone coaster. 

These Satin Flowers (also known by their more plebian alias, Pale Yellow-Eyed Grass) grow in a round and blossom in tiers; there are two tiers of flowers above and one tier of flowers below this one.

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

Beautiful Satin Flowers on Black Coaster

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

With flaming red mascara to match his lipstick and magnificent crest, this handsome Crested Wood Partridge looks just as flamboyant as he sounds. Our first encounter with the Roul Roul proved to be elusive and disappointing. This latest visit, however, yielded multiple encounters with five of them, including two pairs, and a full-grown offspring. None of these diminutive pheasants showed the least bit of hesitance about stepping out--which made us very careful where we walked! 

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

Stunning Roul-Roul Crested Wood Partridge Bird Coaster

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

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. 

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

Stunning American Kestrel Sparrowhawk Falcon Coaster

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

Blue Jays may be one of North America's most iconic bird species, but they are rarely found on the West Coast. However, this one has discovered that Ladner Harbor Park in beautiful British Columbia is a great place to hang out and avoid the nasty snowfalls of the east. S/he's been "resident" in this forest since early November 2020 and grants an audience to whomever is willing to shell out a handout of peanuts first. Photographed in late March 2021. 

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

Cute Blue Jay Songbird on Treestump Coaster

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen or dining room with this whimsical, wildlife-themed sandstone coaster, which features a bird's eye view of a stunning male intergrade (hybrid) Northern Flicker woodpecker curiously eyeing the paparazzi above him. Photographed in mid-October 2020.

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

Bird's Eye View of Northern Flicker Woodpecker Coaster

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen or dining room with this wildlife-themed sandstone coaster. Perfect for bird lovers!

My first encounter with the dapper little Bonaparte's Gull in breeding plumage. This was the lone member of its species at Boundary Bay Regional Park on Global Big Day 2016!

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Stunning Bonaparte's Gull Seabird at the Beach Coaster

This handsome male Red-Winged Blackbird could not wait to show me his red-and-yellow epaulettes. Every few moments, he would sing and flip up his tail at the end of his song. This summer, I discovered that these birds will "consent" to be handfed at the local wildlife sanctuary. One went so far as to land on my hand and actively solicit me for food, keeping a grip on my fingers with his (very sharp) claws while he fed for 10 minutes!

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

Red-Winged Blackbird in the Marsh Photo Print

Cute Pair of Sanderlings Shares a Seaside Meal Bath Mat

A Pair of Sanderlings Forages on the Shore Journal

A Pair of Sanderlings Shares Jigsaw Puzzle

Cute Pair of Sanderlings Sandpipers Shares a Meal Face Mask

Cute Pair of Sanderlings Sandpipers Shares a Meal Postcard

A rare moment of co-operation and tenderness between Sanderlings (who are more likely to go solo or chase each other during their hunts) in their search for snacks on the shore. 

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

WWN A Pair of Sanderlings Shares a Seaside Meal

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

A fairly wet early fall in late October 2013, followed by a spell of dryless days, and almost two weeks of unremitting fog, provided the perfect environment with which to carpet bomb our verdant property with mushrooms. This amounted to about 10 lbs of fungi! You can see how they are literally growing on top of each other. We could not walk two steps without stumbling over one (or three)! Unfortunately, unsure of their edibility, and not being mycologists, we could not chance eating them. 

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The Fall of Mushrooms Jigsaw Puzzle

The very social, curious, and bold Java Finch (also known as the Java Rice Sparrow or Java Rice Bird) hails from Asia. For hundreds of years, it was a very popular choice as a cage bird, and that popularity even extended to the U.S. This one exhibits the wild (normal) colour mutation.

Beautiful Java Finch Songbird Magnet

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

2017 seems to be the year of Wilson's Warblers, and our backyard has not been exempt from the presence of these small but cheery yellow warblers. The energetic black-capped males have been exploring every potted plant and fruit tree and singing their uplifting melodies. This handsome guy paused on the cherry tree just long enough for me to get him in all his golden goodness. Photographed in mid-May 2017.

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

Beautiful Wilson's Warbler in the Cherry Tree Mug

Add a touch of nature and whimsy to your fitness regime with this wildlife-themed hydration bottle!

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

Adorable Rufous Hummingbird on Branch Stainless Steel Water Bottle

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

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.

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

Smiling Ash-Throated Flycatcher on Hawthorn Branch Coaster

Smiling Ash-Throated Flycatcher on Hawthorn Branch Coaster

More from Walks with Nature

Other coasters from various stores