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An overcast day is best for capturing the scintillating pink balaclava of the Anna's hummingbird, but that doesn't mean the subject will be any closer! This is the adult male who was given the ouster/bill/boot by a visiting female Rufous hummingbird a few weeks ago. He has since returned, and she is now the visitor. He's sitting on the old plum tree and giving the photographer the eyeball. 

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Stunning Anna's Hummingbird on Fruit Tree Poker Cards

Stunning Anna's Hummingbird on Fruit Tree Playing Cards

Hold the winning "wild" card with these nature-themed playing cards!

This Eurasian Wigeon drake flew in with three American Wigeon drakes, literally crashing the party when I was photographing the Hooded Mergansers. Plenty of surprise appearances today. Eurasian Wigeons are infrequent visitors to North America shores. This is my second encounter with the male of the former species.

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Handsome Stranger in Town Eurasian Wigeon Duck Playing Cards

Sometimes a mistake can be the path to a new technique. This Japanese Shaga, a small but ornate beardless iris also rather romantically known as the butterfly flower for its delicate, wing-like petals, was actually photographed outdoors under natural daylight after I forgot to reset shutter speed and aperture settings from the previous photo.

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Elegant Japanese Crested Iris White Flowers Playing Cards

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A Hooded Merganser drake puts in a surprise appearance in one of our newer local ponds. This one is warming up his vocal chops in hopes of impressing the two hens in his small flock. 

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Funny Surprised Hooded Merganser Waterfowl Duck Playing Cards

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This female Anna's hummingbird adds a bit of colour and personality to the backyard on a rainy day. She is quiet and stealthy--and can often materialize without making a sound. Contrast this behaviour with that of the male, who makes himself heard well before I see him. Photographed perching on the Scarlet Trumpet vine after furtively having several long sips from the new nectar feeder--which has also drawn the attention and interest of at least one Black-Capped Chickadee, too.

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Anna's Hummingbird on the Scarlet Trumpetvine Playing Cards

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.

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Festive Red White Floral Poinsettias Playing Cards

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Perhaps the most cosmopolitan of swallows, Barn Swallows are easily identified in flight, thanks to those copper bellies and iridescent blue feathers. Harder is getting a still of these colourful and active aerialists, but once in a while, they oblige me!

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Stunning Barn Swallow Songbird on a Branch Playing Cards

Add a touch of nature to any room with this wildlife-themed wall hanging.  

A young sub-adult male Anna's hummingbird was taking five in the scarlet firethorn next to its pommes on an unseasonably prolonged cold snap. Unlike most other birds who frequent this bush in the fall and winter, he didn't seem to mind that I wrestled the window open (however softly I did it), and took a few shots of him next to the bunch of berries that's almost as big as he is. Photographed in mid-December 2016.

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Anna's Hummingbird Poses with the Pyracantha Canvas Print

Say goodbye to boring and get noticed with these double-sided, wildlife-themed business cards! 

One of three Short-Eared Owls we saw hunting at Boundary Bay Wildlife Management Area on a winter afternoon. Not the first time I've seen a Shortie, but it is the closest I have come to photographing one. Ironically, it did fly within 15 feet of my camera, but my long lens had problems focusing on it at such close range!

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Flight of the Short-Eared Owl Business Card

Add a touch of festive to year-end celebrations with this floral-themed Christmas stocking, which features a striking medley of red and cream poinsettias. Personalize with a name. Reverse shows identical design.

Poinsettias are most often associated with Christmas, and, 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.

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Festive Red White Floral Poinsettias Large Christmas Stocking

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.

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Sitting Pretty: Male Rufous Hummingbird Keychain

Add a touch of nature and whimsy to your laptop or computer with this whimsical group photo and wildlife-themed mousepad. 

The second time I've seen Dunlins since first spotting a small flock huddled together in their breeding plumage (with their trademark black belly patches on a cold spring day on the Iona Jetty in 2010). Indulging in a spot of feeding on the shoreline were three were part of a larger group of 10-12, who were fraternizing with a larger flock of Sanderlings (60) and a single out-of-season Semipalmated Plover (not pictured here). 

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Cute Dunlins Sanderlings Sandpipers at Beach Mouse Pad

Add a touch of nature and warmth to any room with this floral-themed candle, which features the variegated forest green and white-veined leaves of the mosaic plant (aka nerve plant aka fittonia albivenis). Personalize with initial(s) and (sur)name.

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Fittonia Mosaic Plant with Variegated Leaves Pillar Candle

Stunning American Avocets Birds on the Beach Socks

Stunning American Avocets Birds on the Beach Serving Tray

Stunning American Avocets Birds on the Beach Kitchen Towel

Stunning American Avocets Birds on the Beach Cutting Board

These elegant wading birds are rarely found in Canada's westernmost province, so to discover two adults spending a week there during the early stages of fall migration, enjoying the local amenities and completely at ease with the photographer in their midst, was a real treat. Photographed in early September 2022.

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WWN A Stunning Trio of American Avocets at the Beach

Face to Face with a Raccoon Magnet

Face to Face with a North American Raccoon Trivet

A mid-summer encounter with one of several furry Lost Lagoon residents, a (rather well-behaved) North American raccoon. Photographed at Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Stunning Anna's Hummingbird on Fruit Tree Playing Cards

Stunning Anna's Hummingbird on Fruit Tree Playing Cards

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