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One of seven Black Oystercatchers we spotted on a chilly but sunny day at the Tsawwassen Ferry Jetty over the Great Backyard Bird Count 2018 (Feb 16-19) weekend. The clamming was good ... these shorebirds were hauling in clam after clam after clam! Photographed in South Delta, British Columbia, Canada, on the first day of the Great Backyard Bird Count 2018.

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Stunning Black Oystercatcher Bird at the Beach Postcard

This male Pekin Robin decided to satisfy his curiosity of the approaching humans, and flew into a large tropical tree to observe us from under the large leafy cover. Our initial encounter was all too brief and disappointing, but this second meeting yielded the opportunity to study this wonderfully dressed and beautiful singer in much greater detail and length. Our subject must have noticed this, as he was unusually still and not hopping from branch to branch!

An Indian subcontinent native, this Old World babbler is so popular that many other countries want to claim it for their own, and so, it goes by other aliases, including Pekin Robin, Pekin nightingale, Japanese hill robin, and Japanese nightingale. 

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Colorful Leiothrix Pekin Robin Songbird Postcard

My second visit to the Maplewood Conservation Area in North Vancouver produced meetings with not two, but six blacktail deer in a forest clearing ... four fawns and two does who seemed completely at ease with the small group of photographers in their midst. This is one of the two deer families ... a doe with her first year and second year fawns. Photographed in late August 2016.

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Stunning Trio of Blacktail Deer in the Forest Postcard

Like rodgersia, California Buckeye is a big draw for butterflies. I had no shortage of opportunities to capture Swallowtail Butterflies working these tiny flowers for their nectar. Photographed in mid-June 2016.

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Swallowtail Butterfly on Buckeye Flower Postcard

Maybe it's just me, but whenever I see a male White-Winged Scoter, the resemblance between this black seaduck and one of main nemeses of a certain popular comic book hero is immediate and unmistakable. The white Viking horn patches surrounding those pale eyes seem to connote something sinister. :) Much smaller flocks of this less (nasally) flamboyant (and more paparazzi shy) cousin of the Surf Scoter could be seen plying the waters of the White Rock Pier on a chilly but sunny morning in early November 2019.

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Stunning White-Winged Scoter Duck at Pier's Edge Postcard

With a bright white bib that looks like the cravats sported by the well-heeled during Elizabethan and Victorian times, this handsome domestic Mallard (of the Duclair designer "persuasion") was definitely the odd duck out at the local wildlife sanctuary. That didn't stop this debonair duck from charming the photographers in his midst, and moving his way to the forefront of the feeding frenzy that included many, many wild Mallards. 

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Domestic Mallard Duclair Bibbed Odd Duck Postcard

One of several Black-Capped Chickadees patronizing the backyard feeders. I managed to catch this little one perched on the pear tree and catching a bit of afternoon sun, with the blush of autumn behind it (courtesy of the neighbor's giant red maple tree). Photographed in late October 2017.

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Cute Black-Capped Chickadee with Red Autumn Leaves Postcard

The African Superb Starling is such a beautiful rainbow of colours. When it makes an entrance, it really makes an entrance; it's no shrinking violet. Rare, though, is the moment when it stays still long enough to get a photo of it, but got it I did, as it waited for its turn to bathe in the waterfall.

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African Superb Starling Songbird Postcard

Add a touch of nature and personality to the office or office party with this floral-themed necktie, which features alternating rows of powder blue and pink roses. 

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Elegant Pink & Powder Blue Roses Floral Wedding Neck Tie

Mystique of the Great Blue Heron Photo Print

Mystique of the Great Blue Heron Wall Sticker

Just two feet away from me on a log, and surrounded by Wood Ducks, Mallards, Lesser Scaups, and American Coots was this Great Blue Heron, trying to catch a few winks in the sun. Blue Herons are one of the most commonly seen and distinctive birds in Metro Vancouver, frequenting marshes as well as ditches by freeways and highways.

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WWN Mystique of the Great Blue Heron

Keep notes, reminders, and more in this whimsical, wildlife-themed journal. The perfect choice for bird lovers! My first meeting with one of (at least) two Clark's Nutcrackers who were frequenting Manning Park Resort in the early morning and afternoon. Like Gray Jays, Clark's Nutcrackers are quite bold and will approach visitors in hopes of free food.

A Curious Clark's Nutcracker Notebook

Add a touch of nature to the home or office with this wildlife-themed wall hanging.

On a sunny but crisp late autumn afternoon, this stunning Northern Harrier did a close flyby by the photographer at the Boundary Bay Wildlife Management Area in late October 2019. Usually the adults like their personal space even more than the juveniles, so it was unusual that this female did not change course -- or perhaps she was so engrossed in her hunt that she didn't pay attention to me.

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Stunning Northern Harrier on the Hunt in the Marsh Canvas Print

Make pjs, bedroom decor, bags, and so much more with this fabric, which features a sleeping capybara!

The best way to endure the late summer heat is to sleep it away! Catching a siesta in the mid-afternoon heat is this sun-and-shadow-dappled capybara at the local zoo. 

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A Cute Capybara Dreams in the Summer Sun Fabric

This Merlin--a small but fierce member of the falcon family--found the pine tree at a local golf course a prime location from which to to observe both prey and players.

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Stunning Merlin Falcon in the Pine Tree Postcard

This stunning wildlife design features the dramatic departure of an adult Bald Eagle from its perch at the local wildlife habitat.

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Stunning Black Oystercatcher Bird at the Beach Postcard

Stunning Black Oystercatcher Bird at the Beach Postcard

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Other postcards from various stores