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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

As a fan of both Shakespeare and shorebirds, this scene might be alternatively captioned "Baird(s) on the Beach." My meeting them in such close quarters was an unexpected pleasure; a small contingent of these tiny migrants was completely at ease with the photographer in their midst, and continued to feed nonchalantly on aquatic bugs or park themselves on top of the mounds of seaweed nearby. Photographed over the Labour Day 2018 long weekend.

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Baird's Sandpiper on the Beach Postcard

With a warm winter and early spring in Metro Vancouver, many flowers and fruits were ripening well ahead of schedule -- including these bright orange mountain ash (rowan) berries, which aren't normally "ready" for the birds to eat until mid-July. Photographed in late June 2016 in Surrey's Elgin Park.

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Orange Mountain Ash Rowan Berries Postcard

The rounder the songbird, the cuter it is. This little puffball is ready for a chilly weekend of sub-zero temperatures in Metro Vancouver! An adult White-Crowned Sparrow cuts a dashing figure at Boundary Bay Regional Park in South Delta, British Columbia, Canada, on the first day of the Great Backyard Bird Count 2018.

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Puffy White-Crowned Sparrow Songbird in Winter Sun Postcard

The pink flowers of these moth orchids blossomed in the week before the 2018 vernal equinox. Did you know that pink orchids not only represent femininity, grace, and joy, but are also are the flowers with which to celebrate the 14th and 28th wedding anniversaries?

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Elegant Floral Pink Orchids Phalaenopsis on Black Postcard

One of many honeybees who were pollinating echinacea at the UBC Botanical Garden. I liked the way the spiny heart of these coneflowers, with its orange-red tips, was captured. Photographed in late August 2016.

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Beautiful Honeybee Pollinating a Coneflower Postcard

With a freshly caught vole clutched in its furry feet, a Short-Eared Owl surveys its hunting grounds for opportunistic Northern Harriers who would not hesitate to take advantage of the fruit of its hunting prowess. Sudden gusts of wind fluff this hunter's head feathers, revealing the short ear tufts for which this owl is named. Photographed on a late afternoon in late November 2017.

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Stunning Short-Eared Owl with Vole Postcard

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

Usually the Sooty Fox Sparrows I encounter in my backyard aren't the types to pop themselves up on a blackberry branch, woo my camera lens, and practically ask for attention and food, while sporting an attitude much bigger than themselves (and they are pretty big sparrows, too) ... but that's what this Lost Lagoon inhabitant was doing on a chilly late November 2015 afternoon at Stanley Park.

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A Curious Fox Sparrow in the Blackberry Bush Canvas Print

Rudbeckias Black-Eyed Susans Yellow Coneflowers Mug

Rudbeckia Fulgida / Orange Coneflower Fleece Blanket

Beautiful Rudbeckias Yellow Coneflowers Tissue Paper

Beautiful Rudbeckia Fulgida / Orange Coneflowers Fleece Blanket

Beautiful Yellow Floral Rudbeckias Coneflowers Drawstring Bag

Rudbeckias are some of my favourite summertime flowers, especially when these buttery yellow beauties bloom like this. Photographed in mid-August 2016 at Colony Farm Regional Park.

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WWN Beautiful Black-Eyed Susans

Add a touch of nature to the home or office with this elegant wildlife-themed wall hanging, which features a gorgeous pair of young Golden Eagles (being rehabilitated at a local wildlife rescue and care facility for eventual release back into the wild). Subjects are artistically faded into the black background.

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A Pair of Beautiful Golden Eagles Canvas Print

Part brainteaser, part assemble-it-yourself art, this challenging, wildlife-themed puzzle is great for improving muscle memory. Christmas Day 2015 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.

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A Black-Capped Chickadee on the Pear Tree Jigsaw Puzzle

Use this whimsical, wildlife-themed trivet to protect delicate surfaces, tables, and countertops from hot pots, or as an accent piece for the dining room or kitchen.

A mid-summer walk around Stanley Park's Lost Lagoon yielded the surprise of a raccoon. In fact, this one quietly preceded us, like a tour guide, for a hundred yards, to the cement bridge before joining a haze of other raccoons. S/he even stopped to give me a few angles ... all of which is very unnatural behaviour for a mammal who is more likely to be active at night!

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Cute Posing North American Raccoon Trivet

Add a touch of nature to your laptop or computer with this whimsical, wildlife-themed mousepad. 

Red squirrels on Galiano Island are undeniably bold and saucy, even going so far as to scold photographers and other two-legged creatures who wander into their territory. Photographed on Galiano Island in the early morning of July 4, 2017.

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Saucy Red Squirrel in the Fir Tree Mouse Pad

Bring a bit of nature with you, wherever you go, with this wildlife-themed tote! 

The search for the male Mountain Bluebird at the North Jetty of Iona Island proved futile, but this blue bird -- perched on a twig near the chain link fence along Ferguson Road by the inner ponds -- didn't disappoint. 

The Tree Swallows have indeed returned to Iona Island, but we saw far fewer now than in March 2015 at this same point in time -- and the females had already shown up, too. I observed maybe 20 in flight and just a few perched like this fellow, and not a female in sight.

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Tree Swallow Songbird Stands Guard Tote Bag

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

At the end of July, flocks of 15-20 of Bushtits returned to the backyard, descending onto the trees and shrubs. This young fellow--one of many juveniles/immatures successfully fledged earlier this summer--was awaiting his turn on the newly installed suet cage, while as many as 10 would bathe together on the wet grass, which was given a good sprinkling earlier in the morning, and another 10 would be attacking the suet at the same time. Photographed in early August 2017.

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

Stunning Black Oystercatcher Bird at the Beach Postcard

Stunning Black Oystercatcher Bird at the Beach Postcard

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