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Metro Vancouver's second snowstorm of the winter season finally brought the lovely and much anticipated male Varied Thrush to my backyard, where he spent the greater part of the day excavating the white stuff for tasty grubs. With their dazzling palette of orange, grey, and black hues, this reclusive songbird is a welcome sight during the monochromatic winter months. Photographed in mid-February 2019.

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Stunning Varied Thrush Songbird in the Snow Postcard

Add a pop of color to the garden with Arizona Sun blanket flowers. These perennials brighten up even the dreariest places, are remarkably drought resistant, attract butterflies, and bloom from summer through fall. Photographed at the entrance to the UBC Botanical Gardens in July 2016.

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Arizona Sun Blanketflowers Postcard

With a warm winter and early spring in Metro Vancouver, many flowers and fruits were ripening well ahead of schedule -- including these mountain ash (rowan) berries, which aren't normally "ready" for the birds to eat until August. These berries are red, but other varieties also appear as bright orange. Photographed at the UBC Botanical Gardens in July 2016.

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Red Mountain Ash Rowan Berries Postcard

The UBC Botanical Garden is home to a dazzling diversity of flowers and pollinators. This honeybee was one of many who found the creamy white and pink flowers of the narrowleaf milkweed particularly enticing. Photographed on July 10, 2016.

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Honeybee on Narrowleaf Milkweed Plant Postcard

This winter, we saw not one, but two Slate-Colored Juncos hang around the bird feeders in the backyard--keeping the 30 Oregon Dark-Eyed Juncos company. Photographed in late December 2017.

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Slate-Colored Dark-Eyed Junco on the Pear Tree Postcard

Being an escapee from an Oregon farm did not diminish the appeal of this adult male Mandarin Duck, whose flight to freedom was rewarded with a constant supply of bird seed and the company of Wood Ducks at Piper Spit. I was gifted with the privilege of his metamorphosis over many agonizingly slow months, as I watched him exchange his post-breeding plumage for the magnificent feathers and stunning color palette that make him a dream to photograph (and a hit with the females of his kind). Mother Nature left nothing to the artist's imagination when she made this creature! Photographed at Burnaby Lake in mid-October 2018.

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Beautiful Mandarin Duck in the Pond Postcard

The first time I've had the opportunity to shoot a Bewick's Wren out in the open, and at fairly close range. This beautiful long-tailed songbird must have sensed that I wanted to photograph it, and returned my curiosity with its own by posing on this branch for a few moments. Photographed in January 2017.

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Curious Bewick's Wren Songbird on Branch Postcard

To me, this deer, the forest, and our unexpected encounter–far from cars, smartphones, skyscrapers, and the other trappings of human civilization–collectively symbolize the unadorned wonder, resilience, and fragility of nature. None of which I should ever take for granted.

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Black-Tailed Deer in the Forest Postcard

I finally got the opportunity to photograph the cheerily colored American Goldfinch. When he isn't eating sunflower or nyjer seeds, the male likes to perch on the bamboo poles that serve as stakes for the potted plants; in this photo, he's on the unedo bush. Photographed in the second week of June 2016.

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American Goldfinch Songbird on Arbutus Tree Postcard

Handsome Stranger Eurasian Wigeon Duck at the Pond Face Mask

Coy Smiling Eurasian Wigeon Duck at the Pond Coaster

Handsome Stranger in Town Eurasian Wigeon Classic Round Sticker

Handsome Stranger Eurasian Wigeon Duck at the Pond Mouse Pad

Handsome Stranger in Town Eurasian Wigeon Pillar Candle

Handsome Stranger in Town Eurasian Wigeon Large Gift Bag

What you choose to build anticipation of a gift with is just as important as the gift itself. This gift bag, which features a close encounter with a coy male Eurasian Wigeon at the local pond, is great for nature lovers.

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WWN Coy Eurasian Wigeon at the Pond

Greet family, friends, and other visitors to your home with this whimsical, wildlife-themed welcome mat that encourages one and all to make tracks to your door! Personalize with the family name or greeting as desired.

Sanderlings are tiny -- and surprisingly, quite approachable -- migratory shorebirds that can be found on Vancouver beaches in the winter months. This one was strolling quite leisurely on the shoreline in its "winter wear" (non-breeding plumage), completely at ease with the photographer. Taken on a very sunny and busy winter afternoon at Boundary Bay Regional Park in 2014. 

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Cute Sanderling Sandpiper Strolls Wintry Shores Doormat

Add a touch of nature to every room in your home with this wildlife-themed switchplate cover! The perfect choice for bird lovers!

A closeup of a gorgeous young male Golden Eagle, who immediately proved restless and eager to fly free from his handler and exhibitor. My first encounter with this species. 

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Vision of a Beautiful Young Golden Eagle Light Switch Cover

Adorable Baby Canada Geese on the Grass Wall Sticker

Adorable Baby Canada Geese on the Grass

An adorable flock of very young Canada Goose goslings--perhaps hatched just a few days ago--from the first crop of feathered babies at Burnaby Lake / Piper Spit forages on the grass on a sunny spring day. Despite the human traffic in the area, its parents were, surprisingly, very uncharacteristically relaxed and unprotective of their small brood. Photographed in late April 2017.

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WWN Eat Your Greens, Goslings!

Add a little character to the office -- or office party -- with this wildlife-themed tie.  About 4 of the 10 Horned Grebes we spotted at Blackie Spit were swimming and diving uncharacteristically close to the main walking path of Crescent Beach -- close for Horned Grebes, that is (about 20-30 feet away). The fishing was obviously quite good near shore. My closest encounter with these birds. They are exhibiting neither the flamboyant yellow horns nor red-and-black breeding plumage during this season, but those red eyes and dapper tux are nonetheless mesmerizing!

Profile of a Horned Grebe Tie

Add a touch of nature to leisure time with this nature-themed dartboard, which features a trio of yellow and pink daylilies isolated on a black background.

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Stunning Varied Thrush Songbird in the Snow Postcard

Stunning Varied Thrush Songbird in the Snow Postcard

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Other postcards from various stores