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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

This juvenile Bald Eagle came within 20 feet of me as it flew over my head during my walk through the local wildlife habitat on an early spring day in 2017. We locked eyes briefly (neither really daunted by the presence of the other), and then it continued to wing its way to a copse of dead trees where several others of its kind were roosting.

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Stunning Bald Eagle Does a Flyover Postcard

The rapture of a raptor in flight! I wanted to have a closeup of this Bald Eagle roosting at the top a dead birch tree ... but it decided, at 30 feet away, that it was time to go. This was the most dramatic part of its takeoff.

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A Bald Eagle Takes to the Sky Postcard

Maihuenia poeppigii may not be the easiest thing to pronounce, but that doesn't make these butter yellow Chilean cactus flowers any less eyecatching. Photographed in mid-June 2017.

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Beautiful Chilean Yellow Cactus Flowers Postcard

Bring on the birds of spring! A round, energetic ball of energy, this adult male Wilson's Warbler posed briefly on the grapevine with the white, bell-like flowers of the pieris japonica shrub in the background on a slightly overcast afternoon in mid-May 2018. 

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Cute Wilson's Warbler Songbird on the Grapevine Postcard

Hairy caterpillars or Woolly Bear caterpillars are common sights in late spring through summer in Metro Vancouver backyards like mine. I can never make heads or tails of them, but they are still fascinating creatures. :)

This particular caterpillar grows up to become the Silver Spotted Tiger Moth, which is a common sight in BC thanks to the multitude of Douglas Firs in our area.

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Silver Spotted Tiger Moth / Woollybear Caterpillar Postcard

These Tree Swallow nestlings are just about ready to fledge and take wing in the big wide world outside their nestbox, which is getting a bit crowded now they're almost full grown. I got the attention of the one on the left, and a few moments later, its sibling decided that I was worth a look, too, and also poked its head through the entrance opening!

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Cute Tree Swallow Babies Looking at Big World Postcard

Saw more of the tiny Sanderlings at the Boundary Bay Regional Park beach, just before Valentine's Day 2017. This one was foraging on the shoreline with 20 others of its kind, dining on the remnants of clams that had been already picked apart by gulls. 

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Sanderling Sandpiper Dines on Clam at Beach Postcard

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen or dining room with this floral-themed serving tray! 

These purple Cineraria flowers provide a dazzling (and welcome) burst of color for early spring gardens. Although these African natives and members of the daisy family are self-seeding perennials, I call them "Goldilocks flowers", because they require a very specific amount of rain, sunshine, and temperature to thrive.

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Beautiful Purple Cineraria Flowers Serving Tray

WWN Cute Chillin' Mallard Mom & Baby

WWN Canada Goose Grooms Itself

WWN Harlequin Duck on the Rocks

WWN Lovey-Dovey Wood Ducks

WWN Handsome Bufflehead Duck at the Winter Pond

WWN Pensive Wood Duck at the Lake

From spring through winter, the Pacific Northwest is home to a rich assortment of temporary and permanent feathered residents. From the (seemingly) ubiquitous and colorful Wood Ducks and dazzling Buffleheads to the elusive but resplendent Hooded Mergansers and dapper Northern Pintails, each has a color palette to suit the season.

WWN Waterfowl

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

Part brainteaser, part assemble-it-yourself art, this challenging and elegant, floral-themed puzzle, which features bedewed bright orange double-flowered daylilies, is great for improving muscle memory. 

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Elegant Bedewed Orange Double Flowered Daylilies Jigsaw Puzzle

Eastern Kingbirds are welcome and familiar sighted during Metro Vancouver summers. Smartly dressed in black and white and sporting a patrician (some might say, an imperious) air about themselves, I can usually find these feathered insectivores roosting on their favorite trees and bushes close to the walking trails at Coquitlam's Colony Farm Regional Park. My subject here took the cake for boldness, hopping from branch to branch and edging closer and closer to my lens. I could not have asked for a better subject!

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Eastern Kingbird on a Branch Photo Print

Add a touch of humor and nature to lunch time with this whimsical, wildlife-themed lunch box! Use the current meme or substitute with one of your own!

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. 

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Cute Blue Jay Songbird on Treestump Metal Lunch Box

Add a touch of nature to the bathroom with this floral-themed bath mat!  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.

Swallowtail Butterfly on Buckeye Flower Postcard

Swallowtail Butterfly on Buckeye Flower Postcard

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Other postcards from various stores