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They're not juniper berries, but this bird--which is rarely seen here in the Metro Vancouver area--clearly isn't finicky when it comes to winter fruits. This Townsend's Solitaire (another bird for my life list) materialized on our front lawn pyracantha bush on December 9, 2015, but it required two more visits more a week later to finally get proof of this handsome thrush.

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Townsend's Solitaire and the Pyracantha Photo Print

A dark, overcast day lends a painting-like effect to my photo of this Chestnut-Backed Chickadee, who was perched on one of the fruit trees in our backyard and in no particular hurry to nab a seed from the hanging feeding stations.

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Cute Chestnut-Backed Chickadee on the Pear Tree Photo Print

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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A Curious Bewick's Wren in the Tree Photo Print

There's lots to be admired when you're a Hooded Merganser. Crests are your specialty, whether you're the male or the female. The ladies have lovely cinnamon crests, and the gentlemen inflatable black-and-white numbers complemented by a one-size-fits-all black tux for all seasons with a swath of reddish brown on their sides.

A Meeting of Hooded Mergansers Photo Print

The label of lovebirds is particularly fitting for rock pigeons; they mate for life, and mourn the passing of their mates much as most humans would. Rock pigeons--like this pair--were engaging in courtship rituals or being overly affectionate with each other in Stanley Park's Lost Lagoon. These morphs were not rare; in fact, we saw quite a few pairs sporting these color combinations. Even odder still, the white/partially leucistic ones were males, and the brown morphs females! Apparently, gentlemen prefer redheads here! The perfect photo print for bird lovers!

Lovey-Dovey Pigeons: Gentlemen Prefer Redheads Photo Print

With its wide open spaces, the Boundary Bay Wildlife Management Area is home to many different species of songbirds as well as several raptors. I found the brown-tinged feathers on this rather bold Black-Capped Chickadee--who was anticipating a free handout of seeds--rather interesting. Perhaps a hybrid with a Chestnut-Backed Chickadee was one of its parents (or grandparents)?

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Profile of a Black-Capped Chickadee Photo Print

Add a touch of nature to your walls with this floral-themed photo print!  The hibiscus is a familiar and popular sight in many private and public gardens, and will also draw the interest of hummingbirds. Some varieties can grow to the size of dinner plates! I snapped this blooming beauty in the backyard.

Closeup of a Beautiful Pink Hibiscus Photo Print

This handsome fellow actually made a beeline to the wharf from which I was photographing a trio of Double-Crested Cormorants ... apparently all these avian "marina users" are quite comfortable around humans. Although they are the Queen's birds, Mute Swans are considered an invasive species in North America on account of their natural behaviours, which upset the native ecosystem, and efforts have been made to keep their numbers down. However, my subject is just one of fewer than 300 wild Mute Swans who inhabit British Columbian waters.

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A Curious Mute Swan Approaches Photo Print

Bonaparte's Gull at the Beach Flask

Bonaparte's Gull at the Beach Classic Round Sticker

Stunning Bonaparte's Gull Seabird at the Beach Coaster

Bonaparte's Gull at the Beach Trinket Tray

Bonaparte's Gull at the Beach Wall Sticker

My first encounter with the dapper little Bonaparte's Gull in breeding plumage. It's always nice to see birds in their breeding plumage, and this was a much-anticipated moment for me with this small shorebird. This was the lone member of its species at Boundary Bay Regional Park on Global Big Day 2016!

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WWN Bonaparte's Gull at the Beach

Add a touch of nature to festive year-end celebrations with this whimsical, wildlife-themed Christmas stocking. Personalize with a name or meme. Reverse (for double-sided option) shows identical design. Great for the bird or nature lover on your gift list!

A perfect start to an early winter morning: a male Red-Shafted Northern Flicker roots around in the (still frost-free) grasses of the front lawn for tasty grubs and worms. After 15 minutes of "grazing", North America's second-largest woodpecker was still there, so I decided to photograph him lounging in the grass. I knew I was going to only get one shot with my subject looking over his shoulder and flashing that bright red mustache once the front door squeaked open (if even that), so it was to my great surprise that I ended up with five shots, and this was the best of the bunch.

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Stunning Red-Shafted Northern Flicker Woodpecker Large Christmas Stocking

Add a touch of nature and spring to the bathroom with this towel set, which features the sun-dappled leaves of an old-growth forest.

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Sun-Dappled Leaves in the Forest Bath Towel Set

Say goodbye to boring and get noticed with these double-sided, wildlife-themed business cards! Perfect for promoting wildlife tour and nature expedition businesses. Includes fields for business name, individual name, email address, mailing address, and contact number.

When you're this small and round, even watching you eat is a cute experience! 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 Birdwatching / Nature Tours Business Card

Add a touch of nature and whimsy with your golf game with this wildlife-themed club head cover!

Our resident adult male Anna's hummingbird has never let me photograph him at close range, but on one evening in late May 2016, he came to sit on one of the old plum tree branches, just a few feet away from me. 

Perhaps, after seeing how comfortable the four visiting Rufous hummingbirds were around me, he probably figured that there wasn't anything scary about me -- and that I might even afford him some protection from the little hellraisers. So rather than being on the receiving end of his metallic scratchy or tick-tick-tick calls, he stared for a few moments into my lens, and then went to feed from the nectar feeder before making a much less frenzied exit than was his usual style.

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Male Anna's Hummingbird on the Plum Tree Golf Head Cover

Stunning Varied Thrush Songbird on Snowy Day Wall Sticker

Stunning Varied Thrush Songbird on Snowy Day Ceramic Knob

Beautiful Varied Thrush on a Snowy Winter's Day Bath Towel Set

Varied Thrush Songbird on Snowy Winter Day Round Pillow

Stunning Varied Thrush Songbird on Snowy Day Ceramic Tile

After sitting outside for an hour and a half as the afternoon snow fell quickly and in fat clumps this afternoon, this beautiful male Varied Thrush finally ventured to the bowl of the seed on the ground. Occasionally, he would look up and gaze in my direction before resuming his meal. After eating his fill (and keeping the other, smaller songbirds at bay), he returned to flipping leaf litter under the thicket. My first time photographing a Varied Thrush in the snow. Taken in early February 2017. 

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

WWN Stunning Varied Thrush in the Driving Snow

Add a touch of nature and elegance to your laptop or computer with this floral-themed mousepad. 

Tulips come in many colours, but these white-and-purple ones really broke the mold. Photographed in one of the flower beds at the top of Queen Elizabeth Park, the site of an extinct volcano. 

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

Townsend's Solitaire and the Pyracantha Photo Print

Townsend's Solitaire and the Pyracantha Photo Print

More from Walks with Nature

Other posters & prints from various stores