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Add a touch of the great outdoors to the kitchen or dining room with this sandstone coaster. 

I witnessed a beautiful moment of friendship between these two gorgeous chestnut horses. Were they mother and child; siblings; or simply stablemates without shared blood? It didn't matter what their relationship to each other was. The importance was the now of the moment. Not even a nicker did I hear pass between them; the simple act of touching spoke volumes for both. 

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

Two Beautiful Chestnut Horses in the Sun Coaster

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen or dining room with this whimsical, wildlife-themed sandstone coaster. 

Looking deceptively like a baby duck, this full grown Bufflehead hen struck the perfect pose for me at one of the inner ponds at the George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary. Curious "sentries" like this one will often detach themselves from the flock to satisfy their curiosity about those lenses pointed in their direction. I really doubt it's for the birdseed, unless we have discovered one with a sudden taste for them. :)  There was just enough afternoon sunlight left to reflect the blue skies in the waters, paint a catchlight in this Bufflehead's eyes, and cast a soft glow on her face.  With fall giving way to winter in just another week, we are seeing more and more of these tiny diving seaducks -- but always in small groups that tend to stay in waters far, far from human view. Though not skittish like Hooded Mergansers tend to be, I have yet to see a single Bufflehead set a webbed toe on land.

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

Cute Little Bufflehead Duck on Sunlit Waters Coaster

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen or dining room with this whimsical, wildlife-themed sandstone coaster, which features a bird's eye view of a stunning male intergrade (hybrid) Northern Flicker woodpecker curiously eyeing the paparazzi above him. Photographed in mid-October 2020.

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

Bird's Eye View of Northern Flicker Woodpecker Coaster

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen or dining room with this wildlife-themed sandstone coaster. 

This is the third sighting we have had of a Hermit Thrush, a lovely singer, in the yard in the past two years, but the only time we have spotted it on the front lawn -- this time, perfectly posed on the pyracantha coccinea (Scarlet Firethorn). The warm yellow you see in the backyard is the neighbor's weeping alder.

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Stunning Hermit Thrush Songbird on Berry Bush Coaster

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen or dining room with this wildlife-themed sandstone coaster. 

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.

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

Stunning Short-Eared Owl in the Marshes Coaster

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen or dining room with this whimsical, wildlife-themed sandstone coaster.

Seeing a Downy Woodpecker (usually the female) on the backyard suet feeder isn't unusual. Seeing this male (busy whittling wood here) and his female (unseen, but preening herself nearby) on the pear tree just when we got a spot of sunshine over the Great Backyard Bird Count 2017 (Feb 17-20) weekend, was!

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

Cute Downy Woodpecker on Fruit Tree Coaster

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen or dining room with this wildlife-themed sandstone coaster. 

Chasing the blue and gold: my first day with the 100mm macro lens. The allure of our front lawn California Lilac in full bloom with hundreds of bluish-purple clusters on the front lawn is irresistible to local honeybees and other pollinators. In fact, this bush resembles a purple beehive in late spring/early summer. 

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

Beautiful Honeybee on the California Lilac Coaster

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen or dining room with this whimsical, wildlife-themed sandstone coaster. 

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.

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

Chubby White-Crowned Sparrow in the Winter Sun Coaster

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

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.

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

Profile of a Male Tree Swallow in the Sun Jigsaw Puzzle

Part brainteaser, part assemble-it-yourself art, this challenging, wildlife-themed puzzle is great for improving muscle memory. Black-Crowned Night Herons enjoy quasi-celebrity status in Metro Vancouver. Normally seen in Alberta and Saskatchewan--the provinces next door--as well as many parts of the U.S.., a small posse, usually composed of 3-4 adults and 1-2 juveniles, spends the fall through winter and early spring seasons perched high (and snoozing) in the trees at the Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary. It is a rare treat to see one close by with its bright red eyes open, because they are more likely to be active at dusk or at night.

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Profile of a Black-Crowned Night Heron Jigsaw Puzzle

Cute Canada Jay / Grey Jay / Whiskeyjack Jigsaw Puzzle

Profile of a Cute Grey Jay / Whiskeyjack Wall Sticker

Cute Canada Gray / Grey Jay / Whiskeyjack Golf Head Cover

Cute Grey Jay Whiskeyjack Songbird Metal Ornament

Cute Grey Jay Whiskeyjack Songbird in Conifer Tree Throw Pillow

If someone combined the adorably big head and black eyes of a Black-Capped Chickadee with the colours and bill of a Kookaburra in a Jay-sized body, they'd have the whimsically-named Whiskeyjack. Also known by its less colourful aliases of Canada Jay and Gray Jay, we saw no fewer than six of Canada's official national birds at Manning Park's Lightning Lake, where they would boldly descend on picnic tables in the hopes of free handouts.

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

WWN Saucy Grey Jay in the Fir

Eat your greens! This Eastern Cottontail Rabbit knows what's good for it, and there's plenty of vegetable matter to snack on at Surrey's Elgin Heritage Park. Photographed in the mid-July 2016.

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Profile of an Eastern Cottontail Rabbit Photo Print

Katie is a glove-trained American Kestrel and a former pet. As she has depended on humans from chickhood, she cannot hunt for herself in the wild. Photographed on an Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society open house weekend.

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A Beautiful American Kestrel Magnet

Cuteness on Parade: Canada Goose Goslings Mug

Cuteness on Parade: Canada Goose Goslings Wall Decal

Cuteness on Parade: Canada Goose Goslings Doormat

The newest faces at the local wildlife habitat--namely, week old Canada Goose goslings--were parading their absolute adorability for the human visitors to oooh and aww over.

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

WWN March of the Goslings

Funny Cute Sulfur-Crested Cockatoo Waves Hello Pillar Candle

Funny Sulfur-Crested Cockatoo Parrot Bird Waves Large Christmas Stocking

Funny Sulfur-Crested Cockatoo Parrot Bird Waves Metal Lunch Box

Sulfur-Crested Cockatoo Parrot Bird Waves Mouse Pad

Sulfur-Crested Cockatoo Waves at the Photographer Glass Coaster

Funny Sulfur-Crested Cockatoo Parrot Bird Waves Adult Cloth Face Mask

This friendly Sulfur-Crested Cockatoo is styling its crest (but actually looks like it's waving at the photographer).

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

Two Beautiful Chestnut Horses in the Sun Coaster

Two Beautiful Chestnut Horses in the Sun Coaster

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Other coasters from various stores