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This pose is the cat's meow! This neighborhood cat has been very neighbourly since summer 2014 ... visiting regularly for her dose of birdwatching, cuddles, and saucer of milk. Here she is, posing next to the camellia leaves on a wet and gloomy day.

Whimsical The Cat and the Camellia Magnet

This is a closeup of flowering pineapple guava aka guavasteen (which resembles St. John's Wort) in the backyard. This is the self-pollinating variety, and one of the newest additions to our backyard garden. The birds have started taking notice, too. Being dark green on the avocado-shaped exterior and creamy yellow or white on the inside, though, the fruit isn't anywhere as exotic looking as the flowers.

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

A Quartet of Pineapple Guava / Guavasteen Flowers Magnet

It's always a wonderful moment when our subjects seek us out instead of the other way around! A particularly bold American Robin approaches our picnic table to stare at us -- perhaps he was hoping that we had worms or berries with us?

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Curious American Robin Songbird in the Grass Magnet

The best way to endure the late summer heat is to sleep it away! Catching a siesta in the mid-afternoon heat is this sun-and-shadow-dappled capybara at the local zoo. Based on the original photography of W.H. Sim. All Rights Reserved. See more at zazzle.com/walkswithnature

A Cute Capybara Dreams in the Summer Sun Magnet

A presumed hobby farm escapee, this adult male Mandarin Duck has been seen in the company of the Wood Ducks of Piper Spit. He has called Burnaby Lake home since he was first spotted in 2018. His stunning pastiche of ruffs, dazzling color palette, and "fins" make him such a dreamboat to photograph. Mother Nature left nothing to the artist's imagination when she made this creature! Photographed at Burnaby Lake in early March 2020.

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

Beautiful Chatty Mandarin Duck at the Pond Magnet

It's not a Pacific Northwest winter unless you see the Varied Thrush. One of my favorite backyard birds to see (and a highly elusive one at that), this songbird has a stunning beauty to match the hauntingly beautiful timbre of its song. This handsome fellow was foraging in the backyard with several other wintering birds when I photographed him from the second floor--giving me a rare bird's eye view of t him. We almost never see them during the summer when they spend that season northwards in Alaska, but the call of the colder seasons of the year brings them back to us. Photographed in mid-January 2017.

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

Stunning Varied Thrush on the Lawn Magnet

My attempt to photograph a Rufous hummingbird feeding from the hot pink fuschia flowers on a sunny evening in late June 2016 ultimately proved to be fruitless ... but this Western Tiger Swallowtail butterfly who came to pose in its stead was a wonderful consolation prize!

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

Beautiful Western Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Magnet

An unexpectedly close encounter with a female Northern Harrier while walking the paths of the local wildlife area in early Spring 2017. This beautiful, owl-faced bird of prey, so often seen soaring the skies, was hunkered down in the marshes -- probably waiting out her next meal, a duck who had gone to ground.

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

Beautiful Northern Harrier Hawk in the Marshes Magnet

Funny Owl I Need to Do ... Snowy Owls Water Bottle

Beautiful, Dreamy and Serene Snowy Owl Jigsaw Puzzle

Beautiful, Dreamy and Serene Snowy Owl Classic Round Sticker

Beautiful, Dreamy and Serene Snowy Owl Magnet

Beautiful, Dreamy and Serene Snowy Owl Round Pillow

Beautiful, Dreamy and Serene Snowy Owl Water Bottle

Owls are such fascinating creatures. They are front page newsmakers, drawing the interest of birders, nature lovers, and just about everyone else who has a pulse. Snowy Owls are especially charismatic; the largest owls in North America only show up in Metro Vancouver every few years, and their appearance during our winters causes crowds of admirers and fans to form and flock.

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

WWN Beautiful Dreamy & Serene Snowy Owl

Colors of the Changing Seasons Quadriptych Mug

Colors of the Changing Seasons Quadriptych Bath Mat

Colors of the Changing Seasons Quadriptych Guest Book

Vivid Colors of the Changing Seasons Coaster Set

Colors of the Changing Seasons Quadriptych Serving Tray

Add a touch of nature to your important documents with these file folders, which feature the colors of the seasons.Living in a place where the colors change as the seasons each have moments in time to express themselves is always something wondrous to witness. From top to bottom: rudbeckias (Summer), winterberries (Fall), and sun-dappled green leaves in the forest (Spring).

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

WWN Colors of the Changing Seasons

Add a touch of nature to any room with this whimsical, wildlife-themed wall hanging. 

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!

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

Tree Swallows Looking Out at the Big Wide World Canvas Print

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 Magnet

Add a touch of nature and elegance to your bathroom with this floral-themed towel set. 

The first pastel pink lily to bloom in the backyard during an uncharacteristically cold and overcast June 1, 2017, is one of my favorite cultivars, the Oriental Lilium Stargazer. This rain-kissed specimen was photographed just after an early morning shower.

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Elegant Pink Oriental Lily Lilium Stargazer Flower Bath Towel Set

Tropical Vintage Seashells of Southeast Asia Notebook

Tropical Vintage Seashells of Southeast Asia Tripod Lamp

Tropical Vintage Seashells of Southeast Asia Water Bottle

Vintage Exotic Seashells of Southeast Asia Jigsaw Puzzle

Tropical Vintage Seashells of Southeast Asia Bath Mat

WWN Tropical Vintage Seashells of Southeast Asia

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen with this whimsical, wildlife-themed all-over-print apron!

My second visit to the Maplewood Conservation Area in North Vancouver produced meetings with not two, but six blacktail deer in a clearing ... four fawns and two does who seemed completely at ease with the small group of photographers in their midst. The younger ones seemed almost as curious about the humans as we were about them! This fawn was extremely happy to be alive, bounding in a very Bambi-esque manner through the forest! Photographed in late August 2016.

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

Whimsical The Cat and the Camellia Magnet

Whimsical The Cat and the Camellia Magnet

More from Walks with Nature

Other magnets from various stores