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The White-Crowned Sparrow is a bird for every season in the Pacific Northwest. Here it sits on the tansy that grows wild and in great numbers in the Boundary Bay Wildlife Management Area. Photographed in August 2018.

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

White-Crowned Sparrow Sitting on the Tansy Metal Ornament

This female Anna's hummingbird adds a bit of colour and personality to the backyard on a rainy day. She is quiet and stealthy--and can often materialize without making a sound--a far cry from the adult male, who makes himself heard well before I see him. Photographed perching on the Scarlet Trumpet vine after furtively having several long sips from the new nectar feeder--which has also drawn the attention and interest of at least one Black-Capped Chickadee, too.

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Anna's Hummingbird on Scarlet Trumpetvine Metal Ornament

Add a touch of nature to the holidays with this whimsical, wildlife-themed ornament!  

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 in the Grass Metal Ornament

Add a touch of nature to the holidays with this whimsical, animal-themed ornament! 

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.

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Whimsical The Cat and the Camellia Metal Ornament

Green palm leaves unintentionally vignette an adult male Golden Pheasant, simultaneously lending a subtle artistry to my capture, while doing little to disguise his stunning gold and red plumage. If the phoenix had a mortal incarnation, this surely must be it.

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Emerging from the Green: Golden Pheasant Metal Ornament

Trying its best to look adorable, this Eastern Grey Squirrel adopted a wishful pose for my camera in the hopes that I had food on my person. Some of my fellow humans succumbed to the collective charms of these non-natives, who were as thick as thieves at Stanley Park's Lost Lagoon on a chilly late November 2015 afternoon.

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Saucy Cute Squirrel Could You Spare a Peanut? Metal Ornament

Add a touch of nature to the holidays with this whimsical, wildlife-themed ornament!  

The start of the growing season means the return of the diminutive but feisty Rufous Hummingbirds to Metro Vancouver. From March through August, their presence means increased competition for nectar feeders and flowers for the resident Anna's hummingbirds. This fellow was one of five Rufouses to visit the Richmond Nature Park regularly on an early spring day. We witnessed extremely vocal and physical territorial disputes (which were, rather comically, inversely proportional to the size of the combatants). Photographed on April 4, 2016.

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

Sitting Pretty: Male Rufous Hummingbird Metal Ornament

An almost perfectly camouflaged female Great Horned Owl attempts to catch some shuteye in the neighbor's 100-foot Douglas Fir on a rainy fall day, only to be subjected to the verbal and physical harangues of nine Northwestern Crows. After three hours, they finally left her to her beauty sleep. Photographed on November 13, 2016.

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Great Horned Owl in the Douglas Fir Metal Ornament

Keep notes, reminders, and more in this wildlife-themed journal. 

Birding just a small clearing of forest in Minnekhada Regional Park in late May 2016 yielded two new bird species for my life list, including this Red-Breasted Sapsucker, who chose to fly to a dead tree as I was photographing some other birds. This handsome woodpecker did not call -- but its bright red head did all the talking for it. It was all I could do not to stop and stare.

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Meeting a Red-Breasted Sapsucker Notebook

Add a touch of nature to your tumbler with this floral-themed design!

These purple Cineraria flowers provide a dazzling (and welcome) burst of color for early spring gardens. Although these African natives and members of the daily 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 Thermal Tumbler

Add a touch of nature and whimsy to your summer or casual attire with these wildlife-themed flip flops! 

Isn't she lovely? This female Rufous hummingbird poses calmly for my camera on the old plum tree in the backyard. With the very early arrival (and disappearance) of the males in March and April as they migrate to as far north as Alaska, we have had a veritable dearth of yardbirds. Her continued presence means that life will become much more "interesting" for the resident Anna's (particularly the males). Not coincidentally, we are also seeing more birds in the backyard now.

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

Cute Rufous Hummingbird on Plum Tree Branch Kid's Flip Flops

Add a touch of nature to the living room, bedroom, and even picnics and outdoor events with this whimsical, wildlife-themed fleece blanket!

Not one, but two (!) blue morph Snow Geese slumber peacefully in the afternoon summer sun, dreaming, perhaps of delicious grasses.

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Cute Snow Geese Dreaming in the Summer Sun Fleece Blanket

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen or dining room with this stunning premium wildlife-themed acrylic coaster set, which features five colorful ducks (clockwise from top left): harlequin, wood, eurasian wigeon, and mandarin! A great gift idea for bird and nature lovers!

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A Stunning Quintet of Colorful Ducks (I) Coaster Set

Bring a bit of nature with you, wherever you go, with this whimsical, wildlife-themed tote! 

One of several Black-Capped Chickadees patronizing the backyard feeders. I managed to catch this little one perched on the pear tree and catching a bit of afternoon sun, with the blush of autumn behind it (courtesy of the neighbor's giant red maple tree). Photographed in late October 2017.

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

Cute Black-Capped Chickadee with Red Autumn Leaves Tote Bag

Add a touch of nature and wonder to your walls with this wildlife-themed decal! The perfect choice for bird lovers!

The golfers on the fairway clearly didn't disturb this Eastern Cottontail Rabbit, who was busy munching away on the delicious and well-manicured greens. This one paused to mug for my camera, and then went right back to chewing on its verdant comestibles, unfazed by the attention.

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

White-Crowned Sparrow Sitting on the Tansy Metal Ornament

White-Crowned Sparrow Sitting on the Tansy Metal Ornament

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Other christmas ornaments from various stores