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I can't get enough of these well-dressed and beautiful soloists, who are all-year-round residents in Metro Vancouver. Until late May 2016, when I encountered a fledgling in the backyard, I was unaware that a few pairs of White-Crowned Sparrows were raising families nearby (and, as I had suspected, last year, too, in the cotoneaster bush out front!)

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White-Crowned Sparrow Songbird in the Grass Keychain

An adorable Black-Capped Chickadee looks longingly at the food presented in two different hands, and wonders if it should go for sunflower seeds from hand A or hand B. Decisions, decisions. Great for bird lovers!

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Cute Hopeful Black-Capped Chickadee Songbird Keychain

The only male Anna's hummingbird (of four males and one female regular) who would "consent" to having his (developing) crown taken at (somewhat) close range -- close, in this case, being 10-12 feet away in the second floor sunroom.  He constantly flashed me his pink head while he sat on the blackberry branch. Not even my opening a window "incentivized" him to fly off. Apparently this is fast becoming one of his favourite perches. 

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Anna's Hummingbird and His Raspberry-Dipped Head Keychain

A drive down an old farm road on a warm mid-winter afternoon led me to this gorgeous adult Red-tailed Hawk perched on a power line. Said subject was unflappable and resolute in both the face of the long lens pointed in its direction and the constant flow of vehicular traffic.

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Magnificent Red-Tailed Hawk in the Sun Keychain

With flaming red mascara to match his lipstick and magnificent crest, this handsome Crested Wood Partridge looks just as flamboyant as he sounds. Our first encounter with the Roul Roul proved to be elusive and disappointing. This latest visit, however, yielded multiple encounters with five of them, including two pairs, and a full-grown offspring. None of these diminutive pheasants showed the least bit of hesitance about stepping out--which made us very careful where we walked! 

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Stunning Roul-Roul Crested Wood Partridge Bird Keychain

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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Elegant Mute Swan Waterbird on the Lake  Keychain

My first encounter with this large and beautiful Central and South American native. Although never having met one before, somehow I knew that the bright yellow eyes, white eyebrows, and black patches around the eyes could only belong to the Spectacled Owl.

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Mesmerizing Golden Eyes of a Spectacled Owl Keychain

This is my second visit to Surrey's Elgin Heritage Park, and I really wished to see a Golden-Crowned Kinglet again, my first photos of it on a deciduous tree being nothing but blurs. My wish was granted with one of several accomplished singers in a giant fir tree, a high-energy, multi-tasking (being able to sing, and flit from branch to branch while hunting for insects) Golden-Crowned Kinglet, who nevertheless proved to be a challenging subject to capture.

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Cute Kinglet Songbird Causes Stir in the Fir Keychain

Stunning Male Anna's Hummingbird on the Plum Tree Photo Print

Stunning Male Anna's Hummingbird in Plum Tree Magnet

Stunning Male Anna's Hummingbird on the Plum Tree Wall Decal

Stunning Male Anna's Hummingbird in Plum Tree Keychain

Stunning Anna's Hummingbird on Plum Tree Label

Add a touch of nature to the living room or bedroom with this wildlife-themed throw! The perfect gift idea for hummingbird lovers!

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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WWN Stunning Anna's Hummingbird on the Plum Tree

Add a touch of nature to the kitchen or dining room with this stunning premium wildlife-themed acrylic coaster set, which features four colorful ducks (clockwise from top left): surf scoter, mallard (wild), harlequin, and hooded merganser! A great gift idea for bird and nature lovers!

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A Stunning Quartet of Colorful Ducks (III) Coaster Set

Add a touch of floral to the kitchen or dining room with this stunning premium floral-themed acrylic coaster set, which features a colorful medley of white and pastel colored lilies, pink orchids, and royal blue gladioluses isolated on black backgrounds.

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Colorful Gladioluses Lilies Orchids Flowers Coaster Set

Cape May Warbler with Flowering Mahonia Face Mask

Cape May Warbler with Flowering Mahonia Trinket Tray

Cape May Warbler with Flowering Mahonia Adult Cloth Face Mask

During a rather warm morning in February 2019, in Abbotsford's Mill Lake Park, I was privileged to meet a handsome male Cape May Warbler, feeding on the mahonia--better known as Oregon grape. Both bird and blossom were equally odd to see at that time of the year -- the former for being in the area at all (in fact, it was the first recorded sighting of this species in Metro Vancouver) and the latter for mysteriously flowering in the dead of winter!

My friendly feathered subject (who should have been overwintering in a more tropical place like Barbados or the Turks & Caicos) was an instant celebrity, and quickly became accustomed to all the lenses pointed his way as he made himself eating or resting in the mahonia.

WWN Cape May Warbler in the Flowering Mahonia

An overcast day is best for capturing the scintillating pink balaclava of the Anna's hummingbird, but that doesn't mean the subject will be any closer! This is the adult male who was given the ouster/bill/boot by a visiting female Rufous hummingbird a few weeks ago. He has since returned, and she is now the visitor. He's sitting on the old plum tree and giving the photographer the eyeball.

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Stunning Anna's Hummingbird on Fruit Tree Keychain

A red background and solid all-caps fonts add importance and ease of readability to this service animal name badge. Personalize with animal's name, handler name and address, plus registration # and upc code. Font type and font colors can be modified as desired. 

NOTE #1: Design is double-sided for your convenience.

NOTE #2: This design can also be adapted for guide dog, hearing dog, and seizure response dog ID badges.

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Red Official Service Animal Custom Photo ID Badge

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

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. This lady, however, doesn't seem to be all that impressed with the two males who are wooing her.
 
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White-Crowned Sparrow Songbird in the Grass Keychain

White-Crowned Sparrow Songbird in the Grass Keychain

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