Category: Nature Photography, Art, Gift Ideas
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Still Life with Lilacs
I am definitely looking forward to spring! I feel very fortunate to have a lilac bush in my yard…they are one of my very favorite flowers. This photograph of a bouquet of lilacs in an antique silver teapot was actually taken years ago. The teapot was a great find in our local thrift store which…
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Female Northern Flicker Siblings
Where we used to live we had a bird feeder, suet, and hummingbird feeders on our back deck so it was a very popular spot. Birds would often perch in the hemlock tree that grew right next to the deck. The pair of female northern flickers pictured above were sisters (by my best guess) who…
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A Colorful Peacock Portrait
I came across this photograph of a handsome peacock while looking through my old hard drives filled with pictures from the past. I photographed this particular peacock in Beacon Hill Park (in Victoria on Vancouver Island, British Columbia) where peacocks roam free. Beacon Hill Park is 75 hectares (almost 200 acres) and a good portion…
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Home Sweet Home
I’ve been going through some old hard drives that are jam-packed with photographs taken years ago. This photo of a curious chipmunk is just one of the pictures I discovered. My parents lived in Ontario and the back yard of their last home had a lot of wildlife, including a vast supply of chipmunks. There…
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Sunbathing Eagle
I took this photograph of a sunbathing eagle perched in a treetop many years ago when I lived on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia, Canada. I often drove by Garden Bay Lake in Pender Harbour and I noticed that the trees overlooking the lake were a favorite spot for eagles. They were also fond…
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Perched Anna’s Hummingbird
Here’s another image of the gorgeous male Anna’s hummingbird that spent some time in my yard this winter. He seems to have moved on now unfortunately, and so has the female who was always perched in the cherry tree. I see them visit the feeders occasionally but when the above photograph was taken, the two…
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Male Anna’s Hummingbird Talking
I’m working on a series of photographs of the two Anna’s hummingbirds (a male and a female) that have taken up residence in my back yard here on Vancouver Island, British Columbia this winter. Both hummers allow me to get quite close to them. This photograph was taken after over a foot of snow was…
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Tough Times
I have to admire our Anna’s hummingbirds that spend the winter here on the coast of British Columbia, Canada. No winter migration for these tough birds! It doesn’t normally snow all that often here but this year has been extraordinary. The hummingbirds and other wildlife have been forced to overcome many adversities including snowfalls of…