Lakes and Forests

Take a walk through the forests of New England, Quebec, and British Columbia.

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A Canada jay on a spruce limb in the falling snow, in New York's Adirondack Park.
Coming Storm
A tufted titmouse calling from a mossy branch in Quebec.
Tufted Titmouse
A tufted titmouse perched on a cluster of sumac berries with a white snow background in Quebec.
Tufted Titmouse
A horned lark on a snowdrift at sunset in Quebec, near Montreal.
Horned Lark at Sunset
A tree sparrow perched on top of a sumac berry cluster in winter.
American Tree Sparrow
Canada Jay
Canada Jay
Two green-winged teal hens dabbling headfirst in the water.
Double Dip
A female green-winged teal swimming in orange water.
Green-winged Teal
A greater snow goose landing in the evening light on a reservoir in Quebec.
Approach
A gray catbird perched on a pine branch
Gray Catbird
A Pacific wren singing on top of a mossy branch in the forest of British Columbia.
Pacific Wren
A song sparrow perched at the top of a mossy branch in the forest in New Hampshire.
Song Sparrow
A great gray owl on an overcast day, perched at the top of a stand of sumac in southern Quebec.
Apex
A great gray owl in a strong wind in Quebec.
Vent du Nord
A Pacific wren standing on a mossy stump in British Columbia.
Cousin Itt
A Wilson's warbler on a mossy branch in British Columbia.
Wilson's Warbler
A Canada jay perched in the snow in the Adirondack Mountains of New York
Little Winter Watcher
A song sparrow on a rock covered in moss and lichen in Quebec.
Almost Spring
A downy woodpecker clings to a rotten, old birch tree in Quebec.
Downy Woodpecker
A male downy woodpecker holds on to the back side of a tree branch covered in colorful lichens.
Undercling
A song sparrow singing at the top of an evergreen in New Hampshire.
Song Sparrow Serenade
A black-capped chickadee pauses on top of a sumac tree against a background of fresh snow in Quebec.
Black-capped Chickadee
A black-capped chickadee on a bare branch
Black-capped Chickadee
A chickadee perched on a maple branch with yellow leaves.
Black-capped Chickadee
A common loon chick, about one month old, swimming on a New Hampshire lake.
Common Loon Chick
A hairy woodpecker in the snow in northern New York's Adirondack Park.
Hairy Woodpecker
A male wood duck calling with his beak open in Quebec.
Wood Duck
A red-breasted sapsucker on a mossy tree trunk.
Sapsucker Side-eye
A red-breasted sapsucker hanging onto a mossy tree trunk in British Columbia.
Touch of Red
A red-breasted sapsucker on a dead tree covered in hardened sap.
Red-breasted Sapsucker
An Oregon junco looking over its shoulder on a mossy branch with spots of snow and ice in British Columbia.
Oregon Junco
An Oregon junco sitting on a log just after a light snowfall in British Columbia.
Log Lookout
A house wren singing from a newly-budded maple branch in Quebec.
House Wren
A Cape May warbler in fall plumage in an almost alien-looking field of wild celery plants in the islands of far eastern Quebec.
Cape May Warbler
A white-crowned sparrow on a vertical evergreen branch.
White-crowned Sparrow
A black-capped chickadee on a branch in a winter setting.
Black-capped Chickadee
A female snowy owl in a snowy field in Ontario, with blowing snow highlighted by a pink sunset glow.
Sunset Study
A female snowy owl on an overcast winter day, in a snow-covered field in Ontario.
I See You
A common loon in winter plumage in golden October light, surrounded by the reflections of the changing leaves in New Hampshire.
Autumn Gold
A common loon in green water on a lake.
Serene Green
Wind creates colorful ripples on a New Hampshire lake that catch a variety of golds, greens, and blues around a common loon.
Tapestry
A juvenile common loon about halfway molted into its first-winter feathers in New Hampshire.
Juvenile Common Loon
An adult common loon in green water.
Common Loon
A male California quail on a snow-covered log in British Columbia.
California Quail
A white-crowned sparrow singing from a spruce branch in British Columbia.
Singoff in the Spruces
A singing white-crowned sparrow on a spruce branch.
White-crowned Sparrow
A goldfinch on a branch with brand new leaves sprouting, in springtime in a Montreal park.
New Growth
An orange-crowned warbler somewhat small in the frame, clinging to a slender evergreen stem in British Columbia.
Orange-crowned Warbler
A close-up of a male wood duck in a pond reflecting fall colors.
Wood Duck
A male red-breasted nuthatch climbing on a yellow-colored spruce tree
Red-breasted Nuthatch
An Oregon junco sitting on a mossy log
Oregon Junco
A female white-breasted nuthatch on top of a rotten birch log in Quebec with a yellow autumn background.
White-breasted Nuthatch
A Steller's jay perched on a moss-covered tree branch
Steller's Jay
A female white-breasted nuthatch on a mossy log.
White-breasted Nuthatch
A female red-breasted nuthatch on a spruce branch with cones
Red-breasted Nuthatch
A red-breasted nuthatch perched on a mossy tree stump
Red-breasted Nuthatch
A female red-breasted nuthatch clinging to an evergreen branch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
A white-crowned sparrow singing from a mossy rock in British Columbia.
Rock Concert
A female Oregon junco standing on a branch with green lichen
Oregon Junco
An Oregon junco sitting on a mossy branch
Oregon Junco
An Oregon junco perched on a branch completely covered in green moss in British Columbia.
Oregon Junco
A song sparrow perched on a mossy log
Song Sparrow
A Wilson's snipe calling as it walks along a log.
Wilson's Snipe