Lakes, Ponds, 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 Canada jay at the top of an evergreen tree.
Grey Ghost
A Canada jay perched in the snow in the Adirondack Mountains of New York
Little Winter Watcher
A Canada jay on a thin branch with moss
Canada Jay
A male wild turkey in falling snow
Wild Turkey
A great grey owl in a small tree, against a sunset orange background
Glace et Feu
A great grey owl perched on a branch in the purple light of a fading sunset.
Dernières Lueurs
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 pine wabler in a pine tree
Pine Warbler
An American coot swimming in colorful water
American Coot
A common loon in winter plumage in golden October light, surrounded by the reflections of the changing leaves in New Hampshire.
Autumn Gold
An adult common loon flapping its wings in the water
Wingstretch
A baby common loon swimming in calm green water
Great Big Lake
A common loon chick, about one month old, swimming on a New Hampshire lake.
Common Loon Chick
Wind creates colorful ripples on a New Hampshire lake that catch a variety of golds, greens, and blues around a common loon.
Tapestry
A common loon floating in calm green water in sunset light
Serene Green
A common loon in winter plumage, swimming in water that shows autumn reflections.
One Last Look
A juvenile common loon about halfway molted into its first-winter feathers in New Hampshire.
Juvenile Common Loon
Two green-winged teal hens dabbling headfirst in the water.
Double Dip
A female green-winged teal preening against a black background
Spotlight
A female green-winged teal swimming in orange water.
Green-winged Teal
A male wood duck calling with his beak open in Quebec.
Wood Duck
A backlit juvenile red-shouldered hawk standing on a post, with fall colors in the background.
Vigilance
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 male downy woodpecker on a branch with cones, against a white snow background
Downy Woodpecker
A male cardinal perched on spruce cones
Northern Cardinal
A tree sparrow perched on top of a sumac berry cluster in winter.
American Tree Sparrow
A black-capped chickadee pauses on top of a sumac tree against a background of fresh snow in Quebec.
Winter White
A black-capped chickadee standing on a pine tree branch
Black-capped Chickadee
A black-capped chickadee on a branch in a winter setting.
Winter 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 chestnut-backed chickadee perching on Japanese barberry
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
A chestnut-backed chickadee on a maple tree branch with orange leaves
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
A horned lark on a snowdrift at sunset in Quebec, near Montreal.
Horned Lark at Sunset
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.
Sing Your Heart Out
A Pacific wren standing on a mossy stump in British Columbia.
Cousin Itt
A Pacific wren standing at the top of a mossy branch
Pacific Wren
A Pacific wren standing on a mossy stump
Small but Proud
A rock wren standing on rocks with lichen
Rock Wren
A rock wren perched on a piece of driftwood
Drifter
A house wren singing from a newly-budded maple branch in Quebec.
House Wren
A song sparrow on a rock covered in moss and lichen in Quebec.
Almost Spring
A song sparrow perched on a mossy log
Song Sparrow
A song sparrow singing at the top of an evergreen in New Hampshire.
Song Sparrow Serenade
A song sparrow on a mossy stick with a fall color background
Song Sparrow
A song sparrow perched at the top of a mossy branch in the forest in New Hampshire.
Song Sparrow
A Wilson's warbler on a mossy branch in British Columbia.
Wilson's Warbler
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 hairy woodpecker in the snow in northern New York's Adirondack Park.
Hairy Woodpecker
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
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 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 male California quail on a snow-covered log in British Columbia.
California Quail
A white-crowned sparrow on a vertical evergreen branch.
White-crowned Sparrow
A singing white-crowned sparrow on a spruce branch.
White-crowned Sparrow
A white-crowned sparrow singing from a mossy rock in British Columbia.
Rock Concert
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
A female red-breasted nuthatch on a spruce branch with cones
Red-breasted Nuthatch
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 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 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
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 mossy log
Oregon Junco
An Oregon junco sitting on a log just after a light snowfall in British Columbia.
Log Lookout
A Wilson's snipe calling as it walks along a log.
Wilson's Snipe