Wind-blasted snow clinging to hardwood trees after a winter storm in Mecosta County, Michigan, USA

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plants in the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden

Brush-footed Butterflies puddling in the Garnet Range, Montana, USA

Pearl Crescent, Phyciodes tharos, butterfly puddling in a high meadow in the Garnet Mountains, Montana, USA

Fallenin September in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada

Bubbles, created in winter by the photographer, rapidly form ice crystals on the inside surfaces, Michigan, USA,

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Winter tree shadows falling across a wall in downtown Battle Creek, Michigan, USA [No property release; editorial licensing only]

Bank stabilization of stones along Battle Creek River in downtown Battle Creek, Michigan, USA

Sea ice near shore on a cove opening to the Atlantic Ocean in Newfoundland, Canada

Sea ice near shore on a cove opening to the Atlantic Ocean in Newfoundland, Canada

Edith's Checkerspot, Euphydryas editha, puddling in the Garnet Range, Montana, USA

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Basswood leaf with ripples along Chippewa River in October, Sylvan Solace Preserve, Michigan, USA

Gull feather on the rippled sand of Shi Shi Beach in Olympic National Park, Washington State, USA