Jim Brandenburg / Temperate forest interior with trillium ground cover, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Ice next to creek, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Ice next to creek, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) trio flying against cloudy sky, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Water Lily (Nymphaea sp) cluster in pond surrounded by coniferous forest, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Water Lily (Nymphaea sp) cluster in pond surrounded by coniferous forest, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Red Pine (Pinus resinosa) at edge of lake in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness with 1200 miles of canoe routes, part of Superior National Park, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Coniferous forest backlit at dawn, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Atlas Cedar (Cedrus atlantica) old growth forest interior, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Maple (Acer sp) leaf in pond, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera) bark peeling, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Frost covered meadow, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Ripples in Judd Lake, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Raven Lake surrounded by autumn colored forest, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Common Loon (Gavia immer) pair on Moose Lake at sunrise, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Timber Wolf (Canis lupus) under moonlit sky, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Whooping Crane (Grus americana) preening in shallow water, Wisconsin

Jim Brandenburg / Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) bringing fish to mate in nest, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Aurora borealis, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Ice along the shore of Burntside Lake at sunset, Superior National Forest, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Lake with fall colored leaves, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Timber Wolf (Canis lupus) pup trio howling, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Timber Wolf (Canis lupus) walking in deep snow, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Purple rock is catlinite or pipestone used by Native Americans to make the peace pipe, Pipestone Creek, Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana) seedling sprouting after fire, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Baptism River, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Moose Lake shoreline covered in frost, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Mushrooms growing on log, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Summer rain, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / American Bison (Bison bison) male, Blue Mounds State Park, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Monarch (Danaus plexippus) butterfly, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Common Loon (Gavia immer) pair courtship dancing, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Creek and waterfall, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Blueberry (Vaccinium sp) cluster fruiting, Superior National Forest, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Breeze blown grass of lakeside sedge meadow, Moose Lake, Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Prickly Wild Rose (Rosa acicularis) petal, Discovery Lake, Superior National Forest, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Barred Owl (Strix varia) perching in tree, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Nimbus storm clouds over prairie, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Timber Wolf (Canis lupus) pack along water's edge, Moose Lake, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) portrait, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Common Loon (Gavia immer) swimming, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Barred Owl (Strix varia) sitting on branch, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Canoe bow with autumn trees, Discovery Lake, Superior National Forest, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Timber Wolf (Canis lupus) emerging from snowy forest, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Timber Wolf (Canis lupus) howling, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Timber Wolf (Canis lupus) in autumn woods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Monarch (Danaus plexippus) butterfly emerging from cocoon, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Timber Wolf (Canis lupus) trio standing on snowy hillside, Minnesota