February, 2011 | Free Nature Pictures by ForestWander Nature Photography

Archive for February, 2011

Scenic Frozen Winter Lake

A very cold winter scene of a frozen lake in West Virginia. The trees and landscape are perfectly preserved after many days of snow fall. There are no animal or human tracks that have disturbed the fresh snow. This place is very quiet and there is not even the sound of a bird anywhere. Almost as if everything here is frozen in time.

Beautiful Pink Flower

This beautiful pink flower is one of my favorite pictures. The composition of this turned out just right from this perspective and with a little effort the contrast of the background helps the focus and pink color of the flower to become vivid and alive.

Wild Boar Snow Covered Snout

Wild Boars have got to be the most ugly animals I have ever seen. Nonetheless they are a wild animal that is found throughout our region. This one snow on his snout and I happened to catch him looking in this direction. There we actually two here as I took this picture. Not sure if I will post the other picture. They are just so ugly it is hard to compose an image of them from any angle that is good.

Icy Winter Forest Waterfall

These icy winter waterfalls seem to almost pour out from the screen. This water is bone chillingly cold and the water is really flowing fast from all of the heavy snow falls in the mountains. Next I am trying to figure out how I am going to get up to the next level to get a closer shot of the big waterfalls up above. It was fun climbing down here into this ravine, but I have to be careful that I do not push rocks down onto my hiking buddy, when climbing back up.

Bobcat Snow Tree Background

One of my favorite shots of a bobcat coming out from under this pine tree. This bobcat resembles a Lynx cat with gray and white colors and the snowy background. You should check out the video of this wild cat climbing a tree. These cats are really beautiful especially with this thick winter coat of fur.

Two Otters Snow Sticking Tongue Out

I really enjoyed taking pictures of these otters. They were really funny. They not only played really hard but they acted like best buddies. This one here is sticking its tongue out as I take this picture. They seem to be very content in the snow and even probably like it by the way they are playing.

Scenic Winter Waterfall Soft Snow

Soft accents during a heavy wet winter snow storm give a surreal effect to this scenic waterfall picture. Here, I am standing on the side of a steep cliff, hill in order to capture this image. If you notice the waterfalls keep going and going at the top of the rocks. This is a beautiful and peaceful area.

Coyote Face Tail Snow Mouth

Coyote in the winter snow with a bushy tail in the background. This fella was very restless for some reason not for sure why. His winter coat of fur was very thick and he certainly must be warm under all of this fur. This kind of canine reminds me of a fox and a wolf combined.

Rugged Winter Ravine Waterfall

A rugged winter waterfall deep in a mountainous ravine. Here I am trying to capture the essence of the water flowing from the hillside into the creek that is rushing below me. I am actually standing on a big rock in the middle of the creek. This was taken during one of the biggest snow storms of the winter. The toughest part about taking this image was the amount of snow that was sticking to the lens. This was a beautiful sight to behold unlike any we had seen before.

Otter Running Snow Playing

Playful Otter running in the snow. I wish you could have seen these otters. They were so funny they ran and played for a long time. They seem like such playful creatures just like a couple of kids running and sliding in the snow. My son really enjoyed seeing them too!

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