Free Nature Pictures by ForestWander Nature Photography

West Virginia Cougar Winter Snow

A large West Virginia cougar laying down next to a rock in the snow. These predatory cats once roamed the Appalachian forests and mountains. They require vast amounts of wilderness for their habitat. With the ever increasing population of the east coast mountainous areas it is becoming less likely that these magnificent wild cats will ever be seen in the wild again…

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Mountain Sky Sunrise Colors

Many colors on the horizon of this view of the mountain skies. Down below the valleys are covered in an early morning fog before the sunrise burns the fog away. This is an amazing view from high upon one of the most majestic mountains in the Allegheny mountain range.

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Scenic Winter Mountains Frozen Lake

A scenic view of the mountains from a lake in the mountains. This lake is probably one of the highest lakes in elevation around this area. It is called summit lake and is just a few miles from the highland scenic highway. The hills and mountains look beautiful from this perspective as it is unlikely that they have been photographed from this particular area before.

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Winter Waterfall Ravine

Waterfall deep in a ravine which pours into the New River Gorge in West Virginia. This creek has actually been used for extreme kayaking. It would certainly take a daring and adventurous heart to Kayak down this rugged creek considering the jagged rock edges and steep drops over the waterfalls.

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Mountain Sunrise Sky Blue Hue

High atop Spruce Knob the highest point in West Virginia during an early morning sunrise. This is one of the most beautiful times of the year when the colors of the sky show many variations in tint and hue. This is due to the angle of the sunlight entering the earths atmosphere. There is nothing like watching the sun rise from up on this mountain. The view is spectacular.

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Bull Elk Profile Stance

Bull elk right side profile stance with a large set of antlers. These animals weigh several hundred pounds and could easily kill a human if provoked. Often when they spare over dominance in the herd weaker Elk bulls can succumb to injury or even death by the larger bulls.

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Two Buffalo Grazing Grass Winter Snow

Picture of two Large Buffalo grazing on old grass in the snow. These bison are huge animals and could easily trample a person. I am keeping my distance as I try to capture a good perspective and composition of these magnificent animals eating in the winter.

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Otter Playing Snow Flying

A picture of an otter running and sliding in the snow as he plays during a winter snow storm. The snow is flying up in the air as he rounds this turn chasing after his friend. These two otters played for along time and they were fun to watch.

Picture Height: 1270 pixels | Picture Width: 1708 pixels | Color Space: sRGB |

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Beautiful White Flower

A beautiful white flower with a black background. The brightly colored white flower stands out with such a contrasted black background. The details of this white flower are sharp and the colors are vivid. This was taken at a local greenhouse where they have many flowers which can be photographed.

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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.

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