Free Nature Pictures by ForestWander Nature Photography

Large Bull Elk Stance

This large bull elk has a massive rack of antlers. He could certainly fair well in a fight with another elk with a rack like that. This stance he is standing in seems like he is posing for the camera.

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Red Tail Hawk Winter Tree

A red tail hawk getting ready to take flight from a tree branch in the winter. These predatory birds are very majestic looking. They are also known as a chicken hawk however they almost never prey upon chickens.

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Mountain Lion Winter Forest Snow

A big mountain lion in a Winter West Virginia forest scene. Pine trees are heavy with snow while the green mountain laurel peeks out from under the fresh blanket snow. This cougar is well fed and is motionless staring in my direction. I certainly would not want to be this cats next meal. It probably outweighs me by 50 lbs.

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Ferocious Wild Animal Fisher Teeth Snow

A Ferocious Wild Animal a Fisher showing teeth in the winter snow. If you browse the other pictures of this fisher he looks very cute and fluffy but beware looks can be deceiving. These animals are predators and have large teeth meant for tearing flesh and breaking bones. The remind me of a badger or a small wolverine.

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Bull Elk Walking Toward Me

This Bull Elk has a massive rack of antlers. He is walking right toward me and I do believe they are in rut. These big animals can be deadly for inquisitive tourists and photographers if they are not aware of an animals intentions. Especially an elk that is this big. Sure he may look small at this distance but I am using a 500mm lens to get this shot, don’t let that fool you “Objects in this picture are closer than they appear”!

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Mountain Clouds Sky Sunrise Valley

The Autumn sky at Spruce Knob Mountain Early in the morning on a fall day looking into the valley. This picture was taken with my old Canon rebel 350D. I did not post the full high resolution image at the time that I published this picture. I just happened across this while search through my image library and wanted to give you the full high resolution version. There are a few more like this to come. Hope you enjoy!

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Bobcat Snow Tree

Beautiful gray and white lynx bobcat prowling out from under a snow covered spruce tree. This fellow is likely looking for something to eat such as a rabbit or other small forest creature. These cats blend into a snowy forest background very well and use this to their advantage for hunting and stalking their prey.

Picture Height: 2767 pixels | Picture Width: 3859 pixels | Color Space: sRGB |

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Black Bears Winter Snow Sleeping

Interesting to see two large black bears sleeping next to one another. This must be much warmer than sleeping alone. The black bears are certainly not mothers or else they would be in their dens with cubs.

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Bobcat Snow Climb Tree

a large bobcat has climbed up this tree in the winter time. A few snow flakes have accumulated on the bobcats back. This beautiful cat is probably 50 feet high in this tree and later climbs even higher after realizing I can see it.

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Large Bull Buffalo Winter Snow Profile

A very large Bison in the winter standing in the snow next to some trees. These animals are massive and one could certainly trample an unwary photographer if he were careless. Imagine that millions of these animals roamed through America only 150 years ago.

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