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All Original Free Nature Pictures by the Nature Photographer Team ForestWander Nature Photography Pictures of Waterfalls, Flowers, Wildlife, Mountains, Creeks and Streams, Country Churches, Skies, Hiking Trails  Go to Heaven "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork."


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Wild Boar Snow Covered Snout

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.
    Picture Height: 3744 pixels | Picture Width: 5616 pixels | Lens Aperture: f/5.6 | Image Exposure Time: 1/320 sec | Lens Focal Length mm: 300 mm | Photo Exposure Value: 0 EV | Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II | Photo White Balance: 0 | Color Space: sRGB |

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Icy Winter Forest Waterfall

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.
    Picture Height: 3744 pixels | Picture Width: 5616 pixels | Lens Aperture: f/22 | Image Exposure Time: 32/10 sec | Lens Focal Length mm: 55 mm | Photo Exposure Value: 0 EV | Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II | Photo White Balance: 0 | Color Space: sRGB |

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Bobcat Snow Tree Background

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.
    Picture Height: 3744 pixels | Picture Width: 5616 pixels | Lens Aperture: f/7.1 | Image Exposure Time: 1/400 sec | Lens Focal Length mm: 300 mm | Photo Exposure Value: 0 EV | Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II | Photo White Balance: 0 | Color Space: sRGB |

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Two Otters Snow Sticking Tongue Out

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.
    Picture Height: 3744 pixels | Picture Width: 5616 pixels | Lens Aperture: f/5 | Image Exposure Time: 1/100 sec | Lens Focal Length mm: 77 mm | Photo Exposure Value: 0 EV | Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II | Photo White Balance: 0 | Color Space: sRGB |

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Scenic Winter Waterfall Soft Snow

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.

    Picture Height: 4941 pixels | Picture Width: 3744 pixels | Lens Aperture: f/22 | Image Exposure Time: 30 sec | Lens Focal Length mm: 28 mm | Photo Exposure Value: 0 EV | Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II | Photo White Balance: 0 | Color Space: sRGB |

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Coyote Face Tail Snow Mouth

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.
    Picture Height: 3744 pixels | Picture Width: 5616 pixels | Lens Aperture: f/5.6 | Image Exposure Time: 1/250 sec | Lens Focal Length mm: 209 mm | Photo Exposure Value: 0 EV | Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II | Photo White Balance: 0 | Color Space: sRGB |

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Rugged Winter Ravine Waterfall

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.
    Picture Height: 3744 pixels | Picture Width: 5616 pixels | Lens Aperture: f/22 | Image Exposure Time: 32/10 sec | Lens Focal Length mm: 32 mm | Photo Exposure Value: 0 EV | Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II | Photo White Balance: 0 | Color Space: sRGB |

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Otter Running Snow Playing

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!
    Picture Height: 1245 pixels | Picture Width: 1423 pixels | Color Space: sRGB |

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Autumn Mountain Sky Sunrise Colors

Autumn Mountain Sky Sunrise Colors

Wonderful Autumn Sky Mountain View high above the Monongahela Forest from Spruce Knob. This is the highest point in West Virginia. This image was taken early on an Autumn morning from the observation tower opposite from the sunrise. The sun had just began to peek out from the horizon. The colors of the distant sky make this a unique and colorful picture of the sky and Mountains below.
    Picture Height: 2304 pixels | Picture Width: 3456 pixels | Lens Aperture: f/3.5 | Image Exposure Time: 1/6 sec | Lens Focal Length mm: 18 mm | Photo Exposure Value: 0 EV | Camera Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT | Photo White Balance: 0 | Color Space: sRGB |

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Two Bobcats Peeking Out Den Snow

Two Bobcats Peeking Out Den Snow

A unique wildlife scene as we see two bobcats looking out from a den toward me. This looks like it could be a male bobcat and a female bobcat just by their sizes. The male bobcat (which is larger) seems to resemble a Lynx cat because of his gray and white fur colors. Certainly this thick coat of fur keeps them warm.

    Picture Height: 1714 pixels | Picture Width: 2380 pixels | Lens Aperture: f/8 | Image Exposure Time: 1/640 sec | Lens Focal Length mm: 300 mm | Photo Exposure Value: 0 EV | Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II | Photo White Balance: 0 | Color Space: sRGB |

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