Russian nature reserves from above

Morning fog on the Nugush River in Bashkiria National Park

Russian nature reserves from above Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

The lower reaches of the Listvenichnaya and the shore of Kronotskoye Lake covered in ash from the eruption of Kizimen Volcano

Russian nature reserves from above Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

In the central part of the Kronotsky Peninsula

Russian nature reserves from above Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

Winter mountains with Erman birch forest cover

Russian nature reserves from above Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

Semyachiksky Bay formed by a sandbar along the Pacific coast teems with bird and marine mammal life. In the background, the snow covered Kikhpinych and Kronotsky volcanoes are visible

Russian nature reserves from above Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

The large channels of the Shumnaya river appear to be rivulets from the air

Russian nature reserves from above Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

Shumnaya River near its source in the caldera of the Uzon Volcano

Russian nature reserves from above Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

Khryukinka River near its confluence with Lebyazhka River

Russian nature reserves from above Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

Unan River Valley

Russian nature reserves from above Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

Lower reaches of Meteorologist Creek

Russian nature reserves from above Volcanoes of the Kronotsky Nature Reserve

Snow-covered Kronotsky and the Pacific Coast. Kronotsky Volcano, with its near perfect cone, is connected to the cold waters of the Pacific by the Kronotskaya River

Kenozersky National Park Russian nature reserves from above

Lake Maselga from above. Kargopolsky sector of the national park

Russian nature reserves from above Kenozersky National Park

This long ridge between the lakes is a continental divide between the Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic Ocean

Russian nature reserves from above Kenozersky National Park

Chapel in Glazovo

Russian nature reserves from above Volcanoes of the Kronotsky Nature Reserve

Kizimen Volcano erupting, January 2011

Russian nature reserves from above Kenozersky National Park

Restored watermill

Russian nature reserves from above Kenozersky National Park

Wooden Church of St. Alexander Svirsky on Khizh-Gora

Russian nature reserves from above

Baikal seals (nerpa) bathe in the June sun on melting ice

Russian nature reserves from above Pristine forests of Russia Altaisky Nature Reserve

Pristine coniferous forests of the Altai Nature Reserve with Teletskoye Lake as a backdrop

Yugyd Va National Park Russian nature reserves from above Pristine forests of Russia

The rocky banks of the Shchugor River

Russian nature reserves from above Pristine forests of Russia Yugyd Va National Park

Yugyd Va is one of the largest national parks in Russia: its area is about 2 million hectares, it stretches from north to south - 280 km, and from west to east - 120 km ...

Russian nature reserves from above Volcanoes of the Kronotsky Nature Reserve Kronotskoe Lake

The perfect cone of Kronotsky Volcano is visible everywhere in the reserve. The frozen edge of Kronotskoye Lake is in the foreground

Pristine forests of Russia Russian nature reserves from above Kavkazsky Nature Reserve

Pristine coniferous forests in the Malaya Laba river valley upstream of the Umpyr ranger station

Russian nature reserves from above Kenozersky National Park

Wooden Church of St. Alexander Svirsky on Khizh-Gora

Russian nature reserves from above Kenozersky National Park

An 19-th century wooden сhurch at Khizh-Gora near the village of Maselga

Russian nature reserves from above Yugyd Va National Park Pristine forests of Russia

Autumn taiga

Russian nature reserves from above Khakassky Nature Reserve

Steppe lakes in the Itkul Lake cluster

Russian nature reserves from above Khakassky Nature Reserve

Lake Eight in the Itkul Lake cluster

Russian nature reserves from above Volcanoes of the Kronotsky Nature Reserve

Snow still covers much of the Taunshitz Volcano in June

South Kamchatka Sanctuary Russian nature reserves from above

Kuril lake. Cape Travyanoy (Grassy) and mouth of the Khakitsyn River. View from a helicopter.

Russian nature reserves from above South Kamchatka Sanctuary

Kuril lake. Cape Travyanoy (Grassy) and mouth of the Khakitsyn River

Pristine forests of Russia Yugyd Va National Park Russian nature reserves from above

The Torgovaya River flows into the Shchugor River

Russian nature reserves from above Yugyd Va National Park

A peat bog in the middle of the taiga

Yugyd Va National Park Russian nature reserves from above

A swamp in the taiga. View from above

Russian nature reserves from above Yugyd Va National Park

View from above. Swamp rhythms

Russian nature reserves from above Pristine forests of Russia Yugyd Va National Park

Lower "gate" on the Schugor River

Russian nature reserves from above Pristine forests of Russia Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

October stone birch forest. The folds of gorges form deep shadows in a brightly colored autumn forest

Khakassky Nature Reserve Russian nature reserves from above

The Yerinat River (left) flows into the Bolshoi Abakan River (right). On the bank of the Yerinat you can see the buildings of the Lykov hermit family

Russian nature reserves from above Yugyd Va National Park

Lower "gate" on the Schugor River'. View from above

Pristine forests of Russia Kavkazsky Nature Reserve Russian nature reserves from above

The beginning of golden autumn in the forests of the Caucasus Nature Reserve

Russian nature reserves from above South Kamchatka Sanctuary

Sockeye salmon from above

South Kamchatka Sanctuary Russian nature reserves from above

Kuril lake. Bear and salmon from above

South Kamchatka Sanctuary Russian nature reserves from above

Kuril lake. The mouth of the Hakitsin River after the typhoon

Russian nature reserves from above South Kamchatka Sanctuary

It's a beautiful morning. The Samangi Islands in the northern part of Lake Kuril

Russian nature reserves from above South Kamchatka Sanctuary

Kutkh’s Bats (Boats) are a natural monument created from bizarrely exposed pumice. Literally translated, this site's name is «Boats of the god Kutkh». Located four kilometers from the source of the Ozernaya River (Kuril Lake)