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Plants-Flowers Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

Marsh marigold in flower

Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve Carpets of my Motherland

Shells on the shore of the Bering Sea, Kamchatka, Kronotsky nature reserve

Plants-Flowers Carpets of my Motherland Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

The carpet of the autumn tundra. Kamchatka, Kronotsky Nature Reserve

Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve Carpets of my Motherland Plants-Flowers

Carpet of summer tundra. Kamchatka

Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

The Pacific coast on a cloudy day in August

Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

Fall motif

Trees Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

Stone - or Erman - birch grows in small, crooked formations near the Pacific coast, where strong winds and heavy snows prevai

Trees Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

Leafy larches

Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

Swampy larch forests on the eastern shore of Kronotskoye Lake

Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

Erman birch forest during a December snowstorm

Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

The moon rises over the "Railroad" Ridge

Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve Russian nature reserves from above

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

Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve Russian nature reserves from above

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

Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

The Shumnaya River, photographed here in September, starts 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

Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve Russian nature reserves from above

Unan River Valley

Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve Russian nature reserves from above

Lower reaches of Meteorologist Creek

Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

Kozlov Cape on Kronotsky Peninsula. Fog is a regular occurrence here

Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve Plants-Flowers

Phyllodoce caerulea The pink flowers of mountainheath dominate alpine meadows in summer

Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve Plants-Flowers

Allium ochotense Wild onion blooms in June in the Valley of the Geysers

Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve Plants-Flowers

Lilium debile A lily bud in the rain in Kronotsky Zapovednik

Trees Plants-Flowers Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

Polar willow in rain

Plants-Flowers Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

Flowering spotted lady's slipper)

Plants-Flowers Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

Autumn blueberries. Leaves of blueberries turn red in September in Kamchatka

Plants-Flowers Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

Blueberries in mid September

Carpets of my Motherland Plants-Flowers Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

Carpet of fall tundra

Plants-Flowers Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

Cranberry flowers in the boggy coastal tundra

Plants-Flowers Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

Arctic blue flag (Iris setosa)

Plants-Flowers Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

Spotted yellow lady's slipper

Plants-Flowers Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

Cowberries

Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve Carpets of my Motherland

Lingonberries after the first frost, Kamchatka, Kronotsky Nature Reserve

Plants-Flowers Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

A lily bud (Lilium debile) in the rain

Plants-Flowers Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

The pink flowers of Arctic bramble (Rubus arcticus) bloom in July

Plants-Flowers Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

Arctic raspberry flower in frosting

Carpets of my Motherland Plants-Flowers Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

Loiseleuria procumbens. The tundra comes to life in summer with miniature flowers

Plants-Flowers Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

Wild onion (Allium ochotense) in snow. A wind onion bud emerges from the snow

Plants-Flowers Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve

Arctic starflower and clover springtail

Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve Steller's sea eagles

Steller's sea eagle on a perch

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

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

Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve Steller's sea eagles

Steller's sea eagle in December at coho winter spawning area

Nature of the Kronotsky Reserve Steller's sea eagles

A Stellar sea eagle near a stormy sea