Sandra Bartocha / European white birch / Downy Birch (Betula pubescens) and Common Heather (Calluna vulgaris), Reicherskreuzer Heide, Schlaubetal, Germany, August
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Sandra Bartocha / Downy / European white birch (Betula pubescens) tree trunks in the mist, Waldstadt, Potsdam, Germany, November
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Sandra Bartocha / Forest view of trunks of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris), Downy European white birch (Betula pubescens) and European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) trees, Muritz National Park, Germany, November
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Sandra Bartocha / Forest view of trunks of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris), Downy European white birch (Betula pubescens) and European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) trees, Muritz National Park, Germany, November
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Orsolya Haarberg / Autumnal Downy birch trees (Betula pubescens) blowing in wind, Hraunfossar, Iceland, September
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Downy birch trees (Betula pubescens) Thagrds Plantation, Thy National Park, Denmark, July 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Downy birch (Betula pubescens) trees, Thagrds Plantation, Thy National Park, Denmark, July 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Downy birch trees (Betula pubescens) Thagrds Plantation, Thy National Park, Denmark, July 2009
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David Woodfall / Regeneration of a Birch (Betula pendula, B. pubescens) Forest in autumn, Alladale Wilderness Reserve, Scotland, thanks to rewilding efforts. October 2016.
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Nick Upton / Horse's hoof / Tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius) growing on a rotten Downy birch (Betula pubescens) tree trunk which a woodpecker has drilled a hole into, Muraka Forest reserve, Estonia, April
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Nick Upton / Mixed wet woodland including Aspen (Populus tremula) and Downy birch (Betula pubescens). Inhabited by rare surviving Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans) population. Near Lisaku, Estonia. April...
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Nick Upton / Mixed wet woodland including Aspen (Populus tremula) and Downy birch (Betula pubescens). Inhabited by rare surviving Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans) population. Near Lisaku, Estonia. April...
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Nick Upton / Downy birch (Betula pubescens) trees in mixed woodland, the tree on the left houses a Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans) nest hole. Near Lisaku, Estonia. April.
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Nick Upton / Mixed wet woodland including Aspen (Populus tremula) and Downy birch (Betula pubescens). Inhabited by a surviving population of Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans). Near Lisaku, Estonia. April...
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Nick Upton / Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans) entering nest hole in Downy birch (Betula pubescens) tree trunk. Mature mixed forest, near Lisaku, Ida Virumaa, Estonia. April.
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Staffan Widstrand / Waterfall through Mountain birch (Betula pubescens tortuosa) zone in autumn. Dovrefjell National Park, Norway. September 2018.
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Staffan Widstrand / River through Mountain birch (Betula pubescens tortuosa) zone in autumn. Dovrefjell National Park, Norway. September 2018.
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Andy Sands / Downy birch (Betula pubescens) left standing among 2nd year coppice re-growth, an ancient woodland indicator species in UK, Suffolk, England, UK, May
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Erlend Haarberg / Yellow-coloured Mountain birch (Betula pubescens) forest with snow-covered mountain tops in the background. Rondane National Park, Norway. September.
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Erlend Haarberg / Moose (Alces alces) male in Mountain birch (Betula pubescens) forest in autumn. Fjell, Norway. September.
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Erlend Haarberg / Yellow-coloured Mountain birch (Betula pubescens) trees lit by early morning light.Grimsdalen, Fjell, Norway.
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Erlend Haarberg / Yellow-coloured Mountain birch (Betula pubescens) forest with snow-covered mountain tops in the background. Fjell, Norway. September Grimsdalen, Fjell, Norway. September 2018.
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David Woodfall / Downy birch (Betula pubescens) growing alongside River Carron, Alladale Rewilding project, Scottish Highlands, UK, October.
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Mike Read / Downy birch (Betula pubescens) beside Loch Ba, Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK. March 2017.
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Mike Read / Downy birch (Betula pubescens) tree shaped by prevailing winds, beside Loch Ba, Isle of Mull, Scotland, March.
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Orsolya Haarberg / Aerial view oof snow-covered Rapa delta. The river channels are bordered by narrow strips of Mountain birch (Betula pubescens) forest. Laponia UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lapland, Sweden. Highly com...
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Orsolya Haarberg / Bark of a Birch tree (Betula pubescens) Rapa delta, Laponia World Heritage Site, Lapland, Sweden.
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Orsolya Haarberg / Frost-covered Mountain birch (Betula pubescens) forest. Muddus National Park, Laponia World Heritage Site, Swedish Lapland, Sweden. December 2016.
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Orsolya Haarberg / Frost-covered Norway spruce (Picea abies), and Mountain birch (Betula pubescens) forest. Muddus National Park, Laponia World Heritage Site, Swedish Lapland, Sweden. December 2016.
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Orsolya Haarberg / Autumn in the Rapa delta. Yellow Mountain birch (Betula pubescens) forest. Laponia World Heritage Site, Lapland, Sweden. December 2016.
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Nick Upton / Tilt shot of a Downy birch tree (Betula pubescens) almost felled by Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber), Devon Wildlife Trust's Devon Beaver Project, Devon, England, UK, June.
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Nick Upton / Male Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) at night, chewing the bark of a young Downy birch (Betula pubescens), Devon Wildlife Trust's Devon Beaver Project, Devon, UK, April.
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Nick Upton / Male Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) at night, chewing the bark of a young Downy birch (Betula pubescens) before leaving the frame, Devon Wildlife Trust's Devon Beaver Project, Devon, UK, April.
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Nick Upton / Downy birch tree (Betula pubescens) felled by Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber) with some of its bark gnawed off by them, lying across a stream in the grounds of Bamff estate, Alyth, Perthshire, Tayside...
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Nick Upton / Downy birch tree (Betula pubescens) felled by Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber) with some of its bark gnawed off by them, lying across a stream in the grounds of Bamff estate, Alyth, Perthshire, Tayside...
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Nick Upton / Downy birch tree (Betula pubescens) felled and partially stripped of its bark by Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber) lying across a stream in the grounds of Bamff estate, Alyth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotl...
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Nick Upton / Downy birch tree (Betula pubescens) felled by Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber) with some of its bark gnawed off by them, lying across a stream in the grounds of Bamff estate, Alyth, Perthshire, Tayside...
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Nick Upton / Several young Birch trees (Betula sp.) felled by Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber) close to a drainage channel used for access, creating a clearing in mixed woodland, Bamff Estate, Alyth, Tayside, Perth...
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Nick Upton / Several young Birch trees (Betula sp.) felled by Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber) creating a clearing in mixed woodland, Bamff Estate, Alyth, Tayside, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, April.
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Nick Upton / Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) gnawing bark from a birch branch it has cut at a feeding station on a lake shore at night, Scottish Beaver Trial population, Knapdale, Scotland, UK, May. Taken with a re...
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Nick Upton / Willow tree (Salix sp.) felled and stripped of its bark by Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber) by a stream in the grounds of Bamff estate, in snow, Alyth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, UK, April.
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Nick Upton / Downy birch tree (Betula pubescens) felled and stripped of its bark by Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber) by a stream in the grounds of Bamff estate, Alyth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, UK, April.
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Erlend Haarberg / Birch tree trunk (Betula pubescens) covered by lichens in the Rapa delta. Laponia World Heritage Site, Lapland, Sweden.
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Erlend Haarberg / Birch tree (Betula pubescens) close up of bark, Rapa delta, Laponia World Heritage Site, Lapland, Sweden, September
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Andres M. Dominguez / European white birch (Betula pubescens) woodland in winter, Spain, March 2016.
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Will Watson / Wood pigeons (Columba palumbus) swapping incubation duty on nest, Downy birch (Betula pubescens), Herefordshire, England, UK, October.
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Will Watson / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) pair and squabs / chicks in nest, Downy birch (Betula pubescens), Herefordshire, England, UK, October.
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Will Watson / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) pair and squab / chick in nest, Downy birch (Betula pubescens), Herefordshire, England, UK, October.
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Will Watson / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) sitting on nest with two squabs / chicks, nest located in Downy Birch (Betula pubescens), Herefordshire, England, UK, October.
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Nick Upton / Downy birch tree (Betula pubescens) heavily gnawed by Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber) and close to being felled, in large enclosure, Devon Beaver Project, Devon Wildlife Trust, Devon, UK, May.
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Orsolya Haarberg / Yellow mountain birch (Betula pubescens) and lichen-covered rocks in autumn. Stora Sjofallet National Park, World Heritage Laponia, Swedish Lapland, Sweden.
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Orsolya Haarberg / Autumn vegetation at the treeline, with Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) and Mountain birch (Betula pubescens). World Heritage Laponia, Sarek National Park. Swedish Lapland, Sweden. September 2009.
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Erlend Haarberg / Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and mountain birch (Betula pubescens), Muddus National Park, Laponia, Lapland, Sweden, June.
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Erlend Haarberg / Rain shower backlit by beam of sunlight with tree in Downy birch tree (Betula pubescens) Aurlandsfjorden. Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway, June 2012.
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Erlend Haarberg / Downy birch (Betula pubescens) with rain shower over Aurlandsfjorden in the background. Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway, June 2012.
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Orsolya Haarberg / Geirangerfjorden in autumn, with yellow Downy birch (Betula pubescens) trees, Stranda municipality, More og Romsdal, Norway. September 2012
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Orsolya Haarberg / Downy birch (Betula pubescens) and view over Aurlandsfjorden in spring. Aurland municipality, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. June 2012
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Orsolya Haarberg / A branch of the Seven Sisters (Dei Sju Systrene, De Syv Sostre) waterfalls, before falling into Geirangerfjorden. Skageflafossen on other side of fjord, with Downy birch (Betula pubescens) in foregro...
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Erlend Haarberg / Downy birch (Betula pubescens) and rainbow in autumn, Aurlandsfjorden, Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. September 2012
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Erlend Haarberg / Autumn landscape reflected in lake, with yellow Downy birch (Betula pubescenes) tree, in Lofoten Archipelago. Akkarvik, Moskenes, Nordland, Norway. October 2012
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Nick Upton / Downy birch tree (Betula pubescens) heavily gnawed by Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) with others felled in the background, within a large wet woodland stream enclosure, Devon, UK, March.
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Nick Upton / Downy birch trees (Betula pubescens) heavily gnawed by Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) with others felled in the background, within a large wet woodland stream enclosure, Devon, UK, March.
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Nick Upton / Downy birch tree (Betula pubescens) felled by Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) within a large wet woodland stream enclosure, Devon, UK, March.
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Nick Upton / Downy birch tree (Betula pubescens) felled by Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) within a large wet woodland stream enclosure, Devon, UK, March.
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Nick Upton / Alder tree (Alnus glutinosa) with trunk heavily gnawed by Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber) with Downy birch trees (Betula pubescens) felled in the background, within a large wet woodland stream enclosu...
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Nick Upton / Alder tree (Alnus glutinosa) felled by Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) within a large wet woodland stream enclosure, with felled Downy birch tree (Betula pendulosa) and a beaver dam checking the stream...
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Nick Upton / Alder tree (Alnus glutinosa) felled by Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) within a large wet woodland stream enclosure, with felled Downy birch tree (Betula pendulosa) and a beaver dam checking the stream...
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Floris van Breugel / European white birch (Betula pubescens) in a Dutch birch forest, Oisterwijkse vennen, The Netherlands. June 2009.
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Floris van Breugel / European white birch (Betula pubescens) in a Dutch birch forest, Oisterwijkse vennen, The Netherlands. June 2009.
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Taiga forest with Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) Aspen (Populus tremula) and Mountain birch (Betula pubescens tortuosa) trees, Saltoluokta area, Greater Laponia Rewilding Area, Lapland, Norrbotten, Swe...
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Andy Trowbridge / Hoar frost / radiation frost on lone Downy birch tree (Betula pubescens) in snow covered field. Southern Norway, February.
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Sandra Bartocha / European white birch (Betula pubescens) trees and Common Heather (Calluna vulgaris), Reicherskreuzer Heide, Schlaubetal, Germany, October
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Sandra Bartocha / European white / Downy birch tree trunks (Betula pubescens) Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, April
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Sandra Bartocha / European white birch (Betula pubescens) trees in Common Heather (Calluna vulgaris) flowering, Reicherskreuzer Heide / Heathland, Schlaubetal, Germany, early morning, May
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Sandra Bartocha / European white birch (Betula pubescens) tree in flowering Common Heather (Calluna vulgaris), Reicherskreuzer Heide, Schlaubetal, Germany, May
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Sandra Bartocha / European white birch (Betula pubescens) tree in flowering Common Heather (Calluna vulgaris), Reicherskreuzer Heide, Schlaubetal, Germany, early morning, May
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Sandra Bartocha / Downy / European white birch (Betula pubescens) woodland with dusting of snow, November
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Sandra Bartocha / Downy birch tree (Betula pubescens) leaves with dewm Rugen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, January
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Orsolya Haarberg / Mountain birch (Betula pubescens) trees canopy covered in snow, Vauldalen, Sor-Trondelag, Norway, December 2004
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Grzegorz Lesniewski / Peat bog with Downy Birch (Betula pubescens). Bieszczady National Park, the Carpathians, Poland, September 2009.
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Will Watson / Eight Long-tailed Tits (Aegithalos caudatus) on bird feeder attached to Downy Birch (Betula pubescens) tree, Herefordshire, UK
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Konstantin Mikhailov / White birch trees (Betula pubescens) Moscow Oblast, Russia, May 2007
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Konstantin Mikhailov / White birch trees (Betula pubescens) Moscow Oblast, Russia, May 2007
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Philippe Clement / Downy / White birch (Betula pubescens) leaf in autumn colours, native to Northern Europe
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Kerstin Hinze / Close up of bark of Downy Birch (Betula pubescens) with lichens, Kuusamo, Finland
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Duncan Mcewan / Close up of bark of Downy birch tree {Betula pubescens} showing lenticels, Scotland, UK
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Niall Benvie / Close up of bark of downy birch tree (Betula pubescens) Scotland
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Orsolya Haarberg / View down to Geirangerfjorden covered in low cloud in autumn, with Birch (Betula pubescens) trees in foreground. Stranda, More og Romsdal, Norway. September, 2012.
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Orsolya Haarberg / Birch (Betula pubescens) tree silhouetted at dusk with rain shower over the Aurlandsfjorden, viewed from Hogasen. Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. June, 2012.
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Erlend Haarberg / Mountain birch (Betula pubescens) peeling bark, close up, Rapa delta, Laponia, Sweden. May. Glanzlichter Photo Competition 2022 - The Beauty of Plants Category - Highly Commended.
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Orsolya Haarberg / Mountain birch (Betula pubescens) covered in winter snow, Sarek National Park, Laponia World Heritage Site, Swedish Lapland, Sweden. December.
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Orsolya Haarberg / Dwarf cornel (Cornus suecica) growing alongside a fallen Birch (Betula pubescens) tree in autumn, Rapa delta, Laponia World Heritage Site, Lapland, Sweden. September.
Orsolya Haarberg / Aerial view at sunrise of river running through lichen-covered landscape in autumn, with Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and Mountain birch (Betula pubescens) trees, Grimsdalen, Rondane National Park, N...
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Orsolya Haarberg / Eurasian elk (Alces alces) feeding on Mountain birch (Betula pubescens) in snow, Tjamotis, Lapland, Sweden. March.
