Marie Read / Canada geese (Branta canadensis) two during territorial fight in early spring, Ithaca. New York, USA

Marie Read / Canada goose (Branta canadensis) adult swimming leading five goslings, Ithaca, New York, USA.

Marie Read / Four Cedar waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) feeding on Crabapple (Malus sp) fruit, Ithaca, New York, USA, February.

Marie Read / Red Maple (Acer rubrum) leaves covered with early snow in autumn. Ithaca, New York, USA, October.

Marie Read / Red Maple (Acer rubrum) leaves covered with early snow in autumn. Ithaca, New York, USA, October.

Marie Read / Tree covered with rime ice standing in snow-covered field, aginst blue sky with clouds, Ithaca, New York, USA. January 2010.

Marie Read / Tree covered with rime ice standing in snow-covered field, Ithaca, New York, USA. January 2010.

Marie Read / Taughannock Falls, near Ithaca, New York, in autumn after a day of heavy rainfall. October 2010. At 215 feet, Taughannock Falls is 33 feet taller than Niagara Falls.

Marie Read / Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) perched in Bradford Pear tree in autumn, Ithaca, new York, USA

Floris van Breugel / Ferns, mosses and blooming azaleas in marshes, Sapsucker Woods, Ithaca, New York, USA. May. Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009 - Highly Commended in the 'In Praise of Plants'...

Marie Read / White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera), male feeding on Douglas-fir cones, Ithaca, New York, USA, January.

Marie Read / Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) male calling and displaying, backlit, showing steamy breath on a chilly spring morning, Ithaca, New York, USA, April.