Markus Varesvuo / White-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) and Taiga bean goose (Anser fabalis rossicus) flocks in flight and on water. Latvia. April.

Sven Zacek / Brown bear (Ursus arctos) in coniferous forest. Ida-Virumaa, Eastern Estonia. September.

Jack Dykinga / Aurora Borealis display above conifers and Polar Lake. Near Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada. September 2018.

Andrew Peacock / Minden / Taiga and snow-covered mountains in autumn, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska

Andrew Peacock / Taiga and coastal snow-covered mountains in autumn, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska

Tim Fitzharris / Taiga and peaks, Sundance Range, Vermilion Lakes, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Jim Brandenburg / Forest on lake shore, Judd Lake, Superior National Forest, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Shoreline, Discovery Lake, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota

Sergey Gorshkov / Lakes in taiga, Putoransky State Nature Reserve, Putorana Plateau, Siberia, Russia

Matthias Breiter / Aurora borealis above taiga, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada

Matthias Breiter / Aurora borealis above taiga, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada

Donald M. Jones / Elk (Cervus elaphus) bull and harem of females and calves along river, Athabasca River, western Canada