Jack Dykinga / Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. Bristlecone pine clinging to the canyon rim at dawn, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA, January.

Jack Dykinga / Agave (Agave utahensis) close up of spines with Pinyon pine cone (Pinus edulis) wedged amongst them. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, Arizona, USA

Jack Dykinga / Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) growing in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah, October 2014.

Jack Dykinga / Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) against a star filled sky with a brilliant Milky Way. Zion National Park, Utah, USA, September.

Jack Dykinga / Douglas firs (Pseudotsuga menziesii) in 'Wall Street' Canyon. Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA, October.

Jack Dykinga / Bark patterns of Aspen tree (Populus tremula) in front of a Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) trunk, Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, USA

Jack Dykinga / Lone Ponderosa pine tree {Pinus ponderosa} in front of canyon walls showing drip mark fractures, Long Canyon, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monumnet, Utah, USA

Jack Dykinga / Silhouette of lone Ponderosa pine on a sandstone spire at dusk, with crescent moon, Zion National Park, Utah, USA

Jack Dykinga / Silhouette of Mexican Pinyon pine tree on the Chisos Mountain ridge in fog, Big Bend National Park, Texas, USA

Jack Dykinga / Pinyon pine (Pinus edulis) and Utah juniper (Juniperus osteosperma) on kaibab limestone spires in morning fog, North Rim, North Kalbab Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA

Jack Dykinga / Twisted roots and trunk of Bristlecone pine {Pinus aristata var. longaeva} White Mountains, California, USA

Jack Dykinga / Silhouette at sunrise of contorted wind blown Mexican pinyon pine tree {Pinus cembroides}, Sierra del Carmen in the background, Coahuila, Mexico

Jack Dykinga / Pine tree draped with moss, and a bromeliad growing on it, in the cloud forest of El Cielo Biosphere Reserve on a misty morning. Tamaulipas, Mexico

Jack Dykinga / North Kaibab Trail with Pinyon Pine (Pinus edulis) and Utah Juniper (Juniperus osteosperma), North Rim, Grand Canyon NP, Arizona, USA

Jack Dykinga / Snow covered Pinyon Pines (Pinus edulus) with pine cones, overlooking the West Rim, Grandview Point, Grand Canyon NP, Arizona, USA

Jack Dykinga / Snow covered Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) branches with North Rim in the Background, Grand Canyon NP, Arizona, USA

Jack Dykinga / Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) pine cone and needles in the snow, South Rim, Grand Canyon NP, Arizona, USA

Jack Dykinga / Agave (Agave montana) in mountain habitat in the Sierra Madre Oriental range, Nolina (Nolina sp), Madrone and Pine (Pinus sp) also present, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Jack Dykinga / Ponderosa pine cones {Pinus ponderosa} and drift wood amid canyon wall reflections in Death Hollow, Grand Staircase-Escalante, Utah, USA

Jack Dykinga / Looking down into the leaves of an Agave plant {Agave utahensis} with Pinyon pine cone {Pinus edulis}, Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, Arizona, USA

Jim Brandenburg / Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana) seedling sprouting after fire, Minnesota

Jack Dykinga / Long Canyon on the historic Burr Trail, with Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) against the 'varnished' canyon walls. Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah, USA. October 2018.

Jack Dykinga / Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) infront of petrified sand dunes with ephemeral waterfall after autumn rains, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah, USA. October.

Jack Dykinga / Long Canyon on the historic Burr Trail, with Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) against the 'varnished' canyon walls with sheets of water flowing over the sandstone. Grand Staircase-Escalante...

Karine Aigner / Kirtland's warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii) sitting in tree in Jack Pine habitat. Michigan, USA. July.

Karine Aigner / Kirtland's warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii) male carrying food for young, Michigan, USA. July.

Karine Aigner / Kirtland's warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii) sitting on Jack Pine carrying food for her young, Michigan, USA, July.

Karine Aigner / Kirtland's warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii) male with nano tag, sitting on Jack pine collecting prey for young.

Karine Aigner / Kirtland's warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii) female in jack pine carrying food for young. Michigan, USA, July.

Karine Aigner / Kirtland's warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii) female in Jack pine habitat bringing food to her nest, Michigan, USA, July.

Karine Aigner / Kirtland's warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii) nano tagged male sitting in Jack pine, Michigan, USA, July.

Karine Aigner / Kirtland's warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii) male singing perched in Jack pine near nest. Michigan, USA, July.

Karine Aigner / Map of Kirtland's warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii) nests drawn by researcher, in Jack pine forest habitat. Michigan, USA, July 2017.

Karine Aigner / Portrait of a female Kirtland's warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii) a Jack pine tree. Michigan, USA, July 2017.

Karine Aigner / Portrait of a female Kirtland's warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii) in Jack pine tree. Michigan, USA, July 2017.

Karine Aigner / Researcher pulls back the undergrowth to reveal the ground nest of a Kirtland's warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii) family, Michigan, USA, July 2017.

Karine Aigner / Kirtland's warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii) female in jack pine carrying food for young. Michigan, USA, July.

Karine Aigner / Portrait of Nathan Cooper checking for Kirtland's warblers (Setophaga kirtlandii) Michigan, USA, July 2017.

Karine Aigner / Kirtland's warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii) male on black background. Michigan, USA, July 2017.

Karine Aigner / Portrait of a male Kirtland's warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii) held up in scientists hands, in breeding grounds of Jack Pine habitat. Michigan, USA, July 2017.

Karine Aigner / Biologist Nathan Cooper taking measurements from male Kirtland's warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii) before replacing previous nano tag with a new one.Michigan, USA. July 2017.

Jack Dykinga / Rays of low sunlight through Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) trees in early morning fog, Redwood State and National Parks, California, USA. May.

Jack Dykinga / Rays of low sunlight through Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) trees in early morning fog, Redwood State and National Parks, California, USA. May.

Jack Dykinga / Rays of low sunlight through Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) trees in early morning fog, Redwood State and National Parks, California, USA. May.

Jack Dykinga / Moran Point with Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) and rock spires, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA.

Jack Dykinga / Snow-covered Limber pine (Pinus flexilis) on north facing canyon rim, with the spires and pinnacles in the background. Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA. January 2018.

Jack Dykinga / Snow covered Limber pine (Pinus flexilis), on northfacing canyon rim, with the spires and pinnacles in the background. Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA. January 2)18.

Jack Dykinga / Snow covered Limber pine (Pinus flexilis), on northfacing canyon rim, with the spires and pinnacles in the background. Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA. January 2)18.

Jack Dykinga / Snow covered Limber pine (Pinus flexilis), on northfacing canyon rim, with the spires and pinnacles in the background. Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA. January 2)18.

Jack Dykinga / Snow covered Limber pine (Pinus flexilis), on northfacing canyon rim, with the spires and pinnacles in the background. Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA.

Jack Dykinga / Snow-covered Limber pine (Pinus flexilis) on north facing canyon rim, with the spires and pinnacles in the background. Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA. January 2018.

Jack Dykinga / Pinyon pine (Pinus sp) Capitol Reef National Par, Utah, USA, October.

Jack Dykinga / Pinyon pine trees in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, USA, October.

Jack Dykinga / Bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata var. longaeva) gnarled branches of an old tree, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA.

Cyril Ruoso / Pine (Pinus sp) forest, Grands Causses, Cevennes, France

Jack Dykinga / Grand Canyon National Park, Locust Point, looking at North Timp Point with pine covered north rim sloping toward a formation known as Steamboat Mountain. Arizona, USA, July 2012.

Jack Dykinga / Cardinal monkey flowers line sculpted canyon wall with fallen Ponderosa pine in background, Red Rock Secret Mountain Wilderness, Arizona, USA

Jack Dykinga / Ponderosa pine tree (Pinus ponderosa) growing through eroded sandstone, Great Basin Desert, Zion National Park, Utah, USA

Jack Dykinga / Gnarled ancient Bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) lit by the full moon and star light, White Mountains Patriarch Grove, Inyo National Forest, California, USA

Jack Dykinga / Twisted roots of Bristlecone pine {Pinus aristata var. longaeva} cling to cliff edge at Rainbow Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

Jack Dykinga / Ponderosa Pine trees growing amongst eroded claron rock formations sculpted into 'Hoodoos', Thora Hammer hoodoo in the foreground, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

Jack Dykinga / Ponderosa Pine tree growing amongst eroded claron rock formations sculpted into 'Hoodoos', Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

Jack Dykinga / Snow covered ridge and ancient Bristlecone pines (Pinus longaeva) in Inyo National Forest, California

Jack Dykinga / Lone ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) atop a sandstone pinnacle, silhouetted against the sunset. Zion National Park, Utah

Jack Dykinga / A lone Pinyon Pine (Pinus sp) amongst petrified sand dunes on the Colorado Plataeu, Arizona

Jack Dykinga / Snow covered ridge and ancient Bristlecone pines (Pinus longaeva) in Inyo National Forest, California

Jack Dykinga / A twisted, snow-covered Intermountain Bistlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) in Inyo National Forest, California

Jack Dykinga / Lupin (Lupinus sp) flowering amongst Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) cones, near Tiyo Point, Grand Canyon NP, Arizona, USA

Jack Dykinga / Snow covered Pinyon Pine (Pinus edulus) saplings buried in new snow with snow storm and canyon in the background, Grand Canyon NP, Arizona, USA

Jack Dykinga / Pine (Pinus sp) drapped with moss silhouetted against a colourful foggy sunrise, a cloud forest, El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Jack Dykinga / Snow covered Ponderosa Pines (Pinus ponderosa) with wall of Taft Point behind, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California

Jack Dykinga / View of Yosemite Falls amid fog with snow covered Ponderosa Pines (Pinus ponderosa) and the Merced River in foreground. Framed by Ponderosa Pine boughs, Yosemite National Park, California

Jack Dykinga / Yellow monkey flower {Mimulus guttatus} and Ponderosa pine {Pinus ponderosa} growing beside water in Death Hollow, Grand Staircase-Escalante, Utah, USA

Jack Dykinga / Kaibab limestone spire, North Kaibab trail, North Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA with Pinyon pine {Pinus edulis} and Utah juniper {Juniperus osteosperma}

Jim Brandenburg / Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana) silhouetted against snow, Minnesota

Jack Dykinga / Sunflowers (Helianthella quinquenervis) in flower in meadow near Sunset Crater with Ponderosa pines (Pinus ponderosa) in background, Coconino National Forest, Arizona, USA.

Jack Dykinga / Aspen (Populus tremuloides) leaves and Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) cones floating in water after rain, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona, USA.

Jack Dykinga / Two fallen Douglas fir trees (Pseudotsuga menziesii) across a forest trail in temperate rainforest, Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA. June.

Jack Dykinga / Morning Glory Pool caused by geothermal activity, surrounded by Lodgepole pines (Pinus contorta), Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA.

Jack Dykinga / Grand Prismatic Geyser, Middle Geyser Basin, during a frigid sunrise, with steam filtering through the Lodgepole pines (Pinus contorta) in the background, Yellowstone National Park, USA, September, 20...

Jack Dykinga / Grand Prismatic Geyser, Middle Geyser Basin, at sunrise, with steam filtering through the Lodgepole pines (Pinus contorta) in the background, Yellowstone National Park, USA, September, 2021.

Jack Dykinga / New snow on Pinyon pines ( Pinus edulis) in morning light. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA

Jack Dykinga / Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) forest, trees covered in hoar frost after winter storm. Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA. February 1999.

Jack Dykinga / Bigtooth maple (Acer grandidentatum) trees in autumn amongst Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), against canyon wall. Kolob, Zion National Park, Utah, USA. October 1995.

Jack Dykinga / Close up of twisted limbs of Bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) at dawn, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. Inyo National Forest, California, USA.L

Jack Dykinga / Close up of Twisted limbs of Bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) at dawn, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. Inyo National Forest, California, USA.L

Jack Dykinga / Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest with twisted limbs of Bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) at dawn on the White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California, USA.

Jack Dykinga / Close up of twisted limbs of Bristlecone pine tree (Pinus longaeva) at dawn, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. Inyo National Forest, California, USA.L