Jim Brandenburg / Ice along the shore of Burntside Lake at sunset, Superior National Forest, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) bringing fish to mate in nest, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Aurora borealis, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Timber Wolf (Canis lupus) under moonlit sky, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Timber Wolf (Canis lupus) portrait, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Monarch (Danaus plexippus) butterfly, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Baptism River, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Common Loon (Gavia immer) pair courtship dancing, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Creek and waterfall, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Mushrooms growing on log, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Summer rain, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Timber Wolf (Canis lupus) walking, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Temperate forest interior with trillium ground cover, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Island in the Fog, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Honeymoon Falls at summer solstice, Judd Creek, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Moss covered stones in Judd Creek, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Waterfall and cabin, Northwoods, Superior National Forest, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Maple (Acer sp) leaves in autumn, Northwoods, Minnesota.

Jim Brandenburg / Maple (Acer sp) trees in autumn color, Snowbank Lake, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Superior National Forest, Minnesota.

Jim Brandenburg / Atlas Cedar (Cedrus atlantica) old growth forest interior, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Ice along the shore of Burntside Lake at sunset, Superior National Forest, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Aurora Borealis over Moose Lake, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Aurora Borealis over Moose Lake, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis) looking up, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Beaver Creek Falls, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Rookie Lake surrounded by autumn forest, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Cloudy sky at sunset over coniferous forest, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Timber Wolf (Canis lupus) peering through woods, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Motorboat on Ojibway Lake, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) in wetland, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) drumming, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) flower, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Moose (Alces alces andersoni) bull, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Common Loon (Gavia immer) trio on lake in dark fog, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Moose (Alces alces andersoni) female swimming across lake, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Birch (Betula sp) grove, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Sunset through Pine (Pinus sp) trees, Burntside Lake, Superior National Forest, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) group grazing along hilltop, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Lily pads at dawn, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Close up of rain speckled rocks, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) quartet on snowy Judd Creek, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Black Bear (Ursus americanus) in tree, Judd Creek, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) bull walking along lakeshore in the rain, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) bull bellowing at two females on lakeshore, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Spruce Grouse (Falcipennis canadensis) male, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Spruce Grouse (Falcipennis canadensis) male in snow, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Aurora borealis, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Aurora borealis over Jasper Lake, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Marguerite (Leucanthemum vulgare) field in forest understory, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Northwoods in autumn, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Autumn colored forest in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Timber Wolf (Canis lupus) curled up resting in the forest, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Timber Wolf (Canis lupus) running through the forest, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Timber Wolf (Canis lupus) pouncing, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Showy Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium reginae) orchid, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Granite outcropping and island, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Mushroom cluster on tree surface in July, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Aerial view of northern forests and interlocking lakes of the Quetico Islands, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Lily pads, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Timber Wolf (Canis lupus) in woods, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Timber Wolf (Canis lupus) pair, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Timber Wolf (Canis lupus) in boreal forest, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Common Raven (Corvus corax) trio in snow, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Granite outcropping in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Sunset over Moose Lake, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) group on lake in thunder storm, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium) in field, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) taking flight from lily pond, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis) landing on Moose (Alces alces andersoni) antler, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) at Judd Creek, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) perched in the Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Small pool collected on lichen covered rocks overlooking lake, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Red Pine (Pinus resinosa) bark detail, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Water Lily (Nymphaea sp) petals, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Timber Wolf (Canis lupus) peering from snowy forest, northern Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Marguerite (Leucanthemum vulgare) field, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Sunset over Mystery Creek, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Bramble (Rubus sp), rasberries with dew drops, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) mother with five chicks on water, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Common Loon (Gavia immer) on lake at sunset, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Common Raven (Corvus corax) pair in the Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Sundew (Drosera sp) plant with caught mosquito, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Maple (Acer sp) leaf in fall colors, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) in changing coat phase running, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Birch (Betula sp) tree with peeling bark, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Rose Pogonia (Pogonia ophioglossoides), Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Gem Lake, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Wet rocks, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Turtle swimming among lily pads, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium) and Pine (Pinus sp) trees, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Black Bear (Ursus americanus) cubs in tree, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Timber Wolf (Canis lupus) pup, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Timber Wolf (Canis lupus) hunting for American Beaver (Castor canadensis) in stream, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Timber Wolf (Canis lupus) pair crossing frozen lake, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Timber Wolf (Canis lupus) in boreal forest, Northwoods, Minnesota

Jim Brandenburg / Balsam (Impatiens sp) flower against setting sun, Northwoods, Minnesota