Lily of the valley berries in the ice cover after an October ice storm

European bison after a snowfall

Newborn calf Mefody and his mother Feisha, November 2011

Interwoven snags. The branches of fallen oaks jut from the Nerussa River, where a fog settles one July morning

Oakwood in fall. Oaks and other broadleaf trees in the floodplain forest flanking the Nerussa River turn golden and red in October

A dry aspen leaf is ringed with frost on a cold October morning

Leaves on moss

An oak tree gets its feet wet when high waters cause the Nerussa River to flood in June

An alder grove in December

White water lilies (Nymphaea candida). Lilies bloom in July on an inlet of the Nerussa River

A storm dusts oaks with snow on the bank of the Nerussa River

Winter ice on the Nerussa River

Gnarled snags on the Nerussa River

Misty forest road. Scotch pines tower above an old logging road in the Bryansk Forest in early winter

Majestic oaks overlook the Nerussa River in December

The Nerussa River floods its banks in spring, engulfing surrounding oak and broadleaf forests

Mirrored oaks. The floodwaters of the Nerussa River reflect a pair of English oaks

Oaks (Quercus robur) are surrounded by meltwater in the floodplain of the Nerussa River at the end of March

Winter Nerussa. The Nerussa River, which flows through the Bryansky Les Zapovednik, begins to freeze over in December

Snowswept Nerussa. The Nerussa River comes to a standstill as it freezes over in December

Fall oaks reflect in the Nerussa. English oaks turn yellow and orange in late fall in the Bryansk Forest

Winter textures on the Nerussa River