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This beautiful photo of lupine growing in a wild field shows a colorful mix that includes California Poppy, Globe Gilia and Coreopsis.
Found along mountain meadows and streams, these colorful Shooting Stars have a dark purple stamen to form the nose of a “rocket” plummeting down to earth.
This wildflower photo seems to represent Psalm 65:12-13, “…the hills are clothed with gladness…they shout for joy and sing.” California Poppies headline this explosion of wildflower blooms.
This photo shows the hills exploding with blooms of golden orange California Poppies, yellow Coreopsis and blue Phacelia as they overwhelm the senses with their beauty and color.
A field of yellow Arrowleaf Balsamroot provide a beautiful foreground to these majestic mountain peaks.
This explosion of California Poppies in a banner year seem to form a golden river coming out of the hills. The brilliant orange poppy was selected as the California state flower in 1890.
What an explosion of beautiful wildflower blooms showing in this photo! California Poppies, Lupine, Globe Gilia, and Coreopsis shout out their beauty as in Psalm 57:5 “…the wilderness will rejoice and blossom…it will burst into bloom, it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy.”
The Black-Eyed Susan is probably the most common of all American wildflowers, and are members of the sunflower family. This photo shows the Black-eyed Susan’s beautiful bright golden-yellow ray flowers, with disk flowers forming a brown central cone.
The Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve in Southern California, Russ’ home away from home, is one of the last great remaining estuaries on the west coast. Its rich nutrients attract abundant wildlife in fish, mammals and almost 200 species of birds, several of them endangered. As part of the Pacific Flyway migration route, up to 30,000 birds can be seen here on a winter day.
From an iconic viewpoint, Lower Yellowstone Falls is seen cascading 308 feet into the beautiful Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Yellowstone National Park became our country’s first national park in 1872, protecting 2.2 million acres of enchanted wonderland.
This is one of the many spectacular lush subalpine meadows that ring the Mount Rainier National Park from about 5000 feet to 7000 feet. Lupine predominates in the foreground in this unusually sunny day that shows Mount Rainier towering in the backround. The peak blooming time in these meadows is quite variable, depending on the amount of winter snow pack and the spring temperatures.
The majesty of the Teton Range shows up beautifully with this reflection from a beaver pond in the early morning light. It would be a very peaceful place to sit and reflect on Psalm 23: “The Lord is my shepherd…he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul.”
This wildflower photo shows a field full of Fireweed near its peak bloom, with Alaska mountain ranges forming the backdrop. The Fireweed name is derived from its ability to quickly grow in areas devastated by fire.
A spectacular sunset unfolds during the winter at Big Bear Lake, CA. The lake is frozen, so the beautiful sunset colors are also reflected there. One can’t think of a more appropriate scripture as Psalm 19:1: “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.”
What a kaleidoscope of fall leaf colors surrounding a serene pond in New England’s Green Mountain National Forest of Vermont! The fall leaf colors are at their peak, lasting only a few days at this intensity of color.
This photo shows the beautiful fall colors of New Hampshire maple leaves reflecting in a pond from the early morning light.
A breathtaking, spectacular sunrise unfolds in the sky as the sun is about rise in the east as seen from the island of Kauai, HI. Psalm 19:1 seems to say it all: “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.”
Russ’ celebrated collection of photographs have been cherished by bird enthusiasts, naturalists, conservationists, educators and photo specialists all over the world.
For decades, Russ’s images have have been licensed, framed and printed and displayed in high profile places for many to enjoy.
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