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A solitary birch tree on a snowy ridge at Vorobey Mountain, with dry grass and a forested peak in the distance, January 2012.
Primorsky Krai, Russia · January 2012

Birch on the Winter Ridge

A birch tree with peeling white bark anchored the ridgeline at Vorobey Mountain on a clear January day. Dry grass tufts pushed through the snow at its base, and a dark forested peak rose against the blue sky behind it.

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11mmf/81/250s29 January 2012

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