Photographs from preserves and natural areas.
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![Electrical transmission towers.](https://photos.smugmug.com/Places/Natural-areas/i-pNg4ZkP/13/K9xMzLpF3M8Vdmkkd5ZVZg3F3rQGzFXzSbbSJMGSh/M/baylands-nature-preserve-1-M.jpg)
Baylands Nature Preserve, East Palo Alto, CA.
![Canada geese](https://photos.smugmug.com/Places/Natural-areas/i-KQ4xFH4/12/Mqg39tbKXVHxM9fS8vGzV2PxvkCnHQtr8zrK8CbVd/M/baylands-nature-preserve-2-M.jpg)
Baylands Nature Preserve, East Palo Alto, CA.
![Creek emptying into bay](https://photos.smugmug.com/Places/Natural-areas/i-PkKVXR5/12/MFnFS7nWzKT8mDw5cz2qSz4P2T2bwsx76wxCBNS47/M/baylands-nature-preserve-3-M.jpg)
Baylands Nature Preserve, East Palo Alto, CA.
![Transmission towers](https://photos.smugmug.com/Places/Natural-areas/i-kzJTwLh/12/KkmZJkb6FcpWVQkFB7ZxG3D9FjFMMgGNzHGXxGPQP/M/baylands-nature-preserve-4-M.jpg)
Baylands Nature Preserve, East Palo Alto, CA.
![Canada geese](https://photos.smugmug.com/Places/Natural-areas/i-2WwPkst/12/NShN9kHJDNHgqsrQt5zzr2Q2fkvqhv4jdsFN3BPTB/M/baylands-nature-preserve-5-M.jpg)
Baylands Nature Preserve, East Palo Alto, CA.
![Ducks](https://photos.smugmug.com/Places/Natural-areas/i-3nZrPhC/13/Ldj3kL4N57HfbRHvgMXdsLTPqTW82nTkzccgbrVSQ/M/baylands-nature-preserve-6-M.jpg)
Baylands Nature Preserve, East Palo Alto, CA.
![Marsh pools](https://photos.smugmug.com/Places/Natural-areas/i-5ZSfKVM/13/LGwvQj6nx9bBc38CdXk8crfX7jWkTLTnkw3cxShz2/M/baylands-nature-preserve-7-M.jpg)
Baylands Nature Preserve, East Palo Alto, CA.
![Canada goose](https://photos.smugmug.com/Places/Natural-areas/i-Wjd69zf/0/NFn3M3dhjXkz6m7ggk5NBmJgtDzFp4R2PvJ7Svs8b/M/branta-canadensis-M.jpg)
Canada geese (Branta canadensis). Baylands Nature Preserve, East Palo Alto, CA.
![Dam parking](https://photos.smugmug.com/Places/Natural-areas/i-Rf77dgT/15/MpwMZx5Xz5rMdZt3Mm7B92FNKLGXJdhBRG5mWPNsM/M/dam-parking-sign-M.jpg)
Tobyhanna State Park, Tobyhanna, PA.
![Darby Creek](https://photos.smugmug.com/Places/Natural-areas/i-TcBG6zf/11/KKmCJ8Jdg38RPPnqpnzHRNs9GkJhd957XxPFpW4bD/M/darby-creek-john-heinz.CR2-M.jpg)
Common reed (Phragmites australis) on banks of Darby Creek. John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Philadelphia, PA.
![Dead pine tree](https://photos.smugmug.com/Places/Natural-areas/i-h52mKk7/0/MbrWvWCzhTM5bWw23WqFPTTzc9xzhcWNDHkrk8bsZ/M/dead-tree-willisbrook-M.jpg)
Dead trees. Willistown Serpentine Barrens, Malvern, Pennsylvania.
![Fallen tree](https://photos.smugmug.com/Places/Natural-areas/i-jqhWFK8/13/KH7mLcgzKjT535D5jMXKMNHJJRHLC8ZPjk6qwtMZT/M/fallen-tree-john-heinz-M.jpg)
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Philadelphia, PA.
![Fox](https://photos.smugmug.com/Places/Natural-areas/i-j2dzhMg/11/LfWPhHsQ2H5bh3z88n9RD3VWRPqrNvTStSWVrGW9q/M/hildacy-fields-fox-M.jpg)
Hildacy Preserve, Media, PA.
![Path with tree protectors](https://photos.smugmug.com/Places/Natural-areas/i-WGWmMwN/5/MrDmtJM7pz3Chm9dMMW9WC25mTJk2wbHQ4qxm58h9/M/hildacy-preserve-fall-M.jpg)
Hiking path. Hildacy Preserve, Medai, PA.
![Path with sycamore](https://photos.smugmug.com/Places/Natural-areas/i-Kz4W3zT/11/K7pkq9TFSQjXKX4zPj4JKRQ2PGX8CdGwJZ9mdv8g5/M/hildacy-preserve-trail-sycamore-M.jpg)
Hildacy Preserve, Media, Pennsylvania.
![Tree saplings](https://photos.smugmug.com/Places/Natural-areas/i-cJLWwkP/11/NZGS8cRvfvqv4G4p3jmpdG9366zZgWvT64L3rbPqS/M/hildacy-preserve-tree-tubes-M.jpg)
Hildacy Preserve, Media, Pennsylvania.
![Double-breasted cormorants](https://photos.smugmug.com/Places/Natural-areas/i-d9jcHDH/0/MbkJtnhT2KqNG5fNZkg9ZFPjjp6PCJM7dgmSQzk5d/M/nannopterum-auritum-M.jpg)
Double-breasted cormorants (Nannopterum auritum). Pelton Dam, Madras, Oregon.
![Natlands headquarters](https://photos.smugmug.com/Places/Natural-areas/i-x7DND3f/10/KN4spqzJmdLt23TxxBCvb6TcTRcQnphDdCdbJknv2/M/natlands-hildacy-preserve-M.jpg)
Hildacy Preserve, Media, PA.
![Observation bridge](https://photos.smugmug.com/Places/Natural-areas/i-sNwBPgX/14/LvXLnX4tFFFzV5DpmSdgX5gmBtFrQtrbjCMFfcRBb/M/observation-bridge-john-heinz-M.jpg)
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Philadelphia, PA.
![Darby Creek](https://photos.smugmug.com/Places/Natural-areas/i-phW2sBr/0/L5ZkPqWMgQTVQKTRCJBb5QD5j8jqJHPZBL7gJRK5R/M/phragmites-australis-M.jpg)
Common reed (Phragmites australis) on banks of Darby Creek. John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Philadelphia, PA.
![Plantra tubes](https://photos.smugmug.com/Places/Natural-areas/i-nRNhbvV/12/KFfRBZ4Cb6WckHwZ4PSc54m3PCdZTH2Xdx6hmC2RQ/M/plantra-tubes-hildacy-M.jpg)
Hildacy Preserve, Media, PA.
![Hiking trail](https://photos.smugmug.com/Places/Natural-areas/i-sxZFLz2/10/MBTkhQ8jr6hBkfS9dXsTJpDmNXHLrcSzPXk4wfBmF/M/road-snow-john-heinz-M.jpg)
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Philadelphia, PA.
![Hiking trail](https://photos.smugmug.com/Places/Natural-areas/i-RrD2XzH/12/LnKNDjN4tzML7jqDNB47SbmT4mn8HFdB37hnDw2VJ/M/trail-snow-john-heinz-M.jpg)
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Philadelphia, PA.
![Saplings in plastic sleeves](https://photos.smugmug.com/Places/Natural-areas/i-qV7HmZD/11/LtxMHPCbWZk3rS9LT7DJ99k3DwdqnG5pLkzbhQXGW/M/tree-sleeves-hildacy-M.jpg)
Hildacy Preserve, Media, PA.
![Narrow-leaved cattails](https://photos.smugmug.com/Places/Natural-areas/i-dfsXw2g/2/Lmmz8h7frmqfsZdVmT56vmnNJjFrpgJDBWrM5j7nR/M/typha-angustifolia-M.jpg)
Narrow-leaved cattails (Typha angustifolia). John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Philadelphia, PA.