 Flower of marsh lousewort (red-rattle, Pedicularis palustris, Russian name mytnik) on southern side of Monastyrsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
 Small island beside Monastyrsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
 View of Nikolsky Island from rocks beside Monastyrsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
 Granite rocks beside Monastyrsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
 Forest on rocks beside Monastyrsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
 Pine forest on Monastyrsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
 Southern side of Nikolsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
 Monastyrskaya Bay from southern side of Nikolsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
 Pier of Skete of St. Nicolas the Wonder-Worker on southern side of Nikolsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
 Eastern side of Nikolsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
 Western side of Nikolsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
 Golden marguerite (yellow chamomile, Anthemis tinctoria, Russian name Pupavka) at the slope near the entrance of Valaam Monastery, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
 Knotted pearlwort (Sagina nodosa, Russian name Mshanka) on rocks south-east from Nikolsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
 Small rocky island south-east from Nikolsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
 Cemetery of Valaam Monastery, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
 Brown cat near the entrance of Valaam Monastery, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
 Some yellow flowers in Lower Garden of Valaam Monastery, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
 Interior of Saviour Transfiguration Cathedral of Valaam Monastery, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
 A park opposite to Laborer s House of Valaam Monastery, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
 View of Saviour Transfiguration Cathedral of Valaam Monastery, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
 Entrance of Saviour Transfiguration Cathedral of Valaam Monastery, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
 Rocks south-east from Nikolsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
 View to the north from a shrine on Nikolsky Island, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
 Domed hall of Saviour Transfiguration Cathedral of Valaam Monastery, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
 A church of Skete of St. Nicolas the Wonder-Worker, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
 Wooden bridge to Skete of St. Nicolas the Wonder-Worker, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
 Interior of a church of Skete of St. Nicolas the Wonder-Worker, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
 Warning "Entrance only for Blessed" in a forest at Main Monastery Road, on Valaam Island. Karelia Region, Russia, July 23, 2015
 Cranberry (Oxycoccus palustris, Vaccinium oxycoccos, Russian name Kliukva) in Duplianskoe Marsh south from Sluditsy, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 23, 2013
 Pink flowers of Marsh pea (Lathyrus palustris, Russian name China) near Zapliusye in Pskov Region south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 27, 2010
 Red berries of cranberry (Oxycoccus palustris, Vaccinium oxycoccos, Russian name Kliukva) in Duplianskoe Marsh south from Sluditsy, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 23, 2013
 Fruits of cranberry (Oxycoccus palustris, Vaccinium oxycoccos, Russian name Kliukva) in Duplianskoe Marsh south from Sluditsy, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 23, 2013
 Berries of cranberry (Oxycoccus palustris, Vaccinium oxycoccos, Russian name Kliukva) in Duplianskoe Marsh south from Sluditsy, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 23, 2013
 Marsh marigold (kingcup, Caltha palustris, Russian name Kaluzhnitsa) in Alexandria Park in Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2015
 Yellow flower of marsh marigold (kingcup, Caltha palustris, Russian name Kaluzhnitsa) in Alexandria Park in Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 22, 2015
 Meadow flower of Yellow Rattle (Cockscomb, Rhinanthus minor, Russian name Pogremok) near Zapliusye in Pskov Region south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 27, 2010
 Forget-me-not flowers (Myosotis palustris, Russian name Nezabudka) near Zapliusye in Pskov Region south from Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 27, 2010
 Marsh marigold (kingcup, Caltha palustris, Russian name Kaluzhnitsa) on Angliyskaya Alley in Lomonosov (Oranienbaum). West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 23, 2017
 Marsh marigold (kingcup, Caltha palustris, Russian name Kaluzhnitsa) in Upper Garden. Oranienbaum (Lomonosov), a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 11, 2016
 Marsh marigold (kingcup, Caltha palustris, Russian name Kaluzhnitsa) on a shore of Gulf of Finland near Lakhta, a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 11, 2016
 East beach in Orekhovy Island. Shlisselburg, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
 Flowers of marsh marigold (kingcup, Caltha palustris, Russian name Kaluzhnitsa) in Popovka river canyon in Pyazelevo near Pavlovsk, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 10, 2019
 Yellow flowers of marsh marigold (kingcup, Caltha palustris, Russian name Kaluzhnitsa) in a ditch of Zapadnaya Alley in Oranienbaum. Lomonosov, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 19, 2021
 World War II memorial in Shlisselburg Fortress. Orekhovy Island, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
 Yellow flowers of marsh marigold (kingcup, Caltha palustris, Russian name Kaluzhnitsa) on Angliyskaya Alley in Upper Garden. Oranienbaum (Lomonosov), a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 11, 2016
 New (Narodnaya Volia) Prison in Shlisselburg Fortress. Orekhovy Island, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
 Passages of King s(?) Tower in Shlisselburg Fortress. Orekhovy Island, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
 Cathedral of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist in Shlisselburg Fortress. Orekhovy Island, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
 Cell of New (Narodnaya Volia) Prison in Shlisselburg Fortress. Orekhovy Island, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
 Ruins of Fourth Wing of the prison in Shlisselburg Fortress. Orekhovy Island, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
 Underground chamber of King s(?) Tower in Shlisselburg Fortress. Orekhovy Island, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
 Golovin Tower of Shlisselburg Fortress, view from a boat. Orekhovy Island, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
 Yellow flower of marsh marigold (kingcup, Caltha palustris, Russian name Kaluzhnitsa) with a black hoverfly Cheilosia in Popovka river canyon in Pyazelevo near Pavlovsk, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 10, 2019
 Black hoverfly Cheilosia on a yellow flower of marsh marigold (kingcup, Caltha palustris, Russian name Kaluzhnitsa) in Popovka river canyon in Pyazelevo near Pavlovsk, south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 10, 2019
 World War II memorial inside Cathedral ruins in Shlisselburg Fortress. Orekhovy Island, Leningradskaya Region, Russia, July 27, 2012
 Marsh Hedgenettle (Stachys palustris) on a beach near Sestroretsk. West from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 20, 2012
 Yellow Rattle (Cockscomb, Rhinanthus minor, Russian name Pogremok) on roadside west from Deviatkino. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 20, 2012
 Topky Island from Zakharov Island on Beloe Lake in Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 27, 2015
 Long Island from Zakharov Island on Beloe Lake in Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 27, 2015
 Reflection Long Island from Zakharov Island on Beloe Lake in Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 27, 2015
 Trees on Long Island from Zakharov Island on Beloe Lake in Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 27, 2015
 Intertidal cyanobacterial mat in salt marsh near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 29, 2015
 Fall colors of Long Island from Zakharov Island on Beloe Lake in Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 27, 2015
 Fall colors of Topky Island from Zakharov Island on Beloe Lake in Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 27, 2015
 Reflection of trees on Long Island from Zakharov Island on Beloe Lake in Gatchina, a suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 27, 2015
 Yellow Rattle (Cockscomb, Rhinanthus minor, Russian name Pogremok) in fields south from Lavriki, 1 mile north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 26, 2012
 Black cyanobacterial-algal mat in salt marsh near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 29, 2015
 Mangroves in salt marsh from causeway to Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 29, 2015
 Heather (Calluna vulgaris, Russian name Veresk) in Duplianskoe Marsh south from Sluditsy, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 23, 2013
 Salt marsh with mangrove trees at sunrise on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
 View from southern shore of an inundated quarry in Ruskeala Park. Karelia, Russia, September 19, 2015
 A.S. near a monument of Russian revolutioner Vladimir Lenin in front of Administration Building of Vasilyevsky Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 16, 2015
 Flower of Marsh Hedgenettle (Stachys palustris) on roadside in fields west from Deviatkino, 1 mile north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 26, 2012
 Mangrove tree (Avicennia marina) in salt marsh near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 24, 2015
 Mangrove tree (Avicennia marina) in a marsh at sunrise on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
 Mangrove tree (Avicennia marina) in salt marsh on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
 Salt marsh with a mangrove tree (Avicennia marina) at sunrise on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
 Mangrove trees (Avicennia marina) in salt marsh at low tide Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
 Mangrove forest (Avicennia marina) in salt marsh at low tide Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
 Mangrove tree (Avicennia marina) in salt marsh, view from causeway of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
 Tourist guide Sergey Babushkin near a monument of Russian revolutioner Vladimir Lenin in front of Administration Building of Vasilyevsky Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 16, 2015
 Monument of Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (Lenin) (2010) in a public garden near Town Hall. Sortavala (Karelia), Russia, September 19, 2015
 White birch bolete mushroom (bog bolete, Leccinum holopus, Russian name Podberiozovik) near Duplianskoe Marsh south from Sluditsy, Leningrad Region, Russia, August 23, 2013
 Southern limestone hill on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
 Mangrove forest in fog on west side of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
 Shells and limestone peaces on north side of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
 Bank of Finland (Suomen Pankki) office building built in 1915 by architect Uno Werner Ullberg, now National Bank of the Republic of Karelia. Sortavala (Karelia), Russia, September 19, 2015
 Mangrove tree (Avicennia marina) in fog on west side of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
 Mangrove forest (Avicennia marina) on north side of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
 Mangrove forest (Avicennia marina) in fog on west side of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
 Mangrove forest and flamingo birds on north side of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
 Island on Nizhniy Pond in Oranienbaum. Lomonosov, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 24, 2015
 Tall mangrove trees (Avicennia marina) on north side of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
 Lower side of leaves of a mangrove tree (Avicennia marina) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
 Lush mangrove forest (Avicennia marina) on north side of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
 Mangrove forest (Avicennia marina) with aerial roots (pneumatophores) on west side of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
 A marsh in a pine forest at Karelia Isthmus between Lembolovo and Orekhovo, 30 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, April 19, 1999.
 East end of Saari Island on Elagin Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 23, 2013
 Island of Third South Pond on Elagin Island. Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 5, 2016
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