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Northern lights or Aurora borealis in the sky - Tromso, Norway
Aurora borealis over the frosty forest. Green northern lights above mountains. Night nature landscape with polar lights. Night winter landscape with aurora. Creative image. winter holiday concept
Mesmerizing ribbons of green and purple light up the night sky over a lonely snow-covered cabin in Finnish Lapland.
Northern lights and snow covered mountains in Lofoten islands, Norway. Aurora borealis. Starry sky with polar lights and snowy rocks reflected in water. Night winter landscape with aurora, sea. Nature
colorful northern light in iceland

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Prairie landscape in northern Illinois: field of goldenrod near woods in late summerImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/prairie-landscape-northern-illinois-field-goldenrod-113212096">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Autumn landscape: Prairie restoration near sunset, northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/autumn-landscape-prairie-restoration-sunset-northern-148955165">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Mammatus clouds over northern Illinois on a warm evening in JuneImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/mammatus-clouds-northern-illinois-warm-evening-32408845">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
A sometimes controversial means of de-icing pavement in winter (northern Illinois)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/sometimes-controversial-means-deicing-pavement-winter-10252117">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Moody sky over outskirts of Santa Fe in May, with snow on mountaintopsImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/moody-sky-outskirts-santa-fe-may-54591994">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Woman working alone in winery orchardImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/woman-working-alone-winery-orchard-1369733">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Pointillized multicolored abstract of fall foliage in northern Michigan, USAImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/pointillized-multicolored-abstract-fall-foliage-northern-223102735">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Beach in Northern; SpainImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/beach-northern-spain-707164111">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Recycling at a glance: Compost heap, with remains of vegetable and flower garden, beginning to decompose in autumn on a farm in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/recycling-glance-compost-heap-remains-vegetable-234318673">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Storm damage: Broken tree in woods, springtime in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/storm-damage-broken-tree-woods-springtime-99484307">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Row of mailboxes (identifiers removed) on a fall day in northern MichiganImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/row-mailboxes-identifiers-removed-fall-day-91804058">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Beach in Northern SpainImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/beach-northern-spain-707164138">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Black raspberries (binomial name: Rubus occidentalis) for sale at farmer's market, early July in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/black-raspberries-binomial-name-rubus-occidentalis-312598739">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
park in northern germanyImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/park-northern-germany-717200446">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Clematis cultivar with pink stripes (binomial name: Clematis 'Nelly Moser') in summer garden, northern Illinois (selective focus)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/clematis-cultivar-pink-stripes-binomial-name-311435279">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Field of corn early in June, with community dairy farm and windbreak of deciduous trees in the distance, northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/field-corn-early-june-community-dairy-293848484">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
White Cross Memorial on Northern Spanish CoastImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/white-cross-memorial-northern-spanish-coast-707164099">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Coastline in Northern SpainImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/coastline-northern-spain-707164123">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Cliffs on Northern SpainImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/cliffs-northern-spain-707164081">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Cliffs in Northern SpainImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/cliffs-northern-spain-707164090">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Palette of pavement for summer impressionism: Part of a dappled asphalt road through woods in northern Illinois, USA (black and white)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/palette-pavement-summer-impressionism-part-dappled-291359219">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Ominous cloud before a storm that never happened: Vertical cloud formation, evocative of a mushroom cloud after a nuclear explosion, hiding the afternoon sun on a spring day in northern Illinois, USAImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/ominous-cloud-storm-happened-vertical-cloud-200564354">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Winter sky: Wispy cirrus clouds tattered by high winds late in December, northern Illinois, USAImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/winter-sky-wispy-cirrus-clouds-tattered-242745586">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Haven for retired horses: Shaded paddock, enclosed by long weathered fence with iron gate, at a public equestrian center in spring, northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/haven-retired-horses-shaded-paddock-enclosed-274307999">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Warning notice for hikers and bikers: Red and white sign marks area for fall and early-winter hunting in a state park in northern Illinois, USAImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/warning-notice-hikers-bikers-red-white-254047018">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Storm clouds over northern New Mexico in springImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/storm-clouds-northern-new-mexico-spring-54591997">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Wintry crossing in woods: Footbridge across a stream covered with snow in a winter snowstorm, with a fallen tree in foreground, in northern Illinois, USA, at the start of JanuaryImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/wintry-crossing-woods-footbridge-stream-covered-229965247">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Floral accents: Pink and white phlox growing in clusters along concrete retaining wall in garden, spring in northern Illinois (selective focus)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/floral-accents-pink-white-phlox-growing-274309298">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Unidentified hybrid of duranta, an ornamental plant in the verbena family, growing abundantly in greenhouse before transplantation in garden or golf course, spring in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/unidentified-hybrid-duranta-ornamental-plant-verbena-274772450">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Seedpod and seeds of milkweed (genus: Asclepias; unidentified species) early in autumn, field in northern Illinois. Milkweed seeds are dispersed by wind. Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/seedpod-seeds-milkweed-genus-asclepias-unidentified-290659382">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Seed pods of garden peas (binomial name: Pisum sativum), August in northern Illinois (foreground focus)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/seed-pods-garden-peas-binomial-name-151990766">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Promise of peaceful illumination: Rays from rising sun light up morning mist over a quiet river early in northern springImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/promise-peaceful-illumination-rays-rising-sun-229966648">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Corner of formal garden in spring, northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/corner-formal-garden-spring-northern-illinois-99547673">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Pallas primrose (binomial name: Primula pallasii, sometimes identified as Primula elatior subspecies pallasii) blooming together in a flower bed, spring in northern Illinois (selective focus)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/pallas-primrose-binomial-name-primula-pallasii-278440898">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Common milkweed (botanical name: Asclepias syriaca), also known as butterfly flower and silkweed, flowering in prairie in summer, northern Illinois. It is the main source of food for caterpillars.Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/common-milkweed-botanical-name-asclepias-syriaca-144709582">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Common milkweed (botanical name: Asclepias syriaca), also known as butterfly flower and silkweed, growing abundantly in prairie, summer in northern Illinois.Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/common-milkweed-botanical-name-asclepias-syriaca-144715564">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Charred hillside after a controlled burn in spring, with new growth beginning, in a forest preserve in northern Illinois, USAImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/charred-hillside-controlled-burn-spring-new-274250990">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Nature abstract: Green algae covering much of river surface late in summer, northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/nature-abstract-green-algae-covering-river-152700377">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Automotive tire tracks from road salt on asphalt pavement in winter, northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/automotive-tire-tracks-road-salt-asphalt-134104850">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Blue spruce sedum (botanical name: Sedum reflexum) at end of summer in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/blue-spruce-sedum-botanical-name-sedum-129172175">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Mammatus clouds over northern Illinois on a warm evening in JuneImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/mammatus-clouds-northern-illinois-warm-evening-32408842">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Similar floral arrangements in three flower pots in front of museum, spring in northern Illinois, USAImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/similar-floral-arrangements-three-flower-pots-196794017">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Pink multiflora petunias in garden, summer in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/pink-multiflora-petunias-garden-summer-northern-209814121">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Prairie trail in winter: Wide paved path winding across a prairie preserve near a housing development on a winter day remarkable for lack of snow in northern Illinois, USAImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/prairie-trail-winter-wide-paved-path-242747071">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Abstract of Gemini blue star creeper (possible binomial name: Pratia pedunculate, Laurentia fluviatilis, or Isotoma fluviatilis) early in summer, northern Illinois, for decoration and backgroundImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/abstract-gemini-blue-star-creeper-possible-311120438">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Pasque flower (binomial name: Pulsatilla vulgaris) in garden, spring in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/pasque-flower-binomial-name-pulsatilla-vulgaris-275108468">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Horticulture at a glance: Plants flourish in the controlled environment of a large greenhouse in spring, northern Illinois, USAImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/horticulture-glance-plants-flourish-controlled-environment-192276146">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Rain clouds before a summer storm, early evening in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/rain-clouds-summer-storm-early-evening-152982863">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Blue star (binomial name: Amsonia hubrichtii), also known as Hubricht's bluestar, Arkansas amsonia, and thread-leaf blue star, in a summer garden, northern Illinois (foreground focus)Image used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/blue-star-binomial-name-amsonia-hubrichtii-204277360">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>
Siebold's hosta (botanical name: Hosta sieboldiana 'mira'), early summer in northern IllinoisImage used under license from Freestock.com<a href="https://www.freestock.com/free-photos/siebolds-hosta-botanical-name-hosta-sieboldiana-143868754">Image used under license from Freestock.com</a>

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