Fagus grandifolia, the American beech, at dusk in Canaan Wildlife Refuge. Beech hold their leaves all winter, dropping them typically as the new buds begin to swell. The little forest of beech on the right might be seedlings from the adult but are more likely root sprouts. I don’t know why but beech in more stressful environments like Canaan and Dolly Sods tend to produce little mini-forests of root sprouts.

75mm SMC Pentax-A 645, Nikon 800e, Lr5, Ps CS6.