Smoking salmon over an alder wood fire by the First Nations Kwakwaka'wakw people in Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Alder Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, North America

Black alder (Alnus glutinosa) carr swamp forest edge in early spring, Biebrza National Park, Podlaskie, Poland.

webs: between alder branches early morning talsu rajons, latvia

Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) on alder bough, Angus, Scotland

kingcup, caltha palustris, in black alder carr, kemeri np, latvia

great spotted woodpecker, dendrocopos major, on alder stump, angus, scot

Alder Pollen, SEM

Alder Pollen, SEM

Alder Pollen SEM

Trees in the forest, Red Alder Tree, Olympic National Park, Washington State, USA

Alder Bracket (Inonotus radiatus) on the trunk of a beech, Gelderland, Netherlands, Europe

Eder River with icy Alder trees, Guxhagen, North Hesse, Germany, Europe

Alder carr, Jasmund National Park, Ruegen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), flock on black alder (Alnus glutinosa), backlight in front of setting sun, Duemmerniederung, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Sunset above donau river with common alder (Alnus glutinosa) trees, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Close-up portrait of a Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis) resting in the shadows of a Southcentral Alaska alder thicket. Lynx populations are closely linked to booms and busts in the numbers of their main prey the snowshoe hare, Alaska, United States of America

Close-up portrait of a Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis) looking at the camera through the branches of a Southcentral Alaska alder thicket. Lynx populations are closely linked to booms and busts in the numbers of their main prey the snowshoe hare, Alaska, United States of America

A dusting of snow falls at Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Astoria, Oregon, United States of America

Lava Lake and Alder Peak, Nisga'a Highway, British Columbia

Lava Lake and Alder Peak, Nisga'a Highway, British Columbia

Dense woodland, alder trees with slim straight tree trunks in the mist.

Dense woodland, alder trees with slim straight tree trunks in the mist.

Dense woodland, alder trees with slim straight tree trunks in the mist.

A road winding through trees in the forest, mist hanging in the air.

Mussels, seaweed and kelp alder leaves, San Juan Islands, Washington, USA, San Juan Islands, Washington, USA

Grey Heron on a stump at Alder lakeside -France

Grey Heron on a stump at Alder lakeside -France