Silver birch reflected in lake in autumn, Senja, Troms og Finnmark, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Silver birch (Betula pendula) reflected in lake, autumn colour, Senja, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Small lake on the homestead, Miskiniskes rural accommodations, Aukstaitija National Park, Lithuania, Europe

Silver birch reflected in lake in autumn, Senja, Troms og Finnmark, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Silver birch (Betula pendula) reflected in lake, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Pine and birch forests rise above calm lakes, National Park, Punkaharju, Finland, Scandinavia, Europe

Antti holds a Kuksa, traditional lappish wooden cup made of birch burl, during snowmobile excursion thorough Lake Inari. Lapland, Finland

two young men going swimming in Lake Starnberg near a birch tree, Berg, Upper Bavaria, Germany

two young men going swimming in Lake Starnberg near a birch tree, Berg, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Early autumn morning at Dietlhofer See, Weilheim, Bavaria, Germany

Jetty in early morning fog, Osterseen, Upper Bavaria, Germany

two young men going for a swim in Lake Starnberg near a birch tree, Berg, Upper Bavaria, Germany

two young men going swimming in Lake Starnberg near a birch tree, Berg, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Birch tree in blooming reed on shore of Lake Wanaka, Wanaka, Central Otago, South Island, New Zealand

Red wooden house in a forest of birches at lake Fynderdalsvatnet, Folgefonn peninsula, Kvinnherad, Hordaland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Trunks at a birch forest, Saimaa Lake District, Finland, Europe

Red wooden house in a forest of birches at lake Fynderdalsvatnet, Folgefonn peninsula, Kvinnherad, Hordaland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Man standing on a small ferry on a moor lake or bog with birch trees, Benediktbeurer Moor or Moos, Benediktbeuern, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Drone shot, view of the Aenok marshland with lake, birch forests, deep colouring, autumn, intense colouring, Sarek mountains in the background, Kvikkjokk, Jokkmokk, Norrbottens laen, Lapland, Northern Sweden, Sweden, Europe

Drone shot, view of the valley Vistasvagge with the meandering river Vistasjakka and countless small lakes, birch forests, intense colouring, autumn, mountain landscape in the background, Nikkaluokta, Kiruna, Gaellivare, Norrbottens laen, Lapland, Northern Sweden, Sweden, Europe

Drone shot, view of the valley Vistasvagge with the meandering river Vistasjakka and countless small lakes, birch forests, autumn, intense colouring, Nikkaluokta, Kiruna, Gaellivare, Norrbottens laen, Lapland, Northern Sweden, Sweden, Europe

Autumn atmosphere at a lake framed by birch trees, autumn, intense colours, reflections, in the background mountains Tuolpagorni on the right, mountain Singitjakka on the left, in the middle valley Singivagge, Nikkaluokta, Kiruna, Gaellivare, Norrbottens laen, Lapland, Northern Sweden, Sweden, Europe

Drone shot, view of the valley Vistasvagge with the meandering river Vistasjakka and countless small lakes, birch forests, autumn, intense colouring, mountain landscape in the background, Nikkaluokta, Kiruna, Gaellivare, Norrbottens laen, Lapland, Northern Sweden, Sweden, Europe

Drone shot, view of the valley Vistasvagge with the meandering river Vistasjakka and countless small lakes, birch forests, autumn, intense colouring, mountain landscape in the background, Nikkaluokta, Kiruna, Gaellivare, Norrbottens laen, Lapland, Northern Sweden, Sweden, Europe

Autumn in Denali National Park Mount McKinley is mirrored in Wonderlake , Alaska , USA

Birch bark, Lake Inari, Lapland, Finland, Europe

Autumn in Denali National Park Mount McKinley is mirrored in Wonderlake , Alaska , USA

Birch forest, Mueritz National Park, Mecklenburg Lake District, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Birches in autumn in a mine near Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Birches in autumn in a mine near Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Cabin by Kallunki lake, Finland, Europe

Birches in autumn in a mine near Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, Europe

North American beaver (Castor canadensis) standing and gnawing the bark of a fallen birch tree on a lakeshore, Forillon National Park; Quebec, Canada

North American beaver (Castor canadensis) sitting on a fallen birch tree and eating the bark, Forillon National Park; Quebec, Canada

Bright green aurora dancing like fire over Birch Lake with reflections, Interior Alaska in autumn; Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America

Bright green aurora dancing over Birch Lake with reflections, Interior Alaska in autumn; Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America

The snow moon as it was rising in the sky in the evening. Image was taken out on a frozen lake in Minnesota. Another name for this full moon is the starving moon; Minnesota, United States of America

Camping Beside Birch Lake, Ontario, Canada

Lone birch tree on a hill surrounded with heather over looking a lake at sunrise; Killaloe, County Clare, Ireland

Lake Vouglans, Jura, France