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  • A bull Yellowstone Moose (Alces alces shirasi) feeds on willow shrubs as the winter sun rises in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Bull moose typically have antlers, but they lose them in the winter in order to conserve energy. The Yellowstone moose is the smallest of the four subspecies of moose found in North America, although it is the largest member of the deer family that resides in the park.
    Moose_Willow-Shrubs_Winter_Yellowsto...jpg
  • A family of four trumpeter swans (Cygnus buccinator) swims in the Firehole River in winter in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The Firehole River is supplied mainly by runoff from geysers and hot springs, so it does not freeze in the winter, even when temperatures plunge well below freezing.
    Swans-Trumpeter_Firehole-River_Winte...jpg
  • An American crow flies over evergreen trees blanketed in snow on a cold winter morning in Bothell, Washington.
    Crow_Flying_Winter_Forest_Bothell_52...jpg
  • Grasses emerge from the sparkling late winter snow in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Yellowstone_Late-Winter-Snow_Grasses...jpg
  • A handful of evergreen trees stand out against a backdrop of bare winter trees on a hillside overlooking Gos Ventre in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
    Grand-Teton-NP_Winter-Hillside_1975.jpg
  • Numerous crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) take off from a tree at dawn in winter. The motion of the birds in flight is blurred by a long camera exposure. A large flock of crows is known as a murder.
    Crows_TakingOff_Tree_Winter_6785.jpg
  • Intentional camera movement during a long exposure renders bare winter trees in Golden Gardens Park, Seattle, Washington, as an impressionistic scene.
    WA_Golden-Gardens_Winter_Forest_Impr...jpg
  • The late afternoon sun shines on a row of trees showing a range of winter colors in Golden Gardens Park, Seattle, Washington.
    Forest_Winter_Golden-Gardens_1251.jpg
  • Mount Shuksan, a 9,131-foot (2,783-meter) mountain located in the North Cascades of Washington state, is covered in fresh snow on a cold winter day.
    Shuksan_Winter_Snowy_Sunset_0386.jpg
  • The last light of day illuminates the winter snow pack on Mount Rainier in this view from High Rock.
    rainier-winter-sunset.jpg
  • A willow, showing golden color in winter, frames red-osier dogwood growing in the marsh of the Juanita Beach Park in Kirkland, Washington.
    WA_Juanita_Willow_Winter_Marsh_1954.jpg
  • Upper Yellowstone Falls, a 109-foot (33-meter) waterfall in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, is surrounded by ice during the winter in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Yellowstone-Falls-Upper_Winter_0024.jpg
  • Bare alder trees stand against a backdrop of trees and brush that are beginning to show spring colors in late winter in wetlands in Bothell, Washington.
    Forest_Late-Winter-Patterns_Bothell_...jpg
  • A snow-dusted American bison (Bison bison) crosses the Firehole River in winter in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Bison_Firehole-River_Winter_Yellowst...jpg
  • At sunset, a heavy winter storm drops fresh snow on Mount Constance, a 7756-foot (2364-meter) peak in the Olympic Mountain Range of Washington state.
    Olympics_Mount-Constance_Winter_Suns...jpg
  • Three bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) - two adults and one juvenile - rest in a snow-covered tree in the Squamish River Valley near Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada. Hundreds of bald eagles winter in the river valley to feast on spawning salmon.
    BaldEagles_ThreePerched_Winter_Brack...jpg
  • Two bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) hunt from a tree above the Skagit River in Washington state in winter.
    baldeagles-winter-two.jpg
  • Yosemite Falls, framed by winter ice, is reflected in the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, California. With a height of 2,425 feet (739 meters), Yosemite Falls is the highest measured waterfall in North America and the fifth-highest in the world.
    YosemiteFalls_MercedRiver_Winter_226...jpg
  • A winter storm blankets the Yosemite Valley with fresh snow. Yosemite National Park receives the most snow in January and February with an average snow depth of 6.5 inches (16.5 centimeters) on the valley floor during those months. Bridalveil Fall, one of Yosemite's iconic waterfalls, is visible in the right of the image. El Capitan, the largest exposed granite face in the world, is shrouded in snow clouds at the left. Half Dome is visible at the center-right.
    Yosemite_TunnelView_Winter_2213.jpg
  • Winter snow and ice surrounds Narada Falls, which drops 241 feet (73 m) in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.
    NaradaFalls_Winter_2811.jpg
  • Clear Creek Falls plunges more than 300 feet down a rocky face near White Pass, Washington. This image of the falls surrounded by giant icicles was captured on a winter morning when it was just 19 degrees Fahrenheit.
    ClearCreekFalls_Winter.jpg
  • Trees covered in fresh winter snow line the banks of Squire Creek located near Darrington in Snohomish County, Washington.
    winter-squire-creek.jpg
  • Upper Tahquamenon Falls, framed by winter ice, drops 48 feet (14 meters) in Tahquamenon Falls State Park in the upper peninsula of Michigan. The upper falls are more than 200 feet (60 meters) across and portions of the waterfall freeze in winter. The water of the Tahquamenon River appears brown or red because of tannic acid that results from the organic material generated by the cedar, hemlock and spruce forests along the river.
    MI_Tahquamenon-Falls_Frozen_0931.jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies past bare winter trees along the Nooksack River near Welcome, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles winter in the area to feast on spawned-out salmon.
    Bald-Eagle_Flying_Trees_Nooksack_619...jpg
  • LaSalle Canyon Falls, viewed from behind, begins to thaw in late winter in Starved Rock State Park near LaSalle, Illinois. The 20-foot (6-meter) waterfall can completely freeze in winter. As it thaws, the ice thins and can become almost translucent, forming dramatic green and blue colors as the ice of varying thickness refracts sunlight to different degrees. Here, part of the icefall has melted as is once again flowing as a waterfall.
    Illinois_Starved-Rock_LaSalle-Canyon...jpg
  • A fiery winter sunrise colors the sky surrounding Mount Rainier, the tallest mountain in Washington state. At right, Mount Rainier, with a summit elevation of 14,411 feet (4,392 meters), casts its own shadow on the sky, a phenomenon that occurs when the sky is covered by mid-altitude clouds around the time of the winter solstice. At left, smaller peaks do the same, resulting in bands of light known as crepuscular rays.
    Rainier_Sunrise-Shadow_Panorama_8218.jpg
  • A great blue heron watches a large flock of Canada geese swim up the Sammamish River near Kenmore, Washington, on a foggy winter morning.
    SammamishRiver_GeeseAndHeron_0536.jpg
  • Mist at the top of Snoqualmie Falls near Snoqualmie, Washington is turned golden by the rising sun, while the wall below is encased in thick winter ice. At Snoqualmie Falls, the Snoqualmie River drops 268 feet (82 meters).
    SnoqualmieFalls_Frozen_5534.jpg
  • Upper Tahquamenon Falls, located in Tahquamenon Falls State Park in the upper peninsula of Michigan, flows through the thawing winter ice. The water of the Tahquamenon River appears brown or red because of tannic acid that results from the organic material generated by the cedar, hemlock and spruce forests along the river.
    MI_Tahquamenon-Falls_Frozen_1140.jpg
  • An arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), displaying its white winter coat, looks out from behind a rock on the mossy hillside above Fossárvik in southeastern Iceland. The arctic fox is also known as the white fox, polar fox, or snow fox, though it displays its pure white form only in the winter months. Arctic foxes, found throughout the Arctic tundra, are small with a body length of less than 3 feet (85 cm). To survive in such a harsh environment, they have very deep fur and a rounded body shape, which minimizes the portion of their body that is exposed to the elements.
    Fox_Arctic_WinterCoat_MossyHillside_...jpg
  • A fiery winter sunset colors the sky over the Olympic Mountains in this view from Camano Island State Park in Washington state. The tallest mountain in this view is Mount Constance, which is just left of center, with an elevation of 7,756 feet (2,364 meters). Warrior Peak, just right of center, has an elevation of 7,244 feet (2,208 meters).
    Olympics_Fiery-Sunset_Camano_4575.jpg
  • A long exposure captures the motion of a murder of American crows flying over snow-covered trees along the Sammamish River in Bothell, Washington. During the winter months, 15,000 crows roost each night in the area.
    Crows_Murder_Snow_3570.jpg
  • LaSalle Canyon Falls, a 20-foot (6-meter) waterfall in Starved Rock State Park, Illinois, freezes in winter. Viewed from behind, the ice thins as the icefall thaws and can become almost translucent, forming dramatic green and blue colors as the ice of varying thickness refracts sunlight to different degrees.
    Illinois_Starved-Rock_LaSalle-Canyon...jpg
  • A hiker admires the view of the Bryce Canyon amphitheater in Utah on a cold winter morning after fresh snowfall. Winter temperatures in the canyon can drop below 0 degrees Fahrenheit.
    BryceCanyonWinterHiker.jpg
  • A juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) rests at the edge of the Nooksack River near Welcome, Washington. Hundreds of bald eagles winter in the area to feast on spawned-out salmon.
    Bald-Eagle_Juvenile_Snow_Nooksack_61...jpg
  • A murder of American crows fly over snow-covered trees along the Sammamish River in Bothell, Washington. During the winter months, 15,000 crows roost each night in the area.
    Crows_Murder_Snow_3624.jpg
  • An adult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flies past bare winter trees as it searches for food in the Skagit River in the North Cascades of Washington state.
    BaldEagle_Flying_Skagit_BareForest_9...jpg
  • A chestnut-backed chickadee (Poecile rufescens) rests on a bare branch in winter. The songbird is found in the northern half of the United States and southern half of Canada. In winter, it primarily feeds on seeds. In summer, it feeds mostly on insects, especially caterpillars.
    Chickadee_BlackCapped_WinterBranch_6...jpg
  • LaSalle Canyon Falls, a 20-foot (6-meter) waterfall in Starved Rock State Park, Illinois, freezes in winter. Viewed from behind, the ice thins as the icefall thaws and can become almost translucent, forming dramatic green and blue colors as the ice of varying thickness refracts sunlight to different degrees.
    Illinois_Starved-Rock_LaSalle-Canyon...jpg
  • The golden winter sun shines through a snow-covered forest in Snohomish County, Washington.
    Snowy-Forest_Sun_Lynnwood_1081.jpg
  • Ice lines the sides of Yosemite Falls on a cold winter morning in Yosemite National Park, California. At 2,425 feet (739 meters), Yosemite Falls is the highest measured waterfall in North America and the fifth-highest in the world.
    Yosemite_Yosemite-Falls_Ice_Detail_9...jpg
  • A winter storm clears over the Yosemite Valley as seen from Tunnel View in Yosemite National Park, California. El Capitan, a 7,573-foot (2,308 meter) granit peak that's one of the most prominent in Yosemite is visible at left. Half Dome, an 8,836-foot (2,693-meter) granite peak that seems to be missing a large section, is in the background, just left of center. Bridalveil Fall, a 620-foot (189-meter) waterfall that's often the first waterfall people see in the park, is visible on the right.
    Yosemite_Tunnel-View_Clearing-Storm_...jpg
  • A winter storm envelops the summit of Mount Isolation, a 1,620-meter (5,315-foot) peak in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand. Located on the southwestern portion of the South Island, Fiordland National Park is New Zealand's largest national park.
    NZ_Fiordland_MountIsolation_Storm_69...jpg
  • A winter storm partially obscures Whitehorse Mountain, a 6840 foot (2085 meter) peak in the North Cascades of washington state. The steep peak is located near the town of Darrington.
    WA_Whitehorse_WinterSunset_7365.jpg
  • Pink clouds color the sky above Boardman Creek in the Central Cascades of Washington state on a winter evening.
    WA_BoardmanCreek_WinterSunset_1524.jpg
  • Delicate Arch, dusted by winter snow, is framed by a natural arch at sunset in Arches National Park, near Moab, Utah.
    DelicateArchWinter.jpg
  • Turret Arch, a prominent natural arch in Arches National Park, Utah, is lit by the rising sun on a foggy winter morning.
    TurretArchWinter.jpg
  • A bald eagle rests in bare winter trees in this impressionistic view of a stand of trees along the Nooksack River in the North Cascades of Washington state.
    BaldEagle_NooksackForest_Impressioni...jpg
  • A cloudy winter sunrise colors the sky over Boundary Bay, located near the United States/Canadian border in British Columbia, Canada. The San Juan Islands of Washington state are visible in the background.
    BC_BoundaryBay_StormySunrise_5672.jpg
  • Mount Shuksan, located in the North Cascades of Washington state, is covered in fresh snow on a cold winter day.
    ShuksanWinterSunny.jpg
  • Hundreds of hoodoos in the Bryce Canyon amphitheater in Utah are covered in fresh snow after a heavy winter snow storm. Some of the hoodoos are 200 feet tall.
    BryceCanyonWinterWide.jpg
  • Asay Creek cuts an S-shaped curve through the snow-covered winter landscape in South Central Utah. The cliffs of Red Rock Canyon are visible in the background.
    AsayCreekUtahWinter.jpg
  • A rainbow forms in Lower Yosemite Falls in Yosemite National Park, California, on a cold winter morning. This 320-foot (98 meter) waterfall is one of three sections that together make up Yosemite Falls, the tallest measured waterfall in North America with a total height of 2,425 feet (739 meters).
    Yosemite_Lower-Yosemite-Falls_Ice-Ra...jpg
  • A winter sunrise highlights the edge of Whitehorse Mountain, a 6840 foot (2085 meter) peak in the North Cascades of Washington state. The steep peak is located near the town of Darrington.
    WhitehorseMountain_SliverSunrise_600...jpg
  • A colorful winter sunrise is reflected in the thawed portion of Scriber Lake in Lynnwood, Washington.
    ScriberLake_Frozen_WinterSunrise_084...jpg
  • A colorful winter sunrise is reflected in the thawed portion of Scriber Lake in Lynnwood, Washington.
    ScriberLake_Frozen_WinterSunrise_083...jpg
  • Ice surrounds and piles up at the base of Multnomah Falls, a 542-foot (165 m) tall waterfall located in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon. The waterfall typically ices over once or twice each winter after extended periods of below-freezing temperatures.
    MultnomahFalls_Frozen_4351.jpg
  • Hundreds of hoodoos in the Bryce Canyon amphitheater in Utah are covered in fresh snow after a heavy winter snow storm. Some of the hoodoos are 200 feet tall.
    BryceCanyonWinterVertical.jpg
  • The North and South Windows of Arches National Park, Utah, are blanketed in fresh snow. The park is more than 4,000 feet above sea level, so its limited precipitation falls as snow in the winter.
    ArchesWindowsSnow.jpg
  • Mesa Arch, a 90-foot natural arch located in Canyonlands National Park, Utah, is dusted by fresh snow. The arch is eroded by wind and repeated freezing and thawing from winter storms.
    MesaArchWinter.jpg
  • Two moose (Alces alces) feed on snow-covered shrubs near the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Moose have a number of features, including thick skin, that make them specially adapted to survive tough winters.
    Moose_Snow_Two-Feeding_Yellowstone_1...jpg
  • Three bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), one adult and two juveniles, share a bare tree over the Cheakamus River near Brackendale, British Columbia, Canada. Brackendale is home to one of the largest wintering populations of bald eagles in North America.
    BaldEagles_ThreeInTree_Brackendale_4...jpg
  • A short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) flies low over a snow-covered field in the Skagit Valley near Bow, Washington. The short-eared owl is found over much of North America. It hunts over open fields and grasslands, diving to catch small mammals and birds.
    Owl-Short-Eared_Hunting_Winter_Bow-E...jpg
  • A coyote (Canis latrans) rests in the snow along the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Coyote_Madison-River_Winter_Yellowst...jpg
  • Three bison (Bison bison) graze in a snow-covered field in the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. They have heavy winter coats, which allow them to graze year-round. To find grass in the winter, they sweep their heads from side to side to clear snow.
    Bison_Grazing_Winter_Lamar-Valley_Ye...jpg
  • A short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) dives as it tries to locate food in a snow-covered field in the Skagit Valley near Bow, Washington. The short-eared owl is found over much of North America. It hunts over open fields and grasslands, diving to catch small mammals and birds.
    Owl-Short-Eared_Hunting_Winter_Bow-E...jpg
  • Two moose (Alces alces), a cow and her calf, feed in a snow-covered field in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
    Moose_Cow-Calf_Winter_Grand-Teton-NP...jpg
  • Snow covers the banks along the Gibbon River where it makes a dramatic bend near the Gibbon Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Yellowstone_Gibbon-River_Curve_Winte...jpg
  • Fresh snow covers Mount Garibaldi, a 2678 meter (8786 foot) mountain located near Squamish, British Columbia, Canada.
    BC_MountGaribaldi_Winter_3607.jpg
  • A short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) flies low over a snow-covered field in the Skagit Valley near Bow, Washington. The short-eared owl is found over much of North America. It hunts over open fields and grasslands, diving to catch small mammals and birds.
    Owl-Short-Eared_Hunting_Winter_Bow-E...jpg
  • A red fox (Vulpes vulpes) hunts for food in a vast, snow-covered landscape along the Lamar River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Fox-Red_Yellowstone_Lamar-Valley_Vas...jpg
  • A large snag grows along Gibbon Falls, an 84-foot (26-meter) waterfall on the Gibbon River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Yellowstone_Gibbon-Falls_Snag_Winter...jpg
  • Tangled Creek in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, curves through a patch of dead lodgepole pine trees that have a silica crust at their base, resembling bobby socks. The trees are in the Black Sand Basin of Yellowstone, a geothermal area. When the hot spring runoff shifted, the trees absorbed the silica-rich water.
    Yellowstone_Tangled-Creek_Bobby-Sock...jpg
  • An American bison (Bison bison) stands in the Firehole River as snow falls in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Bison_Firehole-River_Winter_Yellowst...jpg
  • A layer of altocumulus stretches across the sky above Mount Si, a 4,167-foot (1,270 meter) mountain in North Bend, Washington. Mount Si is a remnant of an oceanic plate volcano and lies at the western edge of the Cascade Range of mountains.
    MountSi_BorstLake_Winter-Sunset_5872.jpg
  • Against a backdrop of a snow-covered hillside, a short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) flies in the Skagit Valley near Bow, Washington. The short-eared owl is found over much of North America. It hunts over open fields and grasslands, diving to catch small mammals and birds.
    Owl-Short-Eared_Hunting_Winter_Bow-E...jpg
  • A short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) hunts over a snow-covered field in the Skagit Valley near Bow, Washington. The short-eared owl is found over much of North America. It hunts over open fields and grasslands, diving to catch small mammals and birds.
    Owl-Short-Eared_Hunting_Winter_Bow-E...jpg
  • Snags rise above the frozen surface of Earthquake Lake in the Gallatin National Forest in Montana. The lake, located west of Yellowstone, was formed in 1959 after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake triggered an 80-million ton landslide, damming the Madison River. The snags here are trees that perished when their roots were flooded.
    MT_Earthquake-Lake_Snags_Winter_2805.jpg
  • A red fox (Vulpes vulpes) crouches in the snow behind an old tree trunk to hunt birds in the Custer Gallatin National Forest near Cooke City, Montana.
    Fox-Red_Hunting_Winter_Gallatin-NF_7...jpg
  • Sitting in snow, a mountain coyote (Canis latrans lestes) howls for other members of its pack in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.
    Coyote_Howling_Winter_Yellowstone_35...jpg
  • A moose (Alces alces) trudges through deep snow near Pebble Creek in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Moose are known as elk in Eurasia and are the largest and heaviest living members of the deer family. Males, known as bulls, grow fresh antlers each year, dropping them in the winter.
    Moose_Winter_Yellowstone_8751.jpg
  • A winter snow storm passes over Half Dome, a granite peak that rises more than 4,737 ft (1,444 m) above the valley floor of Yosemite National Park, California.
    Yosemite_HalfDome_Winter_2335.jpg
  • A red fox (Vulpes vulpes) sleeps in a patch of snow that it cleared in winter in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    Fox-Red_Sleeping_Winter_Yellowstone_...jpg
  • A moose (Alces alces) trudges through deep snow near Pebble Creek in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Moose are known as elk in Eurasia and are the largest and heaviest living members of the deer family. Males, known as bulls, grow fresh antlers each year, dropping them in the winter.
    Moose_Winter_Yellowstone_8786.jpg
  • A moose (Alces alces) trudges through deep snow near Pebble Creek in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Moose are known as elk in Eurasia and are the largest and heaviest living members of the deer family. Males, known as bulls, grow fresh antlers each year, dropping them in the winter.
    Moose_Winter_Yellowstone_8914.jpg
  • A young male Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) rests on a branch near a marsh in Edmonds, Washington. This bird, photographed in December, is showing its winter plumage. Hummingbirds are the smallest of all birds, weighing less than 0.3 ounces. They also have iridescent plumage, which magnifies certain wavelengths of light. The iridescence comes from the fact that their feathers do not lie flat, but rather have a V-shaped trough running along each barb. Their feathers are also covered with microscopic discs filled with tiny air bubbles.
    Hummingbird_Annas_Winter_3786.jpg
  • Colorful ice surrounds Lower Yellowstone Falls in winter in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Lower Yellowstone Falls plunges 308 feet (94 meters) and is the highest-volume waterfall in the Rocky Mountains. Some of the unusual coloring on the ice is the result of mineral-rich rock dust that has been eroded and deposited by the Yellowstone River. The blue icicles result from the ice being uniform and free of bubbles, so it reflects only blue wavelengths of light.
    Yellowstone-Falls-Lower_Winter_Color...jpg
  • The setting winter sun reddens the face of several peaks that comprise Heybrook Ridge, part of the Cascade Mountain Range near Index, Washington. This view was captured from the Heybrook Lookout, located in the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
    WA_Heybrook-Ridge_Winter-Sunset_6931.jpg
  • Elowah Falls flows past trees encased in ice from the spray of the waterfall after a week of subfreezing temperatures. At Elowah Falls, located on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge, McChord Creek drops 213 feet (65 meters).
    OR_ElowahFalls_Winter_5118.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) calls out to other eagles from snow-covered trees that line the Skagit River in Washington state. Several hundred eagles spend the winter along that river, feasting on spawned out salmon.
    Bald-Eagle_Winter_Calling_3631.jpg
  • Several mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) gather in the thawed portion of Scriber Lake in Lynnwood, Washington, during a sunny break between snow storms.
    ScriberLake_Mallards_Winter_5562.jpg
  • A raven flies over the Yosemite Valley during a brief break between snow storms. Yosemite National Park receives the most snow in January and February with an average snow depth of 6.5 inches (16.5 centimeters) on the valley floor during those months. Bridalveil Fall, one of Yosemite's iconic waterfalls, is visible in the right-center of the image. El Capitan, the largest exposed granite face in the world, is shrouded in snow clouds at the center-left.
    Yosemite_TunnelView_Winter_Raven_215...jpg
  • A black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus) tries to find food in the snow-covered forest on Rampart Ridge in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.
    Deer_RampartRidge_Winter_6290.jpg
  • A snowy owl (Nyctea scandiaca) is perched on a bare winter tree Damon Point in Ocean Shores, Washington, with the Olympic mountains in the background. Snowy owls, which spend the summer in the northern circumpolar region north of 60 degrees latitude, have a typical winter range that includes Alaska, Canada and northern Eurasia. Every several years, for reasons still unexplained, the snowy owls migrate much farther south in an event known as an irruption. During one irruption, a snowy owl was found as far south as the Caribbean. During the 2011-2012 irruption, Ocean Shores on the Washington coast was the winter home for an especially large number of snowy owls. Snowy owls tend to prefer coastal and plains areas, which most resemble the open tundra that serves as their typical home. The owl shown here is a young bird; snowy owls become almost entirely white as they age, though females retain some of the darker coloration.
    SnowyOwl_OceanShores_Olympics_0351.jpg
  • Three American bison (Bison bison) graze in deep snow near Fountain Flat in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Bison are well equiped for harsh winter conditions. They grow a winter coat of wooly underfur, which has coarse hairs that protect them from the elements. The humps on their backs also contain muscles supported by long vertebrae that help swing their heads to move vast amounts of snow.
    Bison_Snow_Three-Grazing_Yellowstone...jpg
  • An American bison (Bison bison) forces its way through deep snow near Fountain Flat in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Bison are well equiped for harsh winter conditions. They grow a winter coat of wooly underfur, which has coarse hairs that protect them from the elements. The humps on their backs also contain muscles supported by long vertebrae that help swing their heads to move vast amounts of snow.
    Bison_Snow_Yellowstone_4275sq.jpg
  • LaSalle Canyon Falls, viewed from behind, begins to thaw in late winter in Starved Rock State Park near LaSalle, Illinois. The 20-foot (6-meter) waterfall can completely freeze in winter. As it thaws, the ice thins and can become almost translucent, forming dramatic green and blue colors as the ice of varying thickness refracts sunlight to different degrees. Here, part of the icefall has melted as is once again flowing as a waterfall.
    Illinois_Starved-Rock_LaSalle-Canyon...jpg
  • An American bison (Bison bison) walks in deep snow near Fountain Flat in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Bison are well equiped for harsh winter conditions. They grow a winter coat of wooly underfur, which has coarse hairs that protect them from the elements. The humps on their backs also contain muscles supported by long vertebrae that help swing their heads to move vast amounts of snow.
    Bison_Snow_Yellowstone_4420.jpg
  • An American bison (Bison bison) forces its way through deep snow near Fountain Flat in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Bison are well equipped for harsh winter conditions. They grow a winter coat of woolly underfur, which has coarse hairs that protect them from the elements. The humps on their backs also contain muscles supported by long vertebrae that help swing their heads to move vast amounts of snow.
    Bison_Snow_Yellowstone_4275.jpg
  • A bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) rests on its snow-covered perch along the Skagit River in Washington state during a winter storm. Several hundred eagles spend the winter along that river, feasting on spawned out salmon.
    BaldEagle_SnowyPerch_NorthCascades_3...jpg
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