Top left: This young great gray owl sat through a storm solo while his parents hunted nearby. Most great grays that nest in the valley stay through the winter but sometimes do migrate regionally in search of better hunting grounds as snow conditions change. Top right: A herd of elk crosses over Canary Springs, a section of Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone. Elk and bison often stick close to thermal features to take advantage of their warmth. Bottom left: Come winter, snowshoe hares change color to better hide from predators. Holdsworth spotted this animal near Mammoth Hot Springs and took a photo just as a snowflake came to rest on its eyelash. Bottom right: “November and December are great months to photograph moose in the snow,” Holdsworth says. “Their winter coats are still sleek, and bulls still have their antlers, which they will shed by early January.”
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