Portraits of Winter

Yellowstone & Tetons

Sep 1

Written By Will Snead III

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wary coyote and solitary sagebrush isolated on snow covered plain — A Portrait of Winter

Winter Yellowstone is magical. “Portraits of Winter” is a collection of images that capture the unique majesty of the land - its harshness and beauty - and the tenacious creatures that live on it.

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Coyote and sagebrush; a portrait of winter in Hayden Valley

'The Visitor': Coyote foraging in frozen West Thumb Gyser Basin.

'Tres Amigos': Bison traveling single file in frozen Madison Junction.

Lady of Lamar: red fox mousing

'River Hunter': wet bobcat on the bank of the Madison River

Minus Twenty: bison coated with ice crystals in 20 below temperature

'Approaching Rotation': snow goose takeoff on the banks of the Madison River

'Boss Otter": river otter striking a dominant pose on the near frozen Lamar River

''Wind Sculpture': red fox on the hunt in Hayden Valley's harsh winter conditions

'a walk through the park': river otter negotiating the ice jams on the Lamar River

'indefatigable': red fox hunts the vast snow covered plains of Yellowstone

'solitary': american bison forages in lamar valley's new snowfall

'Bobby sox': dead lodgepole pines in mineral laden Black Sand Basin

Madison river's Christmas Tree Rock enshrouded in mist and fog

Moose Falls

winter vista of Lamar valley with a tracing of the lamar river

cascading upper terrace of Mammoth-Hot Springs

winter's thermal waterfall on the upper terrace of Mammoth-Hot Springs

winter vista of Lamar valley in pastel colors

Madison river bobcat in search of the elusive muskrat

wary coyote in a stare-down with photographer in Teton National Park

frozen lower falls in the grand canyon of Yellowstone

Will Snead III

Farne Islands Terns

travertine terraces of mammoth hot springs