Scenes From Midwinter

A collection of recent images showing people and animals both surviving and enjoying frigid midwinter conditions.

A deer looks straight toward the photographer, standing in front of snow-covered trees.
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As we near the halfway mark between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, much of the Northern Hemisphere is beginning to emerge from the coldest time of the year. Gathered below, a collection of recent images show people and animals both surviving and enjoying the frigid conditions, from the Russian Far East, to China, Greece, England, Canada, and more.