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Freeze Frame
![Freeze Frame](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Julie-Larsen-Maher_3389_Brown-Bears-in-Snow_BB_BZ_12-17-20_hr-975x650.jpeg)
Assignment Open From
Dec 23 - Feb 28, 2022
When temperatures drop below freezing and snow begins to fall, nature’s blanket transforms our world. Snowflakes sprinkle across a bear’s fur (brown bear, right), birds nestle among snow-covered branches, and a deer’s thick winter coat show that the season is here.
Share some of your favorite freeze frames of animals that embrace the season’s change whether wearing it or sharing its name including snowy owls, snow monkeys, snow leopards, and snowshoe hares.
Our editorial team will choose the best submissions based on appeal, composition, originality, and technical quality. A group of chosen pictures will be posted on this page, and one will even be featured.
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For this assignment, we’re offering an incentive. The author of the featured photo chosen by our editorial team will receive a Patagonia Arbor Linked Pack, perfect for transporting your gear to the office, the crag, or a weekend at the beach. See the official Contest Rules.
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![Valentino Lee](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/20220401_nya_valentino_lee_cuttlefish_img_0359_1.jpg)
Cuttlefish, New York Aquarium, Brooklyn, New York.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Valentino Lee](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/20230607_sa_hluhluwe_valentino_lee_zebra_img_4949.jpg)
Zebra, Hluhluwe Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Nicholas Blaise](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/nicholas_blaise_whale_shark_georgia_aquarium.jpg)
Whale Shark, Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, Georgia.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Jean Gazis](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/jean_gazis_peacock_tail_at_ppz_043023.jpg)
Indian Peafowl Tail Feather, Prospect Park Zoo, New York.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Deborah Caponigro](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/img_4891__filter_w_copyright.jpg)
Tiger, Tiger Mountain, Bronx Zoo, New York.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Angela Yang](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/zebrabutts.jpg)
Burchell’s Zebra, Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Angela Yang](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/giraffe_1.jpg)
Giraffe and Oxpeckers, Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Angela Yang](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/awd_2.jpg)
African Wild Dog, Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![George Mirtsopoulos](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/snow_leopard_central_park__aaab.jpg)
Snow Leopard, Central Park Zoo, New York.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Scott R. Fuller](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/mg_9786_scott_fuller_piedbilled_grebe_apr_15_2017.jpg)
Pied-billed Grebe, Stone House Park, Lakewood, Colorado.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Scott R. Fuller](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/_o5a4069_scott_fuller_mormon_fritillary_aug_12_2021.jpg)
Mormon Fritillary, Collegiate Peaks Wilderness, Colorado.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Scott R. Fuller](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/_o5a0781_scott_fuller_bluewinged_teal_april_22_2021.jpg)
Blue-winged Teal, Belmar Park, Lakewood, Colorado.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Scott R. Fuller](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/_69a8763_scott_fuller_bull_snake_may_16_2023.jpg)
Bull Snake, Bear Creek Greenbelt, Lakewood, Colorado.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Scott R. Fuller](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/_69a3492_scott_fuller_kestrel_jan_19_2024.jpg)
Kestrel, Bear Creek Lake Park, Lakewood, Colorado.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Scott R. Fuller](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/_69a2663_scott_fuller_pale_swallowtail_june_16_2024.jpg)
Pale Swallowtail, Stone House Park, Lakewood, Colorado.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Kathleen McCarthy Simpson](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/kathleen_mccarthy_simpson_toby_masai_giraffe_08_05_21.jpg)
Masai Giraffe, Turtle Back Zoo, West Orange, New Jersey.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Kathleen McCarthy Simpson](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/kathleen_mccarthy_simpson_sleeping_snow_leopard_11_06_21.jpg)
Snow Leopard, Bronx Zoo, New York.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Kathleen McCarthy Simpson](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/kathleen_mccarthy_simpson_leopard_12_25_23.jpg)
Leopard, Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Kathleen McCarthy Simpson](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/kathleen_mccarthy_simpson_jaguar_08_05_21.jpg)
Jaguar, Turtle Back Zoo, West Orange, New Jersey.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Kathleen McCarthy Simpson](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/kathleen_mccarthy_simpson_hawaiian_green_sea_turtle_04_22_23.jpg)
Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle, Laniakea Beach, O'ahu, Hawai'i.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Kathleen McCarthy Simpson](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/kathleen_mccarthy_simpson_baby_raccoon_07_06_16.jpg)
Raccoon Kit, New City, New York.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Rosemary Goussios](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/dscn1210.jpg)
White-tailed Deer Fawn, Wallkill, New York.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Sarah Edmunds](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/redwingedblackbird_bronxzoo_190507_11_copy.jpg)
Red-winged Blackbird (Female), Bronx Zoo, New York.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Kathleen Donovan](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/kathleen_donovan_european_starlings__nybg_____05_10_16.jpg)
European Starlings, New York Botanical Garden, New York.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Kathleen Donovan](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/kathleen_donovan___mallard_mom_and_ducklings________san_diego_zoo________07_11_24.jpg)
Mallard and Ducklings, San Diego Zoo, California.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Martin Brogger](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/aaMIB_1137.jpg)
Hoverfly (also called Flower Fly or Syrphid), Helgoland, Germany.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Martin Brogger](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/aaMIB_0691.jpg)
Hatching Egg of a Seagull, Isote Lobos National Park, Argentina.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Martin Brogger](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/aaMIA_5426.jpg)
Octopus Eggs, Puerto Lobos Reserve, Argentina.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Martin Brogger](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/aaDJI_20240413121512_0148_D.jpg)
Empty Nests of the Imperial Shag or Imperial Cormorant from Above with Drone, Punta León Reserve, Argentina.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Michelle A. Leppert](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/leppert_snow_leopard_pair_12_13_14.jpg)
Snow Leopards, Roger Williams Park Zoo, Providence, Rhode Island.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Michelle A. Leppert](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/leppert_clouded_leopard_cub_06_06_2020.jpg)
Clouded Leopard Cubs, Roger Williams Park Zoo, Providence, Rhode Island.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Michelle A. Leppert](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/leppert_pavel_the_amur_tiger_09_03_14.jpg)
Tiger, Pittsburgh Zoo, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Emily Amirault](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/emily_amirault_ducksnh_070718.jpg)
Ducks and Ducklings, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Rebecca Anthony](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/51019617991_7c89b4f00d_o.jpg)
Mexican Silverspot Butterfly, Poas Volcano National Park, Alajuela, Costa Rica.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Alena Kerins](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/blendybaby.jpg)
Zebra, Kruger National Park, Skukuza, South Africa.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Deborah Caponigro](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/img_7822_a.jpg)
Jaguar, Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown, Pennsylvania.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Carolyn B. Figueiredo](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/carolyn_b_figueiredo_pallas_cat_kitten_09_25_2022.jpg)
Pallas Cat Kitten, Columbus Zoo, Powell, Ohio.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Carolyn B. Figueiredo](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/carolyn_b_figueiredo_wild_dog_04_19_2019.jpg)
Wild Dog, Erie Zoo, Erie, Pennsylvania.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Carolyn B. Figueiredo](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/carolyn_b_figueiredo_spotted_hyena__09_25_2022_.jpg.jpg)
Spotted Hyena, Columbus Zoo, Powell, Ohio.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Carolyn B. Figueiredo](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/carolyn_b_figueiredo_amur_tiger_04_18_2019.jpg.jpeg.jpg)
Amur Tiger, Pittsburgh Zoo, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Carolyn B. Figueiredo](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/carolyn_b_figueiredo_3913_cinnamon_teal_trio_03_03_2023.jpg.jpg)
Cinnamon Teal Trio, Brookgreen Gardens, Murrell Inlet, South Carolina.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Eric Januszkiewicz](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/P1044737.jpg)
Great Basin Rattlesnake, Mapleton, Utah.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Eric Januszkiewicz](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/Long_nosed_leopard_lizard.jpg)
Long-nosed Leopard Lizard, Grand Junction, Colorado.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Andrew Lasken](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/andrewlaskenaliongetshisstripes2015.jpg)
Lion with Zebra Hide, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Anita Morganstern](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/img_0805.jpeg.jpg)
Dragonfly, Sandwich, Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Jay Kirklyn Meredith](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/jaymereditheurasian_eagle_owl_in_flightaugusut_2023.jpg)
Eurasian Eagle Owl in Flight,
Center for Birds of Prey, Awendaw, South Carolina.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Stacy Ratel](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/Western_Red-Shafted_Northern_Flicker.jpg)
Western Red-Shafted Northern Flicker, San Rafael, California.
Album | Spots and Stripes |
![Byron Towles](https://blog.wcs.org/photo/wp-content/grand-media/image/red_lionfish.jpg)
Red Lionfish, Downtown Aquarium, Denver, Colorado.
Album | Spots and Stripes |