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Wildlife journal / A Polish Winter

A Polish Winter

Wildlife in the snow

Dark forms gather beneath an orange sky. Snow clings to a bison’s coat. An antlered head appears between tree trunks.

Photography by Andrew Harris7 photographs

A herd of bison in snow beneath a warm orange sky
01 / A herd of bison in snow beneath a warm orange skySelect a photograph to view full size ↗

Dark forms gather beneath an orange sky. Snow clings to a bison’s coat. An antlered head appears between tree trunks.

Snow simplifies the landscape, leaving animals and bare trees to define the scene. Against that pale setting, small changes in light become especially visible: blue shade, white frost and the warm edge of a low sun.

The travel log

Tracing the journey

From Warsaw to Białowieża Forest, then back to the capital.

Poland: Warsaw to Białowieża and back A return journey from Warsaw east to Białowieża. The two curved lines separate the outward and return journeys and show route order rather than exact roads. P O L A N D Warsaw Białowieża POLANDWARSAW · BIAŁOWIEŻA · WARSAW TWO PLACES · RETURN JOURNEY
The outward and return journeysEastern Poland · North ↑

POLAND / ITINERARY

The complete journey · Warsaw to Białowieża and back

A snow-covered bison standing at the edge of a forest
02 / A snow-covered bison standing at the edge of a forest
An antlered moose looking between snowy tree trunks
03 / An antlered moose looking between snowy tree trunks
A bison in side profile in a snowy woodland clearing
04 / A bison in side profile in a snowy woodland clearing
Two bison crossing an open snowy field
05 / Two bison crossing an open snowy field
A herd of bison silhouetted against low golden sunlight
06 / A herd of bison silhouetted against low golden sunlight
A bison with snow on its face in the winter woodland
07 / A bison with snow on its face in the winter woodland
All photographs © Andrew Harris.

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