Winter Survival #1
by Elizabeth Winter
Title
Winter Survival #1
Artist
Elizabeth Winter
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Deer start to prepare for winter months before the temperatures begin to drop. They do this by storing fat around internal organs and under their skin which insulates and provides energy reserves for the lean months ahead.
Their coat plays a major role in keeping them warm. Coarse, hollow, dark guard hairs cover soft, woolly underfur. Guard hairs can absorb solar energy but it’s the underfur that provides the most insulative value. Half the length of guard hairs, underfur is 5 times as dense. For comparison, sheep underfur is only 4 times as dense. The underfur traps layers of air, with warmer layers closer to the skin. The insulative value of underfur is increased when the hair stands on end (goose bumps for people) trapping more air.
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January 25th, 2017
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Comments (25)
Gary F Richards
Awesome Winter Survival composition, lighting, shading, excellent color and artwork! F/L voted
Skip Willits
A wonderful image of a hard winter life. While pretty, it is a difficult time for these critters. Not much good stuff in pine needles. Great image Elizabeth.
Miroslava Jurcik
Where was this taken ? I like to pin it to my pinterest Kingdom Animalia where I have wildlife from different areas.
Elizabeth Winter replied:
This was taken at Chalco Hills Recreation Area, 8901 S 154th St, Omaha, NE 68138
Nancy Kane Chapman
Lovely in every inch of space....and I could name them all....the multiple planes, the lovely snow, grasses, deer...oh, my...what beauty, Elizabeth. F/L++