Marie Read / Snow buntings (Plectrophenax nivalis) flock in flight during a snowstorm, New York, USA, January.

Marie Read / Common redpoll (Carduelis flammea), male perched in alder (Alnus rugosa) during a snowstorm in winter, New York, USA, January.

Dave Bevan / Slow motion clip of a Jay (Garrulus glandarius) feeding from a peanut string during a snowstorm, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, November.

Matthias Breiter / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) male in snowstorm, Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada

Matthias Breiter / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) males in snowstorm, Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada

Matthias Breiter / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) male in snowstorm, Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada

Frederique Olivier / Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) chick during snowstorm, Dumont d'Urville, East Antarctica, Antarctica

Sumio Harada / Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus) males in snow, Glacier National Park, Montana

Sumio Harada / Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) rams pursuing ewe in snowstorm, Glacier National Park, Montana

Tim Laman / Red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) pair in a snowstorm, Hokkaido, Japan. Endangered species.

Theo Bosboom / Beech trees (Fagus sp) after a heavy snowstorm, Rozendaalse bos, the Netherlands, November

Markus Varesvuo / Common Raven (Corvus corax) huddled down amidst snow storm, Utajarvi Finland, February