February 28 - Melting Ice

Melting Ice - Snow on a frozen lake reflects light, allowing the lake to stay frozen. When the snow melts, the ice acts like glass in a greenhouse, warming the lake water and melting the ice from the bottom up.

February 20 - Kinglet Coat

Kinglet Coat - The golden-crowned kinglet stays in New England's northern woods for the winter. It survives the cold with an extra-warm winter coat that has four times more insulation feathers than flight feathers.

February 13 - Light Foot

Light Foot - Wolves have slightly webbed toes that give them an advantage when hunting heavier hoofed prey, such as elk or deer, in the snow. They attack at nightfall, when cooler temperatures create a snow crust, which their paws are less likely to fall through.

February 7 - Seed Searchers

Seed Searchers - Cardinals and finches live in northern coniferous forests and are adapted to snow and extreme cold temperatures. They search among forests to find trees that have produced the most seeds this year.