Changing weather can be a matter of life or death for animals - especially in the winter. Every species on Earth has ways of responding to and coping with these events. When it comes to wildlife photography, understanding how animals respond to changes in the weather can give you the ability to find, photograph, and predict the behavior of wildlife this winter.

The ability to read and understand the tracks left behind by wildlife is a critical skill that all of us should strive for. Whether in the snow, sand, mud, dirt, or leaves, there is much to be learned from by observing tracks.

Once you begin to understand the importance of ecotones and “edge habitat” for wildlife, your ability to predictably find and photograph animals will grow exponentially. 100% of my success with finding and photographing bobcats, for instance, has been built around this basic knowledge

Compiling a species profile is a bit like creating a manual for finding and photographing wildlife.

One of the most important things you can do to up your wildlife photography game is to begin keeping a detailed notebook on observations.

Two things drive all life on Earth. Understand these things, and the challenge of finding wildlife ceases to exist.

There is so much more to finding wildlife than just driving around looking for animals. This gets deep.