FEBRUARY 2024 ISSUE 02
Wild Wing A CANDID GLIMPSE AT WILDLIFE
From the life of birds
THE WILDLIFE EDITION
Winter in Montana
Majestic Animals
FRONT COVER BY PHOTOGRAPHER MARC SCHMITTBUHL
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CONTENTS
FEBRUARY 2024
06 MAJESTIC ANIMALS
PHOTOGRAPHER: MARC SCHMITTBUHL IG: @MARCSCHMITTBUHLPHOTO WB: MARCSPHOTO.COM
16 WINTER IN MONTANA
PHOTOGRAPHER/RETOUCHER: WARREN DIGNEN IG:@WARREN
IN THE WINTER FOREST 24 AATWALK SUNSET PHOTOGRAPHER: OLGA SMIRNOVA IG:@OLGASMMIRNOVA
30 WILDLIFE MOMENTS
PHOTOGRAPHER: MAXIM KRYWONOS IG:@PEAKPOINTSHOTS WWW.MAXIMKRYWONOS.COM
38 WINTER WILDLIFE
PHOTOGRAPHER:ADAM WILLIAMS TWITTER: @NATURE_221
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PHOTOGRAPHER: ALEKSEY GORIN IG:@AL.GORITM FB: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/KETAMIN01@GMAIL.COM TW: WWW.TWITTER.COM/KETAMIN01@GMAIL.COM WWW.PINTEREST.COM/KETAMIN01@GMAIL.COM WWW.TIKTOK.COM/@GMAIL.COM WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/KETAMIN01@GMAIL.COM
44 NALCHIK CITY PHOTOGRAPHER: LIUDMILA EVSTRATOVA IG:@LUDMILA_EVSTRATOVA07
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50 A CANDID GLIMPSE AT WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER: SARAH CROUSER IG:@SCROUSER.PHOTOS
WINTER WONDERLAND WAS 58 THE DISRUPTED BY THE SOUND OF A MOTORCYCLE
PHOTOGRAPHER: VITALIY LISCHINSKIY IG:@VITALIYLISCHINSKI WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/VITALIY.LISCHINSKIY WB: HTTPS://LISCHINSKIPHOTO.COM
66 WILD WING CREATIVE DIRECTOR/PHOTOGRAPHER/RETOUCHER: NATALLIA STANKEVICH IG:@NATALLIASTANKEVICH WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NATALLIA.STANKEVICH
72 FROM THE LIFE OF BIRDS PHOTOGRAPHER: NORA CHEPRASOVA IG:@NORACHEPRASOVA
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Majestic Animals PHOTOGRAPHER: MARC SCHMITTBUHL IG:@MARCSCHMITTBUHLPHOTO WB: HTTPS://MARCSPHOTO.COM
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Winter in Montana PHOTOGRAPHER/RETOUCHER WARREN DIGNEN IG:@WARREN
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Winter forest PHOTOGRAPHER: ALEKSEY GORIN IG:@AL.GORITM WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/KETAMIN01@GMAIL.COM WWW.TWITTER.COM/KETAMIN01@GMAIL.COM WWW.PINTEREST.COM/KETAMIN01@GMAIL.COM WWW.TIKTOK.COM/@GMAIL.COM WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/KETAMIN01@GMAIL.COM
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A CANDID GLIMPSE AT WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER: SARAH CROUSER IG:@SCROUSER.PHOTOS
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THE WINTER WONDERLAND WAS DISRUPTED BY THE SOUND OF A MOTORCYCLE PHOTOGRAPHER: VITALIY LISCHINSKIY IG:@VITALIYLISCHINSKI WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/VITALIY.LISCHINSKIY WB: HTTPS://LISCHINSKIPHOTO.COM
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Wild Wing CREATIVE DIRECTOR/PHOTOGRAPHER/RETOUCHER NATALLIA STANKEVICH IG:@NATALLIASTANKEVICH WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NATALLIA.STANKEVICH
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From the life of birds PHOTOGRAPHER: NORA CHEPRASOVA IG:@NORACHEPRASOVA
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CROWS PHOTOGRAPHER: OXANA MIKHAILOVA IG:@OXAMIX.PHOTO WB:MISS.OKSI97@YANDEX.RU
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PHOTOGRAPHER: SARAH CROUSER IG:@SCROUSER.PHOTOS
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