Winter is the best season of the year. In winter, the weather is usually cold and there are few hours of daylight. The winter months in North America are December, January, February and March.
Animals have special ways of preparing themselves for winter. Some animals, like birds and butterflies travel a long way to warm places during the winter months. Other animals such as bears go to sleep in winter. But ants don't go to warm places or go to sleep. They collect food in autumn, so they have plenty of food to eat in winter.
In some areas, winter is a time when snow falls onto the ground, People can make snowmen. And when the water in lakes and ponds freezes (结冰), people can go skating and take part in other activities on ice. Some people even cut a hole in the ice and go ice fishing!
