At first we all thought these were females because they look pregnant their bellies were so big. But our naturalist guide explained they were males–just fat and happy getting ready for the new snow season.
Wildlife Wednesday–Reindeer
Tag: Arctic
Faraway Friday-Arctic Scale
One of the things that hits you in the high arctic is how puny man is…
The scale of everything was huge. Note the tiny zodiac with people wearing red in the distance…
Faraway Friday-High Arctic
The geology in the high artic was unexpected–and jaw dropping.
Wildlife Wednesday-more ice bears…
Wildlife Wednesday: Runaway Bear
This bear had her curiosity quenched and was running across the ice fields back to her lil ice cave.
I love how when she missed a step-or the ice shifted- her very long and BLACK tongue would come out
Arctic day 3: Walrus Wash
This female walrus (females tusks point together-males point outward so they can poke each other) got quite a bath trying to make her way back to shore.
A week in the High ARCTIC!
I have just returned from a 17 day “life bucket” trip to the high arctic. It has been on the books for 4 years. But Covid put a blanket on that for several years.
It was beyond amazing and I’m going to take a week to show some highlights, and then throw some others in on Faraway Fridays.
This shot was taken at the permanent Ice Edge at 82 degrees north in uncharted waters above Nordaustlandet Norway. The bear here was about 2 football fields away peaking over the edge of an ice berg (see below)
He got up and started speed walking toward us, jumping from ice flat to ice flat.
These guys can REALLY MOVE!