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A distant lone polar bear explores the jumbled inshore sea ice in a light fog. This is a common sight at the beginning of November on the shores of Hudson Bay as the bears are eager for the offshore sea ice to freeze solidly enough that they can get out to hunt seals.
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On our first full day on the tundra we saw four polar bears.
The first polar bear was a sleeping bear. Most of the polar bears are sleeping at this time of year to conserve energy while they wait for the ice to form.
They have not eaten since the ice melted way back in May or June. They lose about 2.2 pounds (1 kilo) per day in weight during this time.
The polar rovers park very far away from the bears to not disturb them. And on the rovers, we go silent or talk in whispery hushed tones, so the bears do not hear us.
This bear was the second bear of the day. He started as a sleeping bear....curled up in the willows on the edge of a pond. We were thrilled to see him.
And then.....he moved.....and started to get up and walk. This was even more thrilling. Here he is walking on a tundra pond.
This was taken with a 70-300 mm at 300 mm and cropped. He is very very far away. It was the longest lens that I brought with me.
A lot of polar bear viewing is done with binoculars.
And it gets even better....!!
23/31 October Photo A Day Group
POLAR BEAR about to shunt carriages at Lhen Coan on the Groudle Glen Railway. July 26, 2023.
POLAR BEAR is a replica loco was built by Alan Keef in 2003 for the Groudle Glen Railway. It is a replica of the original electric locomotive POLAR BEAR which operated on the line between 1921 and 1926.
For more photographs of the the Groudle Glen Railway please click here: www.jhluxton.com/Railways-and-Tramways/Isle-of-Man-Railwa...
This polar bear lives at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park, a zoo dedicated to conservation. The are 3 bears at the zoo and a great viewing area to watch them eat, play and swim.
International Polar Bear Day, in keeping with the day, here is a shot of what we believed to be a 3 year old male, probably hasn't been on his own to long.
Five-month-old polar bear cubs Kallik and Kallu and their mother, Crystal.
Seen at the Toledo Zoo & Aquarium.
i started this quite some time ago but finally got it finished!! i love how it turned out, and the polar bear fabric is sooo cute!!
Henry Vilas Zoo Lights, Madison, Wisconsin. The represent the current polar bears at the zoo.
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A Polar Bear hunting for seals out on the ice flows of Arctic Svalbard. Bears are at home our here on the ice where they can find seals hauled out on the flows.
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In June 2019, Starr visited the Macro Mondays Art Gallery. Going through my old photos I found this one taken the same day. Starr was never aware there was a polar bear standing behind her.
The sun was setting, the air was cold, the barren Arctic Ocean was lapping against the shore. Ice already forming on the horizon, a cold wind was blowing, temperatures were cold, a perfect day for the polar bear, harsh for the human. Sitting alone with a polar bear walking by not 100 feet away, protected by sheet metal of a vehicle, the photographer's heart was pounding. Kaktovik, a few minutes to my back, if the truck engine failed, the polar bear would be no match for the car. Thinking of how those who live here both now and in the past, have endured the presence of the polar bear and have embraced the bear's presence. Nanook, the Eskimo word for the polar bear, friend, foe, enemy and companion. What a magnificent animal, to think that it may be on the brink of extinction, breaks the photographer's heart.
After watching her for over 40 minutes, we left her as she clambered over the pack ice in search of her next meal. NNW Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway.
This was probably one of the most magical moments when a Polar Bear came of the sea ice and swam towards the boat. Probably it was hoping that one of the passengers would fall over the side and it would have lunch or perhaps it was just interested. It does show that these animals are not scared of anything.
Taken it at the Kansas City zoo. I've been going to the zoo for many years, but I never got to see the polar bear because she always stayed inside the building during the summer. But it was nice and cold outside so she was enjoying the weather.
folded from a square of paper.
Diagram: in Lee Armstrong blog at foldawayorigami.tumblr.com/post/111494922041/polar-bear-a...
Another photo of a polar bear from a trip I took to Svalbard after taking early retirement in 2013. I only just noticed the black tongue.
The polar bear's fur is transparent and holds no colour. It only appears white because it reflects visible light. They also have black skin, which is better able to absorb the Sun's energy.