Some Bears, Polar and Grizzly

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My spouse and I attended two Muench workshops this summer chasing bears. In June we travelled to Svalbard to photograph polar bears and other arctic wildlife. After returning home from Norway, about three weeks later, we flew to Whitehorse Yukon Territory, and tried to photograph some grizzly bears in British Columbia.

I have never been on the ground only 15-20 feet from grizzly bears before, and was surprised that the bears did not seem threatening or alarmed by our proximity.

The polar bears were photographed from shipboard or from a zodiac, and the distances were a bit more, probably 30 meters at the closest.

One thing I learned was that bears yawn when they are feeling anxious, and I have images of both breeds doing that. So getting close to bears does influence their composure.


Lets go for a swim..... at 1:00 am in the morning


On the ice



We also saw a few puffins


And a few arctic terns


and maybe a gannet or two as well




a grizzly


Mama swimming with two cubs


and even a few deer


Well, Hello!!


We also did see some ice in the arctic circle as well


Comments and criticisms are heartily encouraged

David_S85

No criticisms at all, Jim; only praise. You did very well on these trips and bagged some stellar images. That's the best Puffin closeup I've ever seen! That brown bear 2nd to last shot - Gads!

Stumblebum

Bravo Jim!clapbow

denisegoldberg

Wonderful photos!

--- Denise

Richard

Fine work as usual. That puffin shot is a gem .

jerryr

Very nice - like the Mama Bear Swimming and Puffins one the most - great work !

fool4thecity

Wow, nice images!!!